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Advanced Rock Rhythms 1: Inverting Powerchords

April 20, 2013May 30, 2015 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials guitar, heavy, inversions, inverted, power chord, powerchord, rock

In this lesson we’ll be applying the principles of chord inversion to a rock situation. As you should know already, it’s unlikely that you’ll be playing open chords or anything much bigger than powerchords when using a heavily distorted guitar sound. This doesn't mean that we have to forget about notes other than Roots and … Continue reading Advanced Rock Rhythms 1: Inverting Powerchords

Chord Inversions 1 – Intro

April 15, 2013May 30, 2015 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials chord, guitar, guitar-based theory, inversions, music, theory, triad

Remember back when your teacher, (possibly me), told you that the deepest pitch in a chord should be its root note? Yeah, that was a lie. Sorry. It’s a good general rule though, because we like to hear root notes in the bass of a chord. Using other notes … Continue reading Chord Inversions 1 – Intro