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The range of the guitar on piano and stave

The range of the guitar in context Following on from the post on The Stave and the Clef and a follow up thread The range of the guitar in TAB in the group Music Theory, Nal made a chart! I … Continue reading

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Key Signatures

Learn how to Change Key! In order to play in a different key, higher or lower than C, we need to make alterations to the stave. For example, let’s say that when playing in C major it was a little … Continue reading

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The Stave and the Clef

The clef on the stave is not set in stone! For those of you who just can’t stop asking yourself: but why?!?, might have looked at the stave in the last couple of music theory lessons and said: Why is … Continue reading

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Tones and Semitones

Tones and Semitones describe scales! Instead of seeing all intervals in relation to the root we can take our seven notes and look at the distance from one to the next. This is described in intervals of Tones and Semitones, … Continue reading

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The Major Scale

Sheet music is based on the Major Scale! In the last music theory lesson we learned about overtones and how these ended up creating a scale we today call Lydian. Thousands of years later we ended up with the major … Continue reading

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