These diagrams are all in the key of A. You will need to adjust accordingly based on where your root note is located for each box. There are 5 boxes that cover the whole fretboard. The root notes are in red. The minor thirds are green. I wanted to show where each one of them …
Bar Chord Shapes
Shape charts for many of the commonly used chords!
Learn the Fretboard!
In this post, we will look at the notes on the fretboard. Many guitar players know how to make chord shapes and play songs, but do not really know which notes they're playing. This is fine, but if you're anything like me you want to know more. Plus by knowing the notes on the fretboard …
Major Scales: How Music is Built
The major scale pattern is the primary scale pattern that most music is built on. Understanding it is key to developing an understanding of all music.
Music Theory 101
There are 12 notes used in music. Each is represented by a letter of the alphabet and is either a natural, flat, or sharp. A natural note will be represented by just the letter (ex. C). The symbol (♮) also means natural. The symbol (♭) is the flat symbol, and (♯) is the sharp symbol. A …