Open tunings sound different and there are a couple of principle reasons. The intervals between the notes are different which has a big impact on the sound. The detuned strings…
Following my recent post which asked the question why do we limit ourselves so much to standard tuning on the guitar, what better way to start than with my favourite…
If you've read my earlier posts about music theory, you've hopefully got the idea that I see music theory as providing a framework rather than a rigid set of rules…
If you find yourself stuck in a rut of using the same old chords and chord progressions, there are a few simple techniques that may help open up new creative…
Chords (Part I) introduced triads, explaining how they can be extended by adding extra notes which give your chords more colour. In principle, you can add any scale tone to…
If you've been following the series of blog posts so far, well done, I guess that means it's making some sort of sense. It may seem that these posts are…
Following on from music theory primer and intervals, this post is about the circle of fifths / fourths. I've said previously that we can move through all the keys systematically…