Short lessons, written by hand, for the questions people really ask while learning: which chords to start with, how to hold a barre, what a capo is for, why some chord sequences sound so good. Each lesson shows the diagrams of the chords it talks about and points to the app's tools to practise.
The first 8 guitar chords to learn
E minor, A minor, E, A, D, G, C and D minor: the open chords to start guitar with, the order to learn them in and how to switch between them.
Read the lessonUnderstanding chord progressions
Why I – V – vi – IV sounds so good: the 7 chords of a key, Roman numeral degrees, tension and resolution, and the most used progressions.
Read the lessonHow to use a capo on guitar
How a capo works, how to work out the fret (sound = shape + capo), the frets for each key and the mistakes to avoid when putting it on.
Read the lessonHow to play barre chords
How to hold a barre without pain, the two shapes that give every chord, where each chord sits on the neck and step-by-step exercises to get there.
Read the lessonThe minor pentatonic scale
The A minor pentatonic on the fretboard and keyboard: its 5 notes, the basic position at the 5th fret, how to improvise with it and how to move it.
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