Tag: Composition
How to play Johnny Marr-style chords (Part Two)
Following on from part one of our Johnny Marr chord sequence workout, we take a look at the arpeggios that form such an essential part of his guitar style.
Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Part Three: Chord Extensions
In the third part of his essential guide to the blues, MGR Music tutor Leigh Fuge gets a shuffle…
Chord Clinic: How to play Queen-style chords (Part One)
For a rock band, Queen came out with some outlandish chord sequences – but they were often played on piano. Let’s see if we can adapt them for the guitar…
Chord Clinic: Play like Joni Mitchell in Open D (Part Two)
Joni Mitchell often uses conventional altered tunings, such as the open D tuning in Part One, but she’s also developed some which are uniquely her own. Digital tuners at the ready…
Chord Clinic: Play like Joni Mitchell in Open D (Part One)
Joni Mitchell pioneered altered tunings in folk, rock and jazz, using open D extensively in her early career.
Chord Clinic: Expanding The Sequence
Extending a chord sequence is a great way to come up with new ideas.
Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Part One: The 12-Bar Blues
In this first lesson in our exclusive new tuition series, MGR Music tutor Leigh Fuge explains the classic 12-bar blues and shows you how you can take three chords and get your blues playing kick started…
Music Composition for Beginners 5: Breaking out of CAGED (Part 2)
How to deploy CAGED and our PIRII technique to add variation to the I-IV-V and I-vi chord progressions.
Music Composition for Beginners 5: Breaking out of CAGED (Part 1)
With our ‘PIRII’ system, you’ll be able to unlock all the basic major and minor chords along the fretboard in a snap.
Music Composition for Beginners 4: Popular chord progressions
How chords color their progressions, and four iconic examples from pop music.