How to play a B chord explained in three simple steps It’s time to boost your knowledge about chords and add new skills to your toolbox. Gear up because today we’re going to teach you how to play a B chord in three simple steps.
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Final thoughts on playing basic barre chord theory: it’s all much more easy and efficient than you think – Part III Barre chords, you can hate them, avoid them and despise them, but one thing’s for sure: you’re going to need them someday. Besides, learning barre chords is not as hard as it looks. We wrote a final blog on the subject to give you that last convincing nudge.
How to play 12 minor chords with just one chord shape – part III Have you done some one-finger push-ups yet? You’d better, because that index finger needs to turn mush into muscle! It's time for barre chords, and where there are barre chords there are sore fingers. Fortunately, you only have to learn one figure to play 12 minor chords.
Twelve minor barre chords explained with only one chord shape – part II Barre chords are tough cookies. If you want to understand them better, you have to understand the theory behind them. Otherwise, you are always rehearsing the same action as if it were the first time. This blog teaches you to play twelve minor chords with just one basic barre chord fingering.
Do you know what secrets are stored in the E major? Basic theory about major barre chords explained – Part I We have written lots of blogs about basic chords: Triads you can easily find at the top of the guitar neck. But the fretboard has much more to offer than an Em, A, D and all their friends high up on the axe. Don’t you want to explore the whole range of your instrument?
Chord of the week – Pitch the G into a G# or flatten your A with an Ab, the chord remains the same This week, the spotlight is aimed at G#. Fun fact: whether a note is raised or lowered depends a lot on how you look at it. Let me explain. The G# is a G raised by a semitone. But, when an A is lowered one semitone, you get an Ab which actually sounds exactly like a G#. Yeah, crazy isn't it?