This lesson is a continuation of 'Tackling Strumming as a Beginner Guitarist - Part 1'.

For part 2, we will be getting into using the same ideas from part 1, but with two chords instead of 1. We will still be using E minor:

1E |--0----||
2B |--0----||
3G |--0----||
4D |--2----|| 

Hi there, this week I am demonstrating C major scale, 2 fingerings for the scale which come in handy when playing certain styles of music as the title implies.

There are 5 positions of major scales but there are also 2 fingerings in each position that are very popular with guitarists and so I will show you both. The 'jazz' version has easy...

Hi! My name is Akash Aryan and this is the first part of my lesson entitled as "Let's Make Some Chords". It's about the most important element of harmony...and that's chords. You'll find everything you need to know about chords; their formation; their applications; their types...and also how they make it better altogether! This lesson will replace...

Ever read a song, try to sing it, epically fail, and then just give up? Well, chances are (unless you're just a crappy singer which, no offense, you may be) the song was just in the wrong key for you! Now, we've all been through the transposing thing where you try to change the chords and it is just so tedious that you give up. Don't worry, you're...

Ever been listening to a song and found yourself intrigued by what's going on down in the bass register? Maybe not all of you, but if you are interested in incorporating more than just root notes in your bass lines then this lesson is for you.

Chord Tones & Diatonic Passing Tones

The focal point of a good bass line should always be the chord...

Have you ever listened to a seasoned musician talk about music theory? If not, that’s okay. But if you have, chances are they have mentioned the term “intervals” at some point. But what are they really talking about? What are intervals? What do I mean when I say “minor 3rd” or “perfect 4th?” The answer is quite simple, and that’s what I am going t...

Section 1:

First in my previous lesson people didn't grasp what the term IONIAN means. This is the name of the scale. The IONIAN scale is more commonly referred to as the major scale so if you are a beginner call it the major scale. Secondly this lesson is going to go over mode two of the Ionian scale whole. If you missed my first lesson, which is...

Introduction:

All right. I am going to try to help explain several beginner techniques for the guitar (Major and Minor Chords, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and the Blues and Pentatonic scales), as well as give general advice for the starting player (Ie: my suggestions for tone, holding the pick and several warm up exercises). This will be a...

There are modes in scales which makes up all of the scales for the particular version.

Here is the first mode for the Ionian scale in F (all of the modes fit in different keys so if I'm in F I would move down a whole step and bang! I'm in the key of G and its mode 1 for the key of G).

Ionian (Major scale)
Mode I
In key of F

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Hello my friends and family of UG! I have a very special present for all the new guitarists out there, who are currently face to face with the important milestone of learning scales. It can be argued that this portion of your learning is the most crucial; to properly understand the idea of the musical scale. You have probably toiled in the...