KEY SIGNATURES
Get an overview of the sharps & flats required in a key signature
CHORD STRUCTURE
Get a basic understanding behind the science
CAGED SYSTEM
Find chords & scales in different keys up & down the neck
CIRCLE OF NOTES
This can be a helpful technique to find chords or scales in any tuning
SCALES
Understand some basic principles of scales
PENTATONIC SCALE
A good place to start
12 BAR BLUES
Begin to put rythm & lead together
Guitar tunings
There is no limit to the amount of tuning variations that can be made, we’ve listed an amount of some of the more regular ones. You can even have a go at making your own.
All tunings
To see all tunings on one page to make comparisons continue here…
Circle of Notes
The circle of notes technique can help to find chords and scales in any given tuning. It helps to find the interval relationship between chords and scales by giving the order of notes on the fretboard of a guitar. This order will stay consistent through the position on the fretboard may move depending on the tuning. To find notes for a chord or scale in a particular tuning, try…
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