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Guitar: Open-Position Chords
Nearly all beginning guitarists start off by learning open- position chords , since these chords: Are easy to play using chord diagrams Form the building blocks of most folk and rock songs For som ...
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Guitar: Guitar Chord Basics
A chord is a combination of three or more notes sounded at the same time. Since guitars have six strings, guitar chords can have up to six notes. There are two fundamental types of chords that you ...
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Guitar: Barre Chords
Barre chords offer guitar players a lot of flexibility: They can be played at any fret. They enable you to play chords that can’t be played as open-position chords. They make it easier to p ...
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Guitar: Power Chords
Popular in hard rock, power chords get their name from the full blast of sound you can achieve when playing them on an electric guitar with distortion . Distortion is one of dozens of guitar effec ...
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Harmonica: How to Play Chords on the Harmonica
A chord is a set of three or more notes sounded simultaneously. Chords are most often played as accompaniment to other instruments. For instance, a piano player might play a series of chords, call ...
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Reading Music: How to Read Notes and Rests in Music
Notes and rests are the two most fundamental and important sets of symbols that composers use to write music. Notes: Symbols placed on the staff that tell musicians the pitch to play on their inst ...
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Piano: Keys and Scales
The key of a particular piece of music—not to be confused with the keys on a piano keyboard—defines the specific notes and types of chords (groups of notes played simultaneously) con ...
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Piano: How to Read Piano Music
To play a specific piece of music, a piano player (or any other musician) must know three crucial pieces of information about it: pitch, duration, and expression. Pitch: The precise notes that the ...
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Rock Guitar: Rock Guitar Techniques
The fascinating thing about the guitar is the variety of techniques used in playing the instrument: there are many ways to play each note. However, this comes at the cost of figuring out how to co ...
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