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Category Archives: Beginner

Christmas coming, and 2020 resolutions are looming…

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Mike Crutcher

Private music lessons for Christmas? Sounds like a plan! What the are you going to do with that new guitar for Christmas, or the piano that just sits there in the other room? In-person or online music lessons. Includes music … Continue reading →

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Minor chords

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Mike Crutcher

Before we start doing lots of chord progressions, we should consider adding minor chords to the previous major chords. Using the CAGED method, we find that the E form, A form, and D form chords are best for making into … Continue reading →

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Even more CAGED Method chords

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Mike Crutcher

Video example: Previously we were discussing the CAGED method for learning chord fingerings. This time we’ll learn the more popular E & A barre chord forms. We discussed the names of the notes on string 5, which we can also … Continue reading →

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More CAGED Method chords

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Mike Crutcher

In our last installment, we were discussing the CAGED method for learning chord fingerings. This entailed learning to create barre chords based on the open C chord shape, the open A chord shape, G shape, E shape, D shape. In order … Continue reading →

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Introduction To The CAGED Method

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Mike Crutcher

Video example: In this column, my goal is to cover beginning concepts and lessons for guitarists, but also to introduce new concepts for intermediate and professional guitarists, as well as introduce some concepts that we can all use some review … Continue reading →

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What’s been happening lately…

  • Basic Rhythm Guitar For All March 7, 2021
  • Pentatonic Scales to Major Scales, modes, etc. March 2, 2021
  • Coltrane Dominant-Diminished Scale pattern January 31, 2021
  • Diminished Dominant Scale for guitar(and all instruments) January 31, 2021
  • John McLaughlin/Jonas Hellborg July 6, 2020

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