Last week was wild - I had a book launch and thanks for being there with me on that journey. This new lesson might just blow your mind - One single note can unlock the entire neck. I made it so compact that you can learn every note on the fretboard in just 30 seconds. It's all thanks to the A note being locked-in in this visual "cross" shape in the center, that anchors your orientation and helps find any other note fast. See in this short video how it ties everything together: Click Here to...
about 3 hours ago • 1 min read
I Just dropped a new lesson that I think you’re really going to dig. Something very familiar with a twist. It’s all about adding chromatic notes to the pentatonic scale - a simple but powerful way to bring new flavor, movement, and tension to your solos. And I don't mean "Just add the blue notes" - adding the full chromatic range creates a completely new dimension! Especially if you're playing the b-shape pentatonic pattern across the fretboard. Whether you’re improvising or writing, this...
24 days ago • 1 min read
"Shine" by Collective Soul, with the phrase "let your light shine" is a metaphor for living a righteous life that illuminates the world around you. This song is not a religious one, but it is there to bring peace and call upon our inner power. It helps the ones in trouble, it helps me now, after my dad passed away last month, and I know he would want me to go back to my music, and shine even brighter. It hasn't been easy but here I am, thanking God and the Universe every day that I'm here,...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Universal pentatonic pattern, as simple as it gets. If you just want to start soloing across the fretboard without getting mixed up in different scale positions, try this simple pattern in any key, just pick your root. It not only works for major and minor scale, but also for relative chords (you can use A major for F# minor, and vice versa). Download it on your device and try it next time you practice guitar, and big thanks for following, the family is growing! Have a great day my friend,...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Guitar modes, as simple as it gets. Modes can seem complicated, but I'll prove you otherwise. If you ever wondered how they work, this lesson reveals everything you need to know - in less than three minutes! (Two actually, I just got playful) WATCH: The Only Lesson on Guitar MODES You'll Ever Need to See Warning: This WILL teach you modes for good, no drama, no fuss, super memorable technique, never seen before. Thanks for watching and have a great time my friend! Let me know if you like it!...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Even though I'm not really a jazz musician, I do constantly "steal" those cool jazzy chords and drop them in my melodies, they just sound so good! This time I'm going to show you how a simple finger movement makes all the difference in getting that tune. As far as my choice of song - not only I watched the whole show a while back, but Monk has this catchy melody that makes my head bop every time I hear it (and I bopped when this new Monk movie came out last year, love it). I did my best to...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Play your first gypsy jazz chords with one of the guitar legends of all time and the originator of jazz manouche style - Django Reinhardt, and his “Minor Swing” tune from 1930s. 🎻🎙️ Django was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and was among the first to play jazz that featured the guitar as a lead instrument. Despite his left hand handicap (he couldn’t use his ring and pinky fingers due to injury), and playing completely by ear (he could neither read nor write music), he...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Hi my friend! Vedran here, at What The Chord. The other evening, my wife and I were unwinding by the fireplace, and as we sipped our wine, an enchanting melody floated from the radio. It was a song I hadn’t heard before, but its exotic rhythm and melody really captured my attention. I grabbed my phone to find the tune with Shazam before it slipped away, but my wife recognized it instantly as "La Negra Tomasa," a popular Mexican rendition. However, to my surprise, Shazam listed it as...
12 months ago • 1 min read