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Guitar Theory Learn Music Theory on the Fretboard

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Learn about guitar theory. Applying music theory to the guitar fretboard. Scales, chords, chord progressions, modes and more. Taught by Desi Serna author of Fretboard Theory.

• Added on: Dec 4th, 2007
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Desi Serna
• Listed in: Music Education
• Tags: music theory modes guitar theory pentatonic scale guitar music theory guitar chord progressions

Recent Posts

• Brown Eyed Girl Intro Tab

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 12:51 in guitar theory, thirds, guitar music theory, music theory for guitar, brown eyed girl intro tab

  The guitar introduction to "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison features major scale patterns played in thirds. The first phrase is played over a G major chord and uses the G major scale starting with G at the 12th fret of string 3. The second phrase is...

• Confused About Guitar Modes

  Posted on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 09:48 in guitar theory, modal scales, guitar music theory, guitar modes, music theory for guitar

  Why am I having a hard time understanding modes and modal guitar scales?Guitar modes is a very misunderstood topic. The reason is because it's a music concept that stems from others. If you don't know the others, then you're not going to get it. If y...

• Roxanne CAGED Chords and Guitar Tabs

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 10:25 in guitar tabs, guitar theory, guitar music theory, music theory for guitar, caged chords, roxanne chords

  "Roxanne" by The Police is a great example of using partial major and minor shapes based on the CAGED guitar chord system. This song also includes suspended 4 chords. See the Roxanne chords and guitar tabs below.Opening Verse Chord ProgressionGm ("Em...

• Guitar 7sus4 Chords

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 12:10 in extensions, guitar theory, guitar music theory, music theory for guitar, chords intervals, 7sus4

  "Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles and "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" by Joe Jackson are currently the only songs I know of where the guitar uses this fingering to play a 7sus4 chord. In "Hard Day's Night" it's a G7sus4 and the very first chord y...

• The Difference Between Guitar Thirds and Sixths

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 13:20 in intervals, guitar theory, thirds, guitar music theory, music theory for guitar, 6ths, sixths, 3rds

  Playing a major scale in thirds is often confused with sixths on guitar. This is because thirds are often inverted on the fretboard with the third in the lower, or bass, position and the root on top. When this occurs the interval appears to be a sixt...

• The Choicest Bounties of Heaven

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 11:05 in guitar theory, guitar music theory, music theory for guitar

  "We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forg...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Greg Waters

Nice site Desi and very informative for the guitarist....Greg

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