Beginner 5: More 7's & Rhythms

Next up we are looking at another three dominant 7th chords. With a total now of six 7th chords, you will be able to play a 12-bar blues in the keys of G, E, A and D! ...

Impress your mates with enharmonic equivalents! At this point we're going to start learning just a tiny bit of music theory. A little theory goes a long way, and yo...

Up to now, you have probably been putting your fingers down one at a time when you play a chord, which is fine—it works—but there is another way, too. This is a more a...

Now we've got ‘air changes' to work in, too. At this stage, you need to pick five chords that you struggle to change between and just work on those. Everyone is dif...

So far, all the rhythms we have looked at have four beats in the bar, with some of the beats divided into two. Now we are going to have a look at what happens when w...

Now it is time to look at a shuffle rhythm, because it sounds cool when you are playing blues. Swinging the rhythm First of all, let's look at a bar with four be...

And now that you have so many 7 chords in your repertoire you can play a HUGE Number of Blues Standards in a four keys. Below the well known songs are basic "12 Bar Bl...

The key to learning music well is to use your ears. Don't forget that music is about sound and listening so this part of your guitar study will help you a lot more tha...

This is a 30-minute schedule; your fingers should be able to take a half-hour session by now without getting too sore, so it's just a question of whether you can find ...