Learning Guitar: Practise muting using your right hand By Tony Das Published on: If you place your right hand lightly on the strings, the sound gets muffled. As you move your right hand from the bridge end of the guitar towards the neck, the sound gets progressively muted. The position where you pl...
Learning Guitar: Master the use of chord numbering systems By Tony Das Published on: Certain characteristics are transferable from one major scale to another. You can use this numbering system when you want to arrive at chords from the notes in a major scale. 1st Chord (Major), 2nd Chord (Minor), 3...
Learning Guitar: How to play the seven chords in the key of C By Tony Das Published on: The notes of the C Major Scale are C D E F G A B C. When we say chords in the key of C, it means all the chords made up of notes from the C Major Scale. These are C Major, D Minor, E Minor, F Major, G Major, A M...
Learning Guitar: Incorporate upstrokes in rhythmic playing By Tony Das Published on: Upstrokes unlock the skill to play rhythmic patterns at twice the speed. We’ll be using the returning motion (from one downstroke to the start of the next) to play an upstroke. Set the metronome to four beats, coun...
Learning Guitar: Grouping of notes in groups of three and six By Tony Das Published on: Change the setting on your metronome to group three notes/beats at a time. The rhythm follows a -1-2-3-1-2-3- pattern. Start by practising with the metronome, using chords -G-C-D-. Turn off the metronome and cou...