Music Analysis For Guitar Players

Learn to understand the major scale and build major and minor chords by using scale degrees 1, 3, and 5, with hands-on practice and examples.

Learn to construct major and minor scales by applying whole-step and half-step formulas, starting from note one and using example keys like C major, D major, and E minor.

Explore how triads form chords by adding the third and fifth to the root, using C major as an example, and learn to improvise chord progressions, guitar solos, and arrangements.

Discover how to form seventh chords by adding a note to a triad, including major seventh, dominant seventh, minor seventh, and diminished and fully diminished varieties.

Engage in 7th chords practice within music analysis for guitar players to strengthen chord familiarity and analytical skills.

Explore how major and minor chords form from scale tones, including major, minor, and diminished chords, and why E becomes E flat in C minor.

Explore dominant chords used to prepare for a target major seven chord, with five notes counted and a dominant chord defined as a major chord with a minor seven.

Explore how dominant chords function and resolve back to the key, using one and five progressions in various keys, with Elton John and Green Day examples.

Explore slash chords and how to apply this harmony, using Elton John’s song in E major as an example with slash B and inversions, including a descending bass.

Learn how to identify a song's key on guitar by using the major scale formula, major/minor/diminished chords, and scale steps to evaluate progressions in real songs.

Explore how chord progressions shape songs by combining melody and harmony, and discover the most common I-IV-V progression in major keys and its minor variant.

Discover the two-five-one chord progression (ii–V–I) and how it appears in C major, G major, and other keys, with practical examples and jazz standards that show this shortcut for songwriters.

Explore how to choose flats or sharps based on whole-step and half-step patterns in major and minor scales, with examples in G minor and F major to avoid improper spellings.

Explore relative scales by comparing the relative minor of major keys and see how the same notes create moods, switching between major and minor to craft happy or sad melodies.

Explore relative scales by linking major and minor keys and showing how songs shift keys, with guitar examples from Ozzy Osbourne and Californication using C sharp minor and E major.

Explore how to use relative chords to refresh a G D C progression by swapping to a minor or major relative, counting scale degrees to evolve harmony.

Learn to play Hey Ya! on guitar using basic chords G major, D major, and E minor. Practice slow with a 1-2-3-4-5 rhythm and play with a musician; beginner friendly.

Learn the pumped up kicks riff from Foster the People, with rhythm patterns and fret details, using f major barre and d sharp / e flat chords.

Master how to play hurt by Johnny Cash on guitar, using simple minor and major chord shapes, string and fret fingerings, and a clear chorus approach.

Explore changing keys between major and relative minor, using examples from Ozzy Osbourne and Red Hot Chili Peppers to identify the third of the minor scale and typical chorus harmony.

Explore how The Gorillaz craft catchy guitar riffs using the e minor scale, shaping melody and chords, and analyze the first and last notes to establish the key.

Learn to analyze and compose in a minor key using Californication as a case study, building scale awareness, identifying chords, and applying a seven-chord formula for guitar improvisation.

Analyze songs by applying the major scale in G major to Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, and Nirvana, identify the key and chords (major, minor, diminished), and note Nirvana's power chords.

Analyze Elton John's 'Your Song' using scale-based chord targets, dominant chords, and inversions, exploring progressions in D major, B minor, and G major 7 with descending bass patterns.

Engage with the final lesson of music analysis for guitar players, share doubts via the portal, and suggest new topics to help improve this course.