Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Some of the exercises I practice regularly
Use plectrum for these to practice picking!
Open scales CAGED
https://nationalguitaracademy.com/major-scales-on-guitar/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_key
Major Scale Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Diminished
Minor Scale Minor Diminished Major Major Minor Major Major
Scales are 2&1/2 3&1/2, W W H W W W H (whole/half) steps or T T S T T T S (tone/semitone)
Examples
C Major C +1 D +1 E +1/2 F +1 G +1 A +1 B + 1/2 C
C Major C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------0--1-----------------------------|
G|--------------0--2-----------------------------------|
D|-----0--2--3-----------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/chords-key-c.html
Chords in the Key of C
C Dm Em F G Am Bdim
Chords in the key of Am
Am Bdim C D Em F G
A Major A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A
A+1 B+1 C#+1/2 D+1 E+1 F#+1 G#+1/2 A
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------1--2-----------------------------|
D|-----------0--2--4-----------------------------------|
A|--0--2--4--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chords in the Key of A
A Bm C#m D E F#m G#dim
G Major G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G
G+1 A+1 B+1/2 C+1 D+1 E+1 F#+1/2 G
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------0------------------------------|
D|-------------0--2--4---------------------------------|
A|-----0--2--3-----------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
Chords in the Key of G
G Am Bm C D Em F#dim
Chords in the Key of Em
Em F#dim G Am Bm C D
E Major E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E
E+1 F#+1 G#+1/2 A+1 B+1 C#+1 D#+1/2 E
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1--2----------------------------|
A|-----------0--2--4-----------------------------------|
E|--0--2--4--------------------------------------------|
Chords in the key of E
E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim
D Major D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
D+1 E+1 F#+1/2 G+1 A+1 B+1 C#+1/2 D
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------2--3-----------------------------|
G|-----------0--2--4-----------------------------------|
D|--0--2--4--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chords in the key of D
D Em F#m G A Bm C#dim
And the last 2 open Major scales
B Major B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#
B+1 C#+1 D#+1/2 E+1 F#+1 G#+1 A#+1/2 B
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0-----------------------------|
G|-----------------1--3--------------------------------|
D|--------1--2--4--------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chords in the key of B
B C#m D#m E F# G#m A#dim
F Major F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E
F+1 G+1 A+1/2 Bb+1 C+1 D+1 E+1/2 F
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0--2--3-----------------------------|
A|--------0--1--3--------------------------------------|
E|--1--3-----------------------------------------------|
Chords in the key of F
F Gm Am Bb C Dm Edim
Musical Staff Scale
http://www.yourguitarsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/How-To-Read-Guitar-Music-Notes.pdf
https://www.musicnotes.com/blog/2014/04/11/how-to-read-sheet-music/
e|--------------------------------------------0--1--3--|
B|-----------------------------------0--1--3-----------|
G|-----------------------------0--2--------------------|
D|--------------------0--2--3--------------------------|
A|----------0--2--3------------------------------------|
E|-0--1--3---------------------------------------------|
Major Scale G Root (2 Octaves)
e|------------------------------------------2--3-------|
B|------------------------------------3--5-------------|
G|--------------------------2--4--5--------------------|
D|----------------2--4--5------------------------------|
A|------2--3--5----------------------------------------|
E|-3--5------------------------------------------------|
Minor Scale G Root (2 Octaves)
e|---------------------------------------------3--5--6-|
B|------------------------------------3--4--6----------|
G|--------------------------2--3--5--------------------|
D|-------------------3--5------------------------------|
A|----------3--5--6------------------------------------|
E|-3--5--6---------------------------------------------|
Major 7 Arpeggio (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th)
G--B--D--F# A-C#-E--G# B-D#-F#-A#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4-------------6--------------8------------|
A|-----2--5----------4--7-----------6--9---------------|
E|--3-------------5--------------7---------------------|
===============================================================================
Hybrid Picking Lick #1 (pick top string and middle finger 2nd string)
https://www.udemy.com/complete-guitar-system-beginner-to-advanced/learn/v4/t/lecture/2357228
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------2---2----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2------------0---3--4h----------------------------------------|
A|---0---3--4h------------------2---2--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0---3--4h--------------------------|
Sweep-Picking A Major Arpeggio ((¬ = Down, ^ = Up))
https://www.udemy.com/complete-guitar-system-beginner-to-advanced/learn/v4/t/lecture/274725
¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-------------9----12--9------------------|
B|----------10---10-------10---------------|
G|--------9-------------------9------------|
D|----11-------------------------11--------|
A|-12-------------------------------12-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Sweep-Picking A Minor Arpeggio
¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-------------8----12--8------------------------------|
B|----------10---10-------10---------------------------|
G|--------9-------------------9------------------------|
D|----10-------------------------10--------------------|
A|-12-------------------------------12-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Sweep-Picking A Diminished Arpeggio
https://www.udemy.com/complete-guitar-system-beginner-to-advanced/learn/v4/t/lecture/239731
¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-------------8----11--8------------------------------|
B|----------10---10-------10---------------------------|
G|--------8-------------------8------------------------|
D|----10-------------------------10--------------------|
A|-12-------------------------------12-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G Major Economy Picking (tri pe let) (¬ = Down, ^ = Up)
https://www.udemy.com/complete-guitar-system-beginner-to-advanced/learn/v4/t/lecture/274737
¬ ^ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ¬
e|--------------------------------------|---------5----|
B|--------------------------------------|5--7--8-------|
G|-----------------------------4--5--7--|--------------|
D|--------------------4--5--7-----------|--------------|
A|-----------3--5--7--------------------|--------------|
E|--3--5--7-----------------------------|--------------|
====================================================================================
Masha and the bear piano lesson intro
https://youtu.be/IHztGoYZ3rg?t=4m40s
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7---7---7---7---7--9---7------------------------|
D|---7---9---7---9---7------9--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
My first intro done by ear!
=======================================================
Led Zep - How many times Intro
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/led_zeppelin/how_many_more_times_guitar_pro_223753
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---7--5---5-------7--5-------------------------------|
E|-0------7------0-------7--5--0-----------------------|
=======================================================
Ainda É Cedo tab by Legião Urbana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJcGd5PE_QY
e|-10----------10--------------------------------------|
B|----10--13------10-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-10----------10-------------10-----------------------|
B|----10--13------10------10---------------------------|
G|---------------------9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------10----------------------------|
B|---------------------------10------------------------|
G|-7--9--10--7--9--10----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================
Sunshine of your love - Cream
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--3--5--------------5-----5----5--5--3--5-------------5--3--5|
E|---------------5--4--3-----------------------------5--4--3---------|
======================================================
Boogie Woogie
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------00-22-33-22-00----------------------------|
D|-----00-22-33-22-00---------00-22-33-22-00--------22----------------22------00-22-33-22-00-----|
A|---22--------------22----22----------------22--33-------------------------22---------------22--|
E|-33-------------------33-----------------------------------------------33----------------------|
======================================================
Use plectrum for these to practice picking!
Open scales CAGED
https://nationalguitaracademy.com/major-scales-on-guitar/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_key
Major Scale Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Diminished
Minor Scale Minor Diminished Major Major Minor Major Major
Scales are 2&1/2 3&1/2, W W H W W W H (whole/half) steps or T T S T T T S (tone/semitone)
Examples
C Major C +1 D +1 E +1/2 F +1 G +1 A +1 B + 1/2 C
C Major C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------0--1-----------------------------|
G|--------------0--2-----------------------------------|
D|-----0--2--3-----------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/chords-key-c.html
Chords in the Key of C
C Dm Em F G Am Bdim
Chords in the key of Am
Am Bdim C D Em F G
A Major A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A
A+1 B+1 C#+1/2 D+1 E+1 F#+1 G#+1/2 A
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------1--2-----------------------------|
D|-----------0--2--4-----------------------------------|
A|--0--2--4--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chords in the Key of A
A Bm C#m D E F#m G#dim
G Major G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G
G+1 A+1 B+1/2 C+1 D+1 E+1 F#+1/2 G
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------0------------------------------|
D|-------------0--2--4---------------------------------|
A|-----0--2--3-----------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
Chords in the Key of G
G Am Bm C D Em F#dim
Chords in the Key of Em
Em F#dim G Am Bm C D
E Major E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E
E+1 F#+1 G#+1/2 A+1 B+1 C#+1 D#+1/2 E
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1--2----------------------------|
A|-----------0--2--4-----------------------------------|
E|--0--2--4--------------------------------------------|
Chords in the key of E
E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim
D Major D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
D+1 E+1 F#+1/2 G+1 A+1 B+1 C#+1/2 D
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------2--3-----------------------------|
G|-----------0--2--4-----------------------------------|
D|--0--2--4--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chords in the key of D
D Em F#m G A Bm C#dim
And the last 2 open Major scales
B Major B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#
B+1 C#+1 D#+1/2 E+1 F#+1 G#+1 A#+1/2 B
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0-----------------------------|
G|-----------------1--3--------------------------------|
D|--------1--2--4--------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chords in the key of B
B C#m D#m E F# G#m A#dim
F Major F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E
F+1 G+1 A+1/2 Bb+1 C+1 D+1 E+1/2 F
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0--2--3-----------------------------|
A|--------0--1--3--------------------------------------|
E|--1--3-----------------------------------------------|
Chords in the key of F
F Gm Am Bb C Dm Edim
Musical Staff Scale
http://www.yourguitarsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/How-To-Read-Guitar-Music-Notes.pdf
https://www.musicnotes.com/blog/2014/04/11/how-to-read-sheet-music/
e|--------------------------------------------0--1--3--|
B|-----------------------------------0--1--3-----------|
G|-----------------------------0--2--------------------|
D|--------------------0--2--3--------------------------|
A|----------0--2--3------------------------------------|
E|-0--1--3---------------------------------------------|
Major Scale G Root (2 Octaves)
e|------------------------------------------2--3-------|
B|------------------------------------3--5-------------|
G|--------------------------2--4--5--------------------|
D|----------------2--4--5------------------------------|
A|------2--3--5----------------------------------------|
E|-3--5------------------------------------------------|
Minor Scale G Root (2 Octaves)
e|---------------------------------------------3--5--6-|
B|------------------------------------3--4--6----------|
G|--------------------------2--3--5--------------------|
D|-------------------3--5------------------------------|
A|----------3--5--6------------------------------------|
E|-3--5--6---------------------------------------------|
Major 7 Arpeggio (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th)
G--B--D--F# A-C#-E--G# B-D#-F#-A#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4-------------6--------------8------------|
A|-----2--5----------4--7-----------6--9---------------|
E|--3-------------5--------------7---------------------|
===============================================================================
Hybrid Picking Lick #1 (pick top string and middle finger 2nd string)
https://www.udemy.com/complete-guitar-system-beginner-to-advanced/learn/v4/t/lecture/2357228
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------2---2----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2------------0---3--4h----------------------------------------|
A|---0---3--4h------------------2---2--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0---3--4h--------------------------|
Sweep-Picking A Major Arpeggio ((¬ = Down, ^ = Up))
https://www.udemy.com/complete-guitar-system-beginner-to-advanced/learn/v4/t/lecture/274725
¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-------------9----12--9------------------|
B|----------10---10-------10---------------|
G|--------9-------------------9------------|
D|----11-------------------------11--------|
A|-12-------------------------------12-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Sweep-Picking A Minor Arpeggio
¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-------------8----12--8------------------------------|
B|----------10---10-------10---------------------------|
G|--------9-------------------9------------------------|
D|----10-------------------------10--------------------|
A|-12-------------------------------12-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Sweep-Picking A Diminished Arpeggio
https://www.udemy.com/complete-guitar-system-beginner-to-advanced/learn/v4/t/lecture/239731
¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-------------8----11--8------------------------------|
B|----------10---10-------10---------------------------|
G|--------8-------------------8------------------------|
D|----10-------------------------10--------------------|
A|-12-------------------------------12-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G Major Economy Picking (tri pe let) (¬ = Down, ^ = Up)
https://www.udemy.com/complete-guitar-system-beginner-to-advanced/learn/v4/t/lecture/274737
¬ ^ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ¬ ^ ¬ ¬
e|--------------------------------------|---------5----|
B|--------------------------------------|5--7--8-------|
G|-----------------------------4--5--7--|--------------|
D|--------------------4--5--7-----------|--------------|
A|-----------3--5--7--------------------|--------------|
E|--3--5--7-----------------------------|--------------|
====================================================================================
Masha and the bear piano lesson intro
https://youtu.be/IHztGoYZ3rg?t=4m40s
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7---7---7---7---7--9---7------------------------|
D|---7---9---7---9---7------9--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
My first intro done by ear!
=======================================================
Led Zep - How many times Intro
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/led_zeppelin/how_many_more_times_guitar_pro_223753
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---7--5---5-------7--5-------------------------------|
E|-0------7------0-------7--5--0-----------------------|
=======================================================
Ainda É Cedo tab by Legião Urbana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJcGd5PE_QY
e|-10----------10--------------------------------------|
B|----10--13------10-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-10----------10-------------10-----------------------|
B|----10--13------10------10---------------------------|
G|---------------------9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------10----------------------------|
B|---------------------------10------------------------|
G|-7--9--10--7--9--10----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================
Sunshine of your love - Cream
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--3--5--------------5-----5----5--5--3--5-------------5--3--5|
E|---------------5--4--3-----------------------------5--4--3---------|
======================================================
Boogie Woogie
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------00-22-33-22-00----------------------------|
D|-----00-22-33-22-00---------00-22-33-22-00--------22----------------22------00-22-33-22-00-----|
A|---22--------------22----22----------------22--33-------------------------22---------------22--|
E|-33-------------------33-----------------------------------------------33----------------------|
======================================================
