5 Essential Skills for an Intermediate Guitarist

5 Essential Skills for an Intermediate Guitarist

Of course, any intermediate guitarist would have more than just these 5 skills, and you may actually be an intermediate guitarist without some of these skills. So it’s important to highlight, that this isn’t a post made to peg you in a certain level, but...
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...
Chord Theory – Part 4: Complex Chords

Chord Theory – Part 4: Complex Chords

  Ok so now it’s time to move on from the 7th chords and get into those more complex chords. The aim from here is not to learn a bunch of individual chords, but to understand the rules so when you see a chord, no matter how seemingly foreign, you can work out...
Chord Theory – Part 3: 7th Chords

Chord Theory – Part 3: 7th Chords

Alright, now we’re getting into the fun stuff. 7th chords are great for creating more interest in your music and for fooling people into thinking you can play jazz.   In this edition we will be referring back to both part 1 and part 2, so if you...