Guitar Tricks Blog: Music Theory
Posted June 11, 2015
Rock Guitar Chord Systems: How to Build Common & Useable Progressions
I don’t want to say that the rhythm side of modern rock guitar is “easy,” but it’s probably not as difficult as you might think. Rock music is, generally, uncomplicated. Classical music, certain sub genres of bluegrass and advanced jazz (among others) are complex, but modern rock is actually quite simple...

Posted December 18, 2014
Understanding and Mastering the Tetrachord
Posted August 1, 2014
10 Things to Know About Playing Natural Harmonics
If you have been playing guitar for a little while, you've probably heard of natural harmonics, those shimmery, ethereal chiming notes that add contrast to a rhythm part, accent notes to a heavy riff, and create screaming divebombs. Harmonics can be heard in songs by bands like Yes, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and many others. U2 guitarist The Edge has based a considerable part of his trademark sound on natural harmonics.
Posted February 10, 2014
Steve Miller Venn Diagram