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Acoustic Guitar Video Antoine Dufour

tony hogan — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:38:37 +0000

Here’s an Acoustic Guitar Video by Antoine Dufour, it is called Ashes in the Sea.

Antoine is one of the new generation of great Acoustic Guitar Players who is expanding the acoustic guitar style. Others who are really worth exploring Andy McKee, Pierre Bensusan, Thomas Leeb, and Don Ross.

Antoine Dufour – Ashes in the Sea

Thanks to tch1x for uploading this video

Click the link for s another Youtube Guitar Video by Antoine Dufour

Power Chords for Acoustic and Electric Guitar Players

tony hogan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:59:34 +0000

Power chords are something that a lot of players seem to ignore, especially those that have been trained in harmony and come from a reasonably concervative musical background. Although they are common to a lot of rock players, sometimes players don’t know the names of them. So what I’ve done is make up a simple Guitar Tab and Music Notation of them as a reference for players who wish to improve their musical knowledge.

As a general rule, a chord has a 3rd. I’ll just explain this:

A basic Major scale starting on a C note would go C D E F G A B and just to complete it , I’ll add another C note.

We could give each of those notes a numerical value e.g. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.

A standard Major chord is made up of the 1st 3rd and 5th of the scale.

This would equal C E and G

Minor scales are built the same but the 3rd note is flattened, 1 fret lower

This would equal C E flat and G

Power Chords are neither Major or Minor, they are built of the 1st and 5th of the scale

So, the C Power Chord is just a C and a G. In the example I have duplicated the C. It’s just a couple of C’s and a G.

To download the printable version of How to Play Power Chords click the linkHow to Play Power Chords for Guitar

Minor Sixth Chords – Triads

tony hogan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:00:43 +0000

Guitar Lesson Minor Sixth Chords

Here are some simple chords to learn for the guitar, they are Minor Sixth Chords. They are all triads, three note chords Minor Sixth Chords are made from the 1st, flat 3rd, 5th and and 6th notes of the major scale.

Examplle a C Minor Sixth – C, E Flat, G and A. The general rule (not always) is drop the 5th and you’ll still get the basic sound of the chord.
To download the printable version of Minor Sixth Chords - Click on the link

Minor Sixth Chords for Guitar TAB and Guitar Notation

Minor Seventh Chords – Triads

tony hogan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:57:27 +0000

Here are some three note (triad) versions of minor seventh chords for guitar.
You may find they are more suitable at times than using full chords.
Many jazz players use these type of chords.

To download a printable version in Adobe Acrobat click the link Minor Seventh Chords

Major Seventh Chord Triads for Guitar

tony hogan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:55:54 +0000

In this article I have created a simple guitar Tab and music notation of Major Seventh Chords for guitar.
Major Sevenths have a sweet sound about them, many of the seventies tunes by acoustic bands were full of major seventh chords. A clasic example from the sixties would be ‘Don’t let the sun catch you crying’. Another would be Magnolia by JJ Cale.
I have done them as triads, threenote chords. I like using triads, they have a lot of bounce in them and are very movable.

To download the free guitar tab and notation click on the
Major Seventh Chord Triads for Guitar TAB and Notation

Seventh Chords for Guitar

tony hogan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:09:45 +0000

As you develop as a guitar player, you’ll find that you will play smoother, more automatically and another thing that will happen will be your ear will become more refined and you’ll seek out variations on the chords that you can already play.

For about thirty years now I’ve played my seventh chords as Triads, Triads are three note chords. We vdrop one note from the chord and play just what’s needed. I’ve written a simple TAB and Music Notation for Guitar to show you some basic fingerings. There are times when these triads will sound more suitable than your standard sevenths and at other times you may go for a bigger sounding chord.

Click the link to download the prinatble version of Seventh Chords for Guitar TAB and Notation

Major Chord Triads – Improve Your Guitar Playing

tony hogan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:44:11 +0000

Many guitar players just strum away with any old chord that has the correct name and don’t worry too much aboutthe subleties of the chord, whether there is a more suitable chord which might be more suitable. The guitar Tab and notation that I have created is designed to introduce you to some simple triads (three note chords) .

You’ll notice some of them have odd names, example A/C#. All the chords I have included are simple majors but the reason they have odd names is because there is a different bass note. In the case of the A /C# it means an A chord with a C sharp note in the bass. I play a lot of triads instead of full chords, they are fantastic on fingerstyle guitar tunes, they have a mobility about them and let’s face it, they don’t sound clumsy and they free up space for other instruments to chime through. Some times a big fat chord is best but other times it is best to use something that is more refined, this article is about those times.To download the guitar and tab notation click on the Major Chord Triads link

Minor Chords for Guitar

tony hogan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:37:25 +0000

A lot of guitar players don’t think about chord voicings (the order of the notes in chords) and play very clumsy barre chords and other chords which have too many notes, unneccessary notes that get in the way and clutter up the sound. A minor chord only needs three notes, a 1st, a flat 3rd and a 5th. It isn’t always necessary to play the root note as the lowest note on the chord. An example would be, if a chord was called G minor, many players would be in a hurry to play the G as the lowest note. The other notes of a G Minor are B flat and D. When you are working with other instruments the Bass player or Keyboard player could play the G bass note, this would give you the opportunity and the space to be more inventive. What I’ve done in this Acoustic or Electric Guitar TAB and Music Notation is to put together a dozen three note minor chords with fretboard fingerings that a lot of players don’t use. I use these a lot with fingerstyle playing and these type of chords create space for the other musicians and also they will open up new ways of playing songs by building chord sequences.You want to be a good guitar player? Work on this stuff, when you rip it apart and play with what I’m showing you hear you could possibly see the potential of it. Why play everything the same as other player? A lot of guitar players just see a chord symbol and strum out any old familiar chord that works. That sort of playing has a use by date if you are interested in being a great player. To download the printable version click Minor Chords for Guitar PDF and Music Notation

How Guitar Chords are Made – B Chords

tony hogan — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:08:18 +0000

This is Part 6 of how chords are made. The previous articles were written so many weeks back. This one covers B chords. The B Major Scale is B, C sharp, D sharp, E, F sharp, G sharp, A sharp and then B to resolve it nicely.The B Major chord consists of B, D sharp and F sharpThe B Minor chord is B, D natural and F sharpThe B Seventh chord consists of the Major triad, B, D sharp and F sharp and we add the flattened 7th note A. To dowload the Free Printable Version click How Chords Are Made Here’s the link to Part 1 of How Guitar Chords are Made

Jazz Guitar Chords – Tutorial

tony hogan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:20:05 +0000

This guitar tutorial is for players that can already play to a good basic standard.

I’ve written a guitar TAB and music notation chart that uses triads (three note chords) and have also added a simple bass part. I’ve used a common chord pattern, it consistts of.

Cmaj7 A7 D7 G7

E7 A7 D7 G7

C Eb7 D7 Db7

The last line is a series of chord substitutions for the Cmaj7 A7 D7 G7

If you study this chord chart very closely you’ll see there’s a lot to work with. There are so many variations that could be used. Often you need to call on different styles to add to your musical skillset, else all your music might end up sounding the same. This sort of playing is great if you have to accompany a singer in a jazz ballad. Once you get it inone key and see how it works, with a little thought you’ll be apply to take the basic principles I’ve used here and run with it.

To download the printable version click on the link: Jazz Guitar Chord Tutorial