Loading ...Ask 10 guitarists their favorite set of strings and you could hear 11 or 12 different answers! The beauty of DR is the handmade string maker from Emerson, NJ doesn’t stop to bank on their classics like the Hi-Beam, Sunbeam, Low-Riders or Black Beauty sets, rather they keep churning out new ideas to keep up with what musicians are after. [...]
Before we start doing lots of chord progressions, we should consider adding minor chords to the previous major chords. Using the CAGED method, we find that the E form, A form, and D form chords are best for making into minor chords. If we understand that these triads are built from the root, 3rd, and 5th notes of the parent [...]
I’ve got a confession; I love buying old no-name acoustics. Every acoustic and instrument for that matter has its own unique voice, a story to share with the world. Most acoustics were not designed for the standing musician. Sure you can drill a strap button in the body, but wait take a drill to that 50 year old hunk of [...]
Here we cover the 5th chord type, the dreaded D form. Don’t mind my bias here; I’ve decided that it’s aptly named the “D Form” chord because one must deform the fingers to successfully play it. It’s still a good form to learn, but I’ve yet to see anyone really use the major triad in any productive situation. That said, [...]
A Hard Day’s Night’s opening chord, has got to be the most debated chord argument in history. There are people who have invested plenty of time and money into identifying these 2 seconds of musical magic. I do not claim to be the end all be all, nor do I boast a prestigious Ph.D from Blowhard University, I’m just a [...]
Transposition in music is when we move notes exact order to another starting point. This new starting point could be a scale, chord or key. What can be transposed is anything from a simple groove to a complex melody. Most of us have transposed to some degree in our playing careers. If you’ve played blues bass lines before then you [...]
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