Chord progressions | Lesson 07

Chord progression is fundamental in playing the guitar, is a basic foundation of Rhytem guitar. The first thing you need to know is to find the key (key) that will be used. Example we take the key of C, ringing in the C Major Scale is CDEFGABC. from here we can see the degree of tone and look in the table below:

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
C	D	E	F	G	A	B

Get the chord for a specific key:

• Take one of the key major scale terntu (example: C major scale from C key as shown in the table above)
• Look at the chord degrees I, now forms the chord of the tone I is C
• You will get the C Major and C Major Representatives have seven tones that also 
• contained in the C major scale
• See the table below to get a chord in the next degrees of C major scale

I	Major	Ionian (Major Scale)	Major, Major 7
II	Minor	Dorian	Minor, Minor 7
III	Minor	Phrygian	Minor, Minor 7
IV	Major	Lydian	Major, Major 7
V	Major	Mixolydian	Major, Dominant 7, Dominant 9
VI	Minor	Aeolian (Natural Minor Scale)	Minor, Minor 7
VII	Minor	Locrian	Diminished, Minor 7b5

Application:
There are several standard Chord Progression.

1. Blues progressions -> I-IV-V
Try playing chord C Major, F Major, G Major and then sequentially

2. Progression I-III-IV-V
C Major, E Minor, F Major, G Major. E notes here become minor because it is a minor third degree when seen from the table above.

Please try to make your own chord progressions and happy learning ...


Notes: I, IV, V are Major and II, III, VI, VII is a Minor

Reading tablature

Guitar lesson on this session is how to read guitar tablature. For easy of learn this lesson, I add with mp3 that you can hear for the example. You can find the download links at the end of this article. I try to explain with my version in Bahasa Indonesia, cause the reference about this lesson is very less in our language. Finally I said thanks for visiting my blog.

Tablatur is a type of notation used in the tone of a musical instrument strings. On guitar tablature appears there was six lines showing the number of 6 strings on guitar. The first string (high e string tone) is located on the top line, and the string 6 (the low E string ringing) is located on the bottom line. Tuning of each string is written on the left side of each line. Figures contained in the line indicates the number of playable fret. Reading direction from left to right. 

E----------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------------

D-----------2----------------------------------------------

A-------2--------------------------------------------------

E---0------------------------------------------------------

Play the tablature on the explanation above, you will reap the six strings without pressing the fret with a tone to E, then second fret on the B-pitched five string, then play the tone E on 4th string by pressing the 2nd fret on strings 4. Tablatur differences with the standard notation is on tablatur we will not know how long it takes to keep a certain tone, so that when you play a minimum tablatur you must listen to the original song.

Figure 2 below describes an E Major chord. To play it you should put your fingers in the right position and plucking all six strings simultaneously.

E----0-----------------------------------------------------

B----0-----------------------------------------------------

G----1-----------------------------------------------------

D----2-----------------------------------------------------

A----2-----------------------------------------------------

E----0-----------------------------------------------------

Some of the symbols used on tablature

1. Hammer-ons

Hammer-Ons played by plucking a tone followed by hitting another fret (hammering on). symbol used is the letter "h". tone that you first placed before the quotation symbol "h" and the tone in the "hammer" is placed after the "h".

E----------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------7h9----------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------

2. Pull-offs

Pull-off is played by plucking the tone and when the finger is still pressing / holding the strings followed by picking a tone with a tone lower. Symbols used in tablatur use the letter "p".

E----------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------9p7----------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------

3. Bending, Releasing, and vibrato

Symbols used in bending is to use the letter "b" and often also use the character "^". Bending is done by pressing the strings and pulling the strings so that formed the tone with a higher pitch. Higher tones are called the target tone. Target tone is obtained to match the tone of the writing on the fret after the symbol "b". 7b9 example, we first pick a tone at fret 7 then drawn up to target the same tone with the tone of the plucked at the ninth fret.

Releasing is the opposite of bending, bending after the tone target on the release of the pull strings to get done to achieve the target tones release that was written after the symbol "r".

Vibrato "~" is formed when you shake your finger on the fret and establish a tone that "beating". The symbol "~" could be found after the tone that will use vibrato effects.

E----------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------7b9r7---7~---------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------

5. Sliding

Symbols used on the slide is a symbol of the slash "/" or "\". There are two types of slides that slide up "/" slide show to a tone that carried a higher target and silde down "\" which is the opposite of the slide up. In the figure 6 shown how to play slide on the 7th fret then slide up to fret carried out nine and then do the opposite to fret seven.

E----------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------7/9\7--------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------

6. Tapping

Tapping on the symbolic with the letter "t" and you can pass up tap on the tone followed by the symbol "t".

Note Circle | Lesson 05

Note this diagram is called Circle. In the diagram there are 12 notation / tones that are usually used in western music scales.

Note: A # and Bb are the same tone. The second voice is the same tone but has a different name. And keep in mind is that no tone between E and F tones or tone B and C. Can be seen on board the keyboard / piano where the keys are colored white, followed by white colored buttons instead of black.

Clockwise movement (clockwish) produces a higher tone with the pitch.

Semitones interval shown on the left, and two semitones Markowitz one tone (look at segelah right) which then will form a scale or scales.

The diagram above the circle of notes used as a guide in considering bias tones above the fret guitar. Counting clockwise with pergeran at fret one step.

Chord | Lesson 03

Chord is a unity of sound in music that is three notes or more. combination of distance between notes (intervals) to determine a corresponding chord. Which contains three tone chord is called triad / trinada. There are two most commonly used triads are major (containing notes 1, 3, 5) and Minor (1, b3, 5) eg C major chord contains only C, E, G while the C minor contains C, D #, E. When you get an extra basic triad chord tone of the new facility would change the name in accordance with the note added.

Here Some examples Chord and notes contained there in :

Fingerboard / Fretboard | Lesson 03

Next we will learn the fretboard or the fret board where your fingers press the strings so that they can produce different tones. Before we further study the chords or learning to play the melody we must first learn the fretboard, because we must know the tunes that we will press on the fretboard.

Tone Chromatic runs on fret. Each fret on the fretboard is worth half a tone as we pluck the strings off the strings, one who pitched the e then when we press the fret a string 6 and strumming will sound the tone f, fret 2 tone f # and so g, g #, a, a #, b, c , c #, d, d #, e. Except b and e all of the notes have sharps sign (sharp) for e to f and b to c is a half (half step) while the other tones like-a to b or F to G is a tone (whole step).

Fretboard in standard tuning :

Stem guitar / tuning guitar | Lesson 02

Tuning is the process of harmonizing standards and determine the frequency of the frequency of inter-stringed musical instrument strings on a guitar for example. On a guitar this process is done by adjusting the string tension via the player (tuning machines) in the head (Head) guitar. Standard tuning on guitar is EADGBE, to obtain a standard frequency such as A can be used as a benchmark a garputala A or with other instruments. Ways the easiest and most practical to use an electronic tuner Chromatic.

Tala A Fork Ring tones 440 Hz and attach the handle to the body of the guitar so that audible tones A. Press fret 5 string 1 (the thinnest) compare its tone if not tighten / loosen the strings. Learned again to check if you have the same tune or not.

After getting the same tone and then pick one without the push strings (open strings). simultaneously plucking the strings 2 at fret 5, equal voice.

1. Plucked strings, then squeeze the second without picking strings on fret 4 3 equal voice
2. Plucked strings, three strings without a squeeze then picked fourth in five equal voice fret
3. Plucking the strings 4 without squeeze then picked 5 at fret 5 string equal voice
4. Strings 5 string without plucking the strings and then squeeze in the sixth fret five equal voice
5. Tuning is completed

The weakness in this way the possibility of irregularities in the tone of the strings 3,4,5, and 6 because the strings are not directly aligned with the string first.

Above step is very easy, but for a beginner guitarist manual tuning guitar is hard work but it can be overcome with diligent practice, so knowing how does tuning sound two strings, which sounded the same fruit that has the same tone, moreover also can be used to train our hearing temtang characteristic tones.

Guitar anatomy | Lesson 01

Before we begin to learn how to play guitar, of course, we must know what's the parts of the body of a guitar, as the saying goes if you do not know it was not love, then this opportunity will be little discussion about the anatomy of a guitar.

Figure 1 below will show different parts of an acoustic guitar and electric guitar / electric.

Next we will also know how to string and fret marked. Marked strings from the thinnest to the thickest, meaning a string that is the thinnest strings, six strings and vice versa is the thickest string. EBGDAE standard tuning guitar strings are ordered from 1-e (thinnest) to the second string until the string of B-6-E (thickest)

Fret marked from head to body. 0 means the strings fret out or not pressed while the first is the box first fret, second fret is the second box and so on depending on the length of neck / neck guitar. more details, see picture below :