If you’ve been following some of the posts on guitar keys you’ve probably noticed that they’re all in reference to major keys.  The reason why is that major keys are the starting point for all keys, even the minor keys.  Each minor key is related to a major key, called the relative key, which makes [...]

Have you noticed that in pop music some guitar keys are more common than others?  If  you’re a guitar player with a guitar based band you’re likely going to play in only  a few different keys a majority of the time.  If you’re in a band with horns you might have to stretch a little. [...]

A guitar capo is a device that clamps on the neck of your guitar so you can transpose guitar chords. It basically acts like a moveable nut. Where ever you put your capo is the new nut, and you can play your open chords (G chord, C, A, E, etc). The capo [...]

The I IV V progression is the basis for all rock music, all music, really. It was used by Johann Sebastian Bach, it’s used by AC/DC. Pretty versatile isn’t it? Here’s a chart of the I IV V in all music keys.  If you don’t understand about enharmonics or keys or naturals [...]

If you’re learning how to play guitar you might want to play some songs in a different key.  Guitar music, especially songs using barre chords is easy to transpose.  If you’re not using barre chords you’ll need to know a little bit of music theory to transpose music in your head.  It’s a good skill [...]