Latest about music theory
Industry expert and YouTuber Adam Saunders launches new books to break down the barriers of music theory to make songwriting simple
Sponsored by Trinity College London Press
Designed to make mastering music theory easy and enjoyable, the two-book series turns complex ideas into simple, practical knowledge that can be applied to any style of playing
It worked for the Beatles on Yesterday – add intrigue to your songs and solos with the melodic minor scale
Get to grips with this invaluable and interesting addition to the songwriter's vocabulary used by Paul McCartney and jazzers alike
Triads are unsung heroes of guitar – here is how you can use the CAGED system to master them
Dr Molly Miller breaks down the three-note formula behind triads and explains how you can use them anywhere across the fretboard
You don’t need to bury your head in books to decipher the secrets of the fretboard – you can learn the CAGED guitar system in just 10 minutes
If the CAGED system is your roadmap to fretboard freedom, then this lesson is a GPS-guided tour – and it will blow your mind how easy it is
Why diminished phrases can be your secret weapon in a blues chord progression
Josh Smith offers a road map for harmonically interesting blues guitar playing, offering fresh ideas for connecting notes between chords
How to create melodies that connect relative major and minor chords
Pull solo ideas from both sides of the happy/sad spectrum of tonality
Learn 5 Lydian chords that can add mood and atmosphere to your playing
Joe Satriani is a fan. Danny Elfman, too. And by learning these chord shapes, you can drop some Lydian magic into your songwriting for dramatic effect
How to apply consecutive scale tones in your playing with cluster chords
Five inspirational ideas to take cluster chords out of the realm of fretboard theory and into something you can put into practice
