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Guitar Theory

What Is a Chord Progression? (With the 10 Most Common Ones)

A chord progression is a series of chords played in a repeating sequence. Most ...

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Guitar Theory

Major vs Minor Keys — What’s the Actual Difference?

The difference between major and minor keys comes down to one note — the ...

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Guitar Theory

How to Learn the Notes on the Guitar Fretboard (The Easy Way)

Learning all the notes on the fretboard sounds like a massive project. But here’s ...

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What Music Theory Do I Actually Need as a Guitarist?

You need less theory than you think. But more than zero. I used to ...

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Guitar Theory

The Pentatonic Scale Explained: Why It’s the First Scale Every Guitarist Should Learn

The pentatonic scale is a five-note scale (penta = five, tonic = tone) built ...

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How Chords Are Built on Guitar (Major, Minor, and 7th Chords Explained)

A chord is built by stacking every other note from a scale. Take the ...

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What Key Am I In? How to Figure Out the Key of Any Song on Guitar

To figure out what key a song is in on guitar, find the chord ...

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The Number System Explained — How Guitarists Talk About Chords

The number system assigns a number to each chord in a key based on ...

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The Major Scale on Guitar — The One Scale That Explains Everything

The major scale is a specific pattern of seven notes that repeats up and ...

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What Chords Go Together on Guitar? (The Simple Rule That Explains Everything)

Every key has a family of chords that naturally belong together. If you’re playing ...

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