Category: From the major scale to (hopefully) understanding how things work.
Understanding how triads and other chords are built
How to analyze triads and more advanced chords? The starting point is the major triad, in the example in C major, but this concept is valid for all keys, as usual. The C major chord is built with these three notes: C E G As we said this triad is built with the Root (C)…
From the major scale to the harmonized scale (Pt.1 triads)
In this video I’ll show you how to build the harmonized scale, which is vital to find out what chord belong to a specific key. In the example I am building the Harmonized scale in the key of C major. In one of the successive videos of this series you’ll see that you can use…
Intervals Explained
Printable PDF: Intervals explained An interval is the distance between two notes, and it is indicated by ordinal numbers (2nd, 5th , 7th) except when describing the unison (identity of pitch) and the octave (two notes 12 semitones apart). Intervals of a 2nd ,3rd ,6th ,7th are called major. Intervals of a 4th ,5th and…
The Major Scale on guitar
The major scale on guitar In this lesson I will show you how to go from the basic major scale down a single string to finding all the notes from a major scale all over the guitar neck. The most popular way to organize all these notes is by grouping them in the famous ’5…
From the chromatic scale to the major scale
From the chromatic scale to the major scale In this lesson I will take you from learning the chromatic scale on guitar to find how to play a simple major scale. Don’t be fooled by the fancy name: the chromatic scale is just the sum of all the 12 notes we have in our system…
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Professional guitarist, producer, internet enthusiast and overall geek, Gianni Chiarello has been playing, performing and recording for over 25 years in different parts of the globe. Read more about it here: 
