Guitar Practice Session 4 – Chord tones in the key of C major

Following on from part 3, here are some patterns based around the lower strings. [Read more…]

Guitar Practice Session 3 – Chord tones in the key of C major

In the first two practice sessions we used the common I-IV-V chord progression in C major to practice playing chord tones. Now we will do the same thing again but use all of the (triad) chords in the key. [Read more…]

Guitar Practice Session 2 – The I IV V Progression in C major

In part 1 we broke down the top three strings of the C, F and G major chords around the third fret. Once you have spent a little bit of time on part 1 you can now go about playing around with the bottom three strings.

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Guitar Practice Session 1 – The I IV V Progression in C major

The I IV V progression is no doubt the most common chord progression. It’s been used for years and is still used today in thousands of songs in virtually all genres. In this session we are going to get used to the chord tones on the top three strings in one position. [Read more…]