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Follow the G major scale across all six strings

access_time 2022-04-20T10:20:34.252Z face Tony Das
Learning Guitar: Follow the G major scale across all six strings By Tony Das Published on: The notes in the G Major Scale are G A B C D E F# G. Across all six strings: 6th string (3rd, 5th fret), 5th string (2nd, 3rd, 5th fret), 4th string (2nd, 4th, 5th fret), 3rd string (2nd, 4th, 5th fret), 2nd ...

More on how to play Summer of ’69

access_time 2022-04-20T09:20:28.593Z face Tony Das
Learning Guitar: More on how to play Summer of ’69 By Tony Das Published on: For the pre-chorus, we use the chords B Minor, A Major, D Major, and G Major. The sequence is Bm-A-D-G-Bm-A-D-G-Bm-A-D. In the last part of this pre-chorus, we strum each of the chords (Bm, A, D) just once for contrast and...

Introduction to playing Summer of ’69

access_time 2022-04-18T11:09:55.057Z face Tony Das
Learning Guitar: Introduction to playing Summer of ’69 By Tony Das Published on: The song is in the key of D, which is to say the notes are from the D Major scale: D E F# G A B C# D. You’ll be using a mix of palm muting and open chords to get a more dynamic sound. The intro riff consists of D Major...

Play chords one note at a time with arpeggios

access_time 2022-03-30T06:30:23.368Z face Tony Das
Learning Guitar: Play chords one note at a time with arpeggios By Tony Das Published on: We let the notes ring into each other for a lush sound. There are two ways to go about this – counting in 8 notes and counting in 6 notes. This is essentially -1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8- and with each cou...

Muting techniques using your left hand

access_time 2022-03-30T06:22:54.302Z face Tony Das
Learning Guitar: Muting techniques using your left hand By Tony Das Published on: By playing barre chords, you can mute the chord simply by releasing the pressure on the strings. To improve your technique, use the G Major Chord and an 8th note pattern. Start with down and upstrokes and then proceed...