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# Easy Guitar Theory

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- [What Is a Chord Progression? (With the 10 Most Common Ones)](https://easyguitartheory.com/what-is-a-chord-progression/) - A chord progression is a series of chords played in a repeating sequence. Most songs use just three or four chords, all pulled from the same key. The specific order of those chords is what gives a song its emotional movement — that feeling of tension pulling you forward, then resolving back to something that
- [Major vs Minor Keys — What's the Actual Difference?](https://easyguitartheory.com/major-vs-minor-keys/) - The difference between major and minor keys comes down to one note — the 3rd. In a major key, the 3rd degree of the scale sits four frets (two whole steps) above the root. In a minor key, it's three frets (a step and a half). That single-fret difference is what makes major sound bright
- [How to Learn the Notes on the Guitar Fretboard (The Easy Way)](https://easyguitartheory.com/learn-notes-on-fretboard/) - Learning all the notes on the fretboard sounds like a massive project. But here's the good news — you don't actually need to memorize all 72 notes one by one. You start with just two strings: the 6th string (low E) and the 5th string (A string). These are where your chord roots and scale
- [What Music Theory Do I Actually Need as a Guitarist?](https://easyguitartheory.com/what-theory-do-i-need/) - You need less theory than you think. But more than zero. I used to think it was all or nothing — either you commit to learning all of music theory, or you don't bother. That kept me stuck for a long time. Turns out the sweet spot for most guitarists is understanding keys, how chords
- [The Pentatonic Scale Explained: Why It's the First Scale Every Guitarist Should Learn](https://easyguitartheory.com/pentatonic-scale-explained/) - The pentatonic scale is a five-note scale (penta = five, tonic = tone) built from the major scale with two notes removed. The minor pentatonic — the version most guitarists learn first — uses the 1st, b3rd, 4th, 5th, and b7th degrees. It's the most widely used scale in rock, blues, and pop guitar. There's
- [How Chords Are Built on Guitar (Major, Minor, and 7th Chords Explained)](https://easyguitartheory.com/how-chords-are-built/) - A chord is built by stacking every other note from a scale. Take the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of a major scale and you get a major chord. Lower the 3rd by one fret (a half step) and you get a minor chord. That's the whole secret. Every chord you've ever played — every
- [What Key Am I In? How to Figure Out the Key of Any Song on Guitar](https://easyguitartheory.com/what-key-am-i-in/) - To figure out what key a song is in on guitar, find the chord that feels like "home" — the one the song keeps landing on and resting on. That's almost always the key. You can double-check by seeing if the other chords in the song match the chord family for that key (for example,
- [The Number System Explained — How Guitarists Talk About Chords](https://easyguitartheory.com/number-system-explained/) - The number system assigns a number to each chord in a key based on its position in the scale. The I chord is built on the 1st note, the IV chord on the 4th note, the V chord on the 5th note, and so on. Instead of naming specific chords, you just call out the
- [The Major Scale on Guitar — The One Scale That Explains Everything](https://easyguitartheory.com/major-scale-guitar/) - The major scale is a specific pattern of seven notes that repeats up and down the neck. It's the foundation that almost all of western music is built on — chords, keys, other scales, harmony... it all traces back to this one pattern. If you only learn one scale on guitar, this is the one.
- [What Chords Go Together on Guitar? (The Simple Rule That Explains Everything)](https://easyguitartheory.com/what-chords-go-together/) - Every key has a family of chords that naturally belong together. If you're playing in the key of G, for example, the chords G, Am, Bm, C, D, and Em are all part of that family. Play any combination of those and they'll work. That's not luck — it's how keys work. I've talked to
- [Guitar Theory for Beginners: Start Here (Simple Guide)](https://easyguitartheory.com/guitar-theory-for-beginners-start-here-simple-guide/) - Learn guitar theory basics: the number system, major scale, chord construction, and how to apply theory without getting overwhelmed. Beginner-friendly guide.

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- [Easy Guitar Theory](https://easyguitartheory.com/) - Guitar theory is just music theory, as it applies to the guitar. You'd be surprised how learning some basic theory can quickly elevate your playing and confidence on the guitar!
- [Easy Guitar Theory](https://easyguitartheory.com/home/) - Easy Guitar Theory Guitar theory is just music theory applied to the guitar. It's the stuff that explains why what you play works — why certain chords sound good together, why a particular scale fits over a progression, why some keys feel brighter or darker than others. Here's the thing: for years it felt like
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