Guitar Chords

How to Play a C#m Chord – Guitar Lesson

December 8, 2011

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We have a new free lesson on learning how to play a guitar chord progression. The chords used in this lesson are C#m, A, E, and B. The C#m and B barre chords can be tricky for a beginning guitarist to play. If you’re having trouble with them, check out our barre chords lesson for tips on how to create them quicker and play them cleaner. In this lesson, you will also learn a couple of chord substitutions that can be used to create a different sound. Peter will then cover a couple of different strum patterns you can use to play over this set of chords. Go to the lesson page to get the chord charts and strumming notation.

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Tune All Your Strings at Once!

June 3, 2010

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Or more accurately, strum all your strings and instantly find out which ones are out of tune. The PolyTune by TC Electronic bills itself as a revolutionary new way to tune your guitar. You strum your guitar once and the readout will display which strings are out of tune. You can then tune those strings individually with a more traditional display. You can check out a lengthy review of the PolyTune here. This actually does appear to be a timesaver but will set you back around $100. If you don’t perform onstage much or don’t want to spend the dough, they’ve also released a free Polytune iPhone App. There are two videos below. The first is a demonstration of the pedal by a dude with a sweet Danish? accent that will give you a good idea of how the PolyTune works. The second video shows the iPhone App in action.

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Every Song is the Same

May 26, 2010

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Jimmy Fallon has a bit where he states that every song from the 80′s can be sung to the beat of U Can’t Touch This (Superfreak). A comedic band from somewhere Down Under named Axis of Awesome seems to think that most pop songs use the same four chord progression. I don’t know who is more right, but both are equally entertaining.

(HT: @guitarnoize)

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Probability of Breaking a Guitar String

March 10, 2010

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song chart memes
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Make Guitar Shaped Ice Cubes

March 2, 2010

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The time constraints of the work week often force my longest practice sessions to happen on Friday and Saturday nights. As such, many of these one man jams also include short breaks for a sip of a beverage. But why should I settle for a drink with non guitar themed ice in my glass? Fred & Friends produces these ice molds in the shape of an electric guitar and the reviews on Amazon are overwhelmingly favorable. The molds are $9 and make three cubes at a time. Not a bad Father’s Day, Birthday, Christmas, or Thank You gift for the fellow guitar players or teachers in your life.

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