Pentatonic Lead Patterns In my book Fretboard Theory and its related video program, I teach the pentatonic scale as five separate patterns.... 22 Sep Guitar Lead Patterns Desi Serna | guitar, lead, lead guitar, pentatonic, scales | Blog, Scales | 4Pentatonic Lead Patterns In my book Fretboard Theory and its related video program, I teach the pentatonic scale as five separate patterns....
Passing Chords To connect chords that are a whole step apart or more, composers often use passing chords, which... 21 Sep Guitar Diminished and Augmented Passing Chords Desi Serna | chords, guitar | Blog, Chords | 1Passing Chords To connect chords that are a whole step apart or more, composers often use passing chords, which...
Key Changes In the first volume of Fretboard Theory you learned about chord progressions and how to play by... 18 Sep Key Changes, Borrowed Chords, and Circle of Fifths Desi Serna | guitar | Blog, Progression, Theory | 0Key Changes In the first volume of Fretboard Theory you learned about chord progressions and how to play by...
The Dominant Chord In music we think of chords leading from one to another, rather than just being some... 17 Sep Dominant Chord Function Desi Serna | chords | Blog, Progression | 0The Dominant Chord In music we think of chords leading from one to another, rather than just being some...
Numbering Scales and Chord Progressions The major scale has seven notes, which serve as the root notes for seven... 15 Sep Counting From Key Centers Desi Serna | guitar, modes, scales | Blog, Progression | 0Numbering Scales and Chord Progressions The major scale has seven notes, which serve as the root notes for seven...
What is the Key of a Song? Music Keys For Guitar Many things determine how musicians describe a song’s key... 14 Sep What is the “Key” of a Song? Desi Serna | guitar | Blog, Theory | 1What is the Key of a Song? Music Keys For Guitar Many things determine how musicians describe a song’s key...
The musical alphabet consists of the note-names A through G. On the guitar, the open sixth string is the... 01 Sep Guitar Notes on the Sixth String E Desi Serna | guitar | Beginner, Blog, Fretboard | 3The musical alphabet consists of the note-names A through G. On the guitar, the open sixth string is the...
In music, a scale is a series of notes played in ascending and descending fashion. Scale notes make patterns... 31 Aug Using Pentatonic Scales On Guitar Desi Serna | guitar, pentatonic, scales | Blog, Scales | 2In music, a scale is a series of notes played in ascending and descending fashion. Scale notes make patterns...
There is a lot of talk going on about whether or not the so-called “CAGED system” is beneficial or detrimental... 22 Jul Why the Guitar CAGED System is Not Bad For You Desi Serna | caged, chords, scales | Blog, Scales | 13There is a lot of talk going on about whether or not the so-called “CAGED system” is beneficial or detrimental...
“Melissa” by Allman Brothers Band is a great example of a using the composition technique known in music theory... 17 Jul Melissa Chords and Modal Interchange Desi Serna | chords, guitar, modes | Blog, Chords | 2“Melissa” by Allman Brothers Band is a great example of a using the composition technique known in music theory...