A little knowledge with naming conventions goes a long way to understanding complex chords and how they might sound ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze knows a thing or two about using inventive and interesting chord ...

If viewed within the bewildering context of the history of western music, the triad is one of the absolute bedrocks of all ...

Thanks to advances in technology and the internet, it is now possible for anyone to learn a musical instrument from the comfort of their own home, using just a smartphone. Whether it's the guitar, ...

Listen up: scales aren’t just torture devices invented by guitar teachers... When you use a scale, say, C major, you are playing ‘in the key of C’. The word ‘diatonic’ simply means ‘within a key’, so ...

Guitar lessons: The CAGED system is a well known approach that makes it very easy to access any chord across the whole neck. Today, we’re applying it to major and minor chords. If you already know the ...

In music, an interval is the distance between two notes. In the example below, count up from and including the lowest note up to the highest pitched note to identify the interval. This interval is ...