This is the next piece in the ‘Guitar Bits and Pieces’ series – a collection of short, interesting and fun pieces.
It is called E Minor Funk and is an uptempo funk piece, based on E minor.
Have a listen, download sheet music and give it a go. Enjoy!
What is Voice Leading and How Does it Relate to Guitar?
In this lesson, we are going to discuss what ‘voice leading’ is and how it relates to guitar playing.
What is Voice Leading?
Voice leading, in very general terms, is about how you move from one chord to another. To best understand the concept, it can help to break it down into two very general subcategories – ‘good voice leading’ and ‘poor voice leading’. Keep in mind that these categories are very general and we are using them as a way of better understanding the overall concept. After all, ‘good’ is largely a matter of taste and is hard to quantify.
Augmented 7 Arpeggios on the Guitar – CAGED Shapes and Theory
The Augmented 7 Arpeggio contains the following:
1 – 3 – #5
This arpeggio (and chord) is a type of dominant 7 chord, because it contains the natural 3rd and the flat 7th. The thing that gives it its unique sound is the sharp 5.
As with all scales and arpeggios, we want to learn 5 movable shapes up and down the fretboard for the minor major 7 arpeggio. Let’s look at the 5 shapes, using G Augmented 7 as the example arpeggio:
Minor Major 7 Arpeggios on the Guitar
The Minor Major 7 Arpeggio contains the following:
1 – b3 – 5 – 7
This arpeggio (and chord) is noticeable in sound because of the fact that it contains a flat 3rd (making it a minor chord/arpeggio) but also contains a natural 7 (as opposed to a flat 7).
This gives the arpeggio a slightly more dissonant sound which can be used to create tension and interest.
As with all scales and arpeggios, we want to learn 5 movable shapes up and down the fretboard for the minor major 7 arpeggio. Let’s look at the 5 shapes, using C minor major 7 as the example arpeggio:
Using Arpeggios Over a 12 Bar Blues (Study)
In this lesson, we are going to look at a study, which involves playing arpeggios over a 12 Bar Blues.
You can learn to play this study without knowing the theory behind it, but you will get the most out of this lesson if you understand the concept of arpeggios and observe how the arpeggios are being used.
Guitar Bits and Pieces Number 1 – Finger Picking With Asus2
This is the first of a new series of posts that I will be doing, called Guitar Bits and Pieces. Sometimes I write songs/exercises for the purposes of accompanying lessons/books/concepts etc. Other times, I want to publish an exercise or piece just for the sake of it. This is what Guitar Bits and Pieces is …