These are the 15 most common chords. All guitarists need to know them, regardless of what style they play. These are the first chords everyone must know. Pop and folk music use these chords ALL the time. Even worship guitar in many churches uses mostly these chords. However, there is more to music than these [...]
By Brian Prunka from http://jazzscience.blogspot.com/2010/02/guitar-players-only-learn-all-notes-on.html Learning the neck of the guitar is very important. It is limiting to play the guitar without knowing what notes you are playing. Most other instrumentalists ALWAYS know what note they are playing. However, many guitarists, even some experienced ones, avoid learning the notes on the fretboard, maybe because it [...]
I’m getting ready to go back to teaching mode soon, so this week I will be focusing on sharing some of the teaching handouts I have been developing for various instruments. This is a list of 20 Jazz Chords for the Guitar: PDF of 20 Basic Jazz Chords for Guitar 20 Basic Jazz Chords (.pdf) [...]
This is the last post in a two week series on the blues in all keys. Here is a list of blues tunes you can learn. Have fun with them! Most of them can be practiced with the play alongs on the other posts in the series. One of my favorite things I’ve ever done [...]
This is the 12th post on the blues. I have one more day in the series, but this is the last blues key with a chart and play along. Stay tuned for a list of blues tunes in different keys! A Blues changes pdf Includes “Blues for Alice” changes starting on the third chorus Blues [...]
This is the 11th post in the blues series. Ab blues is not all that common, which is odd, since Ab is a common key for other tunes (All the Things You Are, In a Mellow Tone, etc.) Ab Blues Changes pdf Blues in Ab-C Instruments (.pdf) Blues in Ab-Bb Instruments (.pdf) Blues in Ab-Eb [...]
This is the 10th post in the Blues in All Keys series. This is pretty common key for the blues. All Blues is in this key, for instance (although the changes for All Blues are a little different). The play along goes into Blues for Alice changes on the 3rd chorus, just like all the [...]
Gb Blues is the 9th post in a two week series on the Blues in all Keys. This is not a very common key in any style of music. I would argue that it is be the LEAST common key for the blues, since E, A, and B are common in blues and rock, and [...]
Here is the 8th post in the 2 week series about the Blues in All 12 Keys F Blues is one of the most common keys for the blues. Now’s the Time, Billie’s Bounce, and Blues for Alice (with the special changes on the 3rd and 4th choruses of the play along) are all examples [...]
Here are some of the things I have done over the past 3 or 4 years organized into one location. Enjoy! Camden as Pianist Camden as Guitarist Camden as Multi-Instrumentalist My Favorites Camden as a Multi-Instrumentalist With special thanks to Jordan Frieburghaus to recording and Jon Schenck for mixing the first three songs! Tune For [...]