Bar Chord Technique – 5 Great Tips

Bar Chord Technique – 5 Great Tips

  Bar chords are one thing that many people get quite stuck on when progressing with the guitar. For most people it presents a bit of a wall to get over, for some, unfortunately, they just think they can’t do it, bar chords aren’t for them and they...
Approaching Chords

Approaching Chords

A short while ago I did a 5 part blog series on the theory of chords, which you can check out here.   Part 1 – Triads Part 2 – Add chords, slash chords, diminished and augmented Part 3 – 7th Chords Part 4 – Complex Chords Part 5 –...
Chord Theory – Part 5: Chords and the Major Scale

Chord Theory – Part 5: Chords and the Major Scale

We’ve learnt all about different types of chords in the last 4 weeks – part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 so now it’s time to look at the application of those chords in relation to the major scale.   From the outset it is important to be clear...