In this video I discuss the very basic concepts of reading music for guitar. In my opinion everyone needs to be able to read at least enough to learn from a book but I also recognize that music notation can be a roadblock for many guitarists.
Melody and Harmony on Guitar
In this lesson on basic music theory we learn about melody and harmony. We talk about triads and arpeggios on guitar and we also learn what chords are.
The overall idea here is that melody is when notes are played in a sequence and harmony is when notes sound together.
Half Steps and Whole Steps on Guitar
In this lesson on music theory basics we learn all about whole steps and half steps on guitar. Also know as tones and semitones, these are the basic building blocks of all music.
What is Music Theory?
In this video we discuss what music theory means for guitar and get a basic overview of why it’s important. We take a basic chord progression and look at how it comes from a scale. We also discuss melody vs harmony on the guitar.
Beginner Guitar Lesson 2 – Basic Guitar Chords D, Em, and Am – More Strumming Patterns and the C Major Scale
This is the second lesson in the beginner series. In this easy beginner guitar lesson we learn some new chords. We learn the D major guitar chords, and then practice a chord progression using D, E, and A major chords.
Then we learn to play E minor and A minor. Last week we learned easy versions of these chords using only one note, so this week we expand them into the standard guitar chord finger positions.
We are slowly working through learning the basic guitar chords, and these are among the easiest.
We also learn some new strumming patterns, and I show you how to alternate strings in your strumming patterns to add some variety to your playing.
Finally we wrap up the lesson with the C major scale. For beginners, the C major scale is a great starting point because not only is it the foundation of most music, it’s also easy and familiar sounding.
Here are the chords charts from this guitar lesson:
And here are the charts for the C major Scale:
Here’s the tab for the C major Scale:
