Music Theory: Level 1
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For those familiar with the bare essentials of music theory but hungry to find their voice on the guitar. You’ll learn to play the seven modes of the Major Scale and the theory behind it, including diatonic chords, triads, arpeggios, key signatures, and most importantly, how to implement these concepts into your own guitar playing.
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The Most Important Part of Music: Rhythm
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The Mega Rhythm Exercise
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Intervals in Music (Part 1)
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Intervals in Music (Part 2)
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Sharps and Flats
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The Different Sounds of the Major Scale Modes
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The Major Scale contains seven modes, each with their own distinct sound. In this demonstration, you’ll hear the characteristics of the various Major Scale modes and what makes each one ...
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The Major Scale: The Most Important Scale in Music
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The Formula to Learn ANY Scale: 3-Notes-Per-String
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Using 3-Note-Per-String Positions to Improvise
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The Major Scale: Playing Examples
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Occasionally in Guitar Super System, you’ll find quick lessons that you can follow along with or draw inspiration from to create your own ideas, whether it’s something simple like a prac...
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A Quick Note About Key Signatures
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Triads: The Most Important Chords in Music
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Minor, Augmented, and Diminished Triads
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How Triads Fit Into the Major Scale
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Applying Triads to Chord Progressions
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Using Triads to Play Any Song
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Triad Practice Video Backing Track
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Use the graphics to anticipate which Triad will be coming next so you can get in position to play different inversions over these chords. You can start with just playing root position Tr...
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Practicing Chord Changes With Hendrix
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Seventh Chords (also known as 4-Part Chords)
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The 5 Most Important Chord Types
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These five chord types will take you as far as you want to go! Including Open Chords, Barre Chords, Power Chords, Triads, and R-3-7 Chords, you'll find everything you need to follow along... -
Master Chord List: Part 1
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Having a sizable arsenal of simple (to complex) chords is something many guitar players undervalue. I’ve been inspired to write an entire song just by hearing one really cool-sounding ch...
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Arpeggios in the Major Scale
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Triad and Four-Part Arpeggio Playing Examples
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