May the 4th be with You!

The Still - free cue of the month

The free ©© creative commons cue of the month is called The Still.  It is an ambient cue with a low percussive boom marking every second measure. Enjoy. Listen. Use. Share. @nathanfleet courtesy of @BluePickMedia

Blues Scale soloing: playing outside the box pattern

One of the first scales a guitarist learns to play is the Blues Scale. Too often, that is the last one they learn. This is a simple way to start venturing outside of that "box" pattern. I stress again, even if you don't learn theory you should learn the names of all the notes on the guitar. It will help you figure out what notes make up the scales and chords. This will speed up your creativity, taking a lot of the guess work out of things you hear in your head, or try to figure out. Look at my Guitar Lessons and Music Tips playlist for the video on learning your notes. 

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Sorry for the low quality video. Made it in a rush and had low light and my laptop.

Also, a few people have asked about me being a lefty. I am not left-handed. It is easier to emulate the lesson if you are right handed. You see a mirror image.

What key is my song in? - easy chord chart and scales

This easy to use chart will help you discover what key your song is in, what notes you can use to solo, what chords you can add to your song and how to find the relative minor (minor scale) Enjoy. Learn. Share @nathanfleet http://www.facebook.com/nathanfleet http://www.nathanfleet.com


correction notice: EB should be written Eb (E flat) in the 5th column, 10th row. 

Action Drums

Free cue of the Month, April Action Drums from Blue Pick Media ©©2012 by Nathan Fleet. Enjoy. Use. Share.

Building guitar chords - using the major scale

Once you know the names of your notes within a Major scale you can start using those notes to build chords. Using a Root (1st  or starting note) 3rd (3rd note in the major scale sequence) and a 5th (5th note in the major scale sequence) you can start finding chords that work in harmony with you scale since the chords a built right from that scale. Root Third Fifth or R 3 5 is your formula for building Major, minor and diminished chords. 

In this video:

1) take a C major scale C D E F G A B C 

2) find the R 3 5 (C E G) 1st note, 3rd note and 5th note

3) Use those 3 notes across the guitar to build an form any  C chord.

Each major scale has 7 notes so you can build  7 basic chords from each note

C E G (Major)

D F A (minor)

E G B (minor)

F A C (Major)

G B D (Major)

A C E (minor)

B D F (diminished)

What you will find is that EVERY major scale has the same order of chords

Major, minor, minor, Major, Major, minor,diminished or simply M m m M M m dim

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