Guitar Music Theory
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 150:28:52
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Synopsis
This podcast features free audio guitar lessons that teach music theory for guitar. Listeners learn how scales, chords, progressions, modes, and more get applied to the fretboard and familiar songs. This includes a focus on compositional and improvisational techniques used in popular styles of music. The lessons are geared toward intermediate level players on up and can be followed on either an acoustic or electric guitar. Bass players can learn a lot from the instruction too. It is recommended that you begin with the first episode titled, What Is Guitar Theory, and then follow the lessons in order from there. The lessons are taught by Desi Serna who is the author of several instructional guitar books and videos including Fretboard Theory, Guitar Picking Mechanics, and Guitar Theory For Dummies. Join the email list at GuitarMusicTheory.com to connect with Desi, receive free guitar lessons, and learn more about Desis books and videos.
Episodes
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Episode 26: Slow Down Music For Guitar
26/09/2019 Duration: 42minMake your guitar learning easier and your practice more productive by slowing down songs, changing the pitch of the music, and looping song sections. Enroll in a FREE video course at GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 25: The Importance of Learning Songs
20/09/2019 Duration: 40minIn this podcast episode, you hear about the benefits of learning songs and how playing songs is the only way to get all aspects of your guitar playing in order so you sound like a real player. Enroll in a FREE video course at GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 24: The History of Guitar Music Theory
12/09/2019 Duration: 56minHow did the Guitar Music Theory podcast get started? Why did it stop? Get all the history about Desi Serna, Fretboard Theory and more plus hear what's new and get ready for more episodes. Enroll in a FREE video course at GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 23 New Pentatonic Scale Patterns Video.mp3
09/03/2018 Duration: 43minToday’s podcast episode is based on the newly updated Chapter 2 from my Fretboard Theory video series and deals with playing pentatonic scale patterns. This chapter update is also sold separately as a stand-alone course called, Pentatonic Scale Patterns: How to Easily Master the Patterns Used to Play Music’s Most Iconic Guitar Riffs and Solos. The audio you hear in today’s podcast is a collection of excerpts pulled directly from the video. If you would like to view the actual video lesson along with its added resources including pentatonic song lists, backing tracks, and tabs, go to: http://www.guitar-music-theory.com/pentatonic/
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Episode 22 Guitar Picking Mechanics
16/01/2018 Duration: 44minIn this free guitar lesson, you receive an overview of the book and video course, Guitar Picking Mechanics. This instruction features techniques and exercises for increasing your picking accuracy, speed, and comfort. Get equipped to play popular styles of music more proficiently so you can become a better and more confident guitarist. View the full course at: http://GuitarMusicTheory.com/pick
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Episode 21 Playing Pedal Point and Pedal Tones
13/12/2017 Duration: 19minIn this free guitar lesson you learn how play pedal points and pedal tones. Pedal points can add new chord tones to basic chord changes. This technique can help make a harmonically richer sound and musical texture. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 20 Using Harmonic Minor Scale Patterns For Improvisation
13/12/2017 Duration: 39minIn this free guitar lesson you learn how harmonic minor scale patterns are used in improvisation. This includes a review of building the harmonic minor scale, using pentatonic lead patterns in harmonic minor, and outlining V7 chords with arpeggios. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 19 Chord Tone Soloing and Outlining Chord Progressions
13/12/2017 Duration: 47minIn this free guitar lesson you learn how to use chord tone soloing to connect scales more closely to their related chords, and outline particular chord progressions. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 18 Lead Patterns with Major Scales and Modes
13/12/2017 Duration: 58minIn this free guitar lesson you learn how to use pentatonic lead patterns for playing major scales and modes. You learn how the pentatonic scale relates to the major scale. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 17 Pentatonic Lead Patterns
13/12/2017 Duration: 35minIn this free guitar lesson you learn that when it comes to using the pentatonic scale, it's not necessary to utilize every position or every part of every pattern. Most guitar players, including some of the most famous ones, favor only a few particular sections of these different patterns that work well together. When viewed together, these sections are sometimes called “lead patterns”. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 16 Chromatic Passing Chords Diminished and Augmented
13/12/2017 Duration: 42minIn this free guitar lesson you learn how the spaces between chords are filled with passing chords. This includes a discussion on chromatic passing chords, diminished chords and augmented chords. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 15 Key Changes Borrowed Chords and Circle of Fifths
13/12/2017 Duration: 57minIn this free guitar lesson you look at several related topics including: modulation, key changes, modal interchange, borrowed chords, and the circle of fifths. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 14 Dominant Function and Harmonic Minor Chord Progressions
13/12/2017 Duration: 49minIn this free guitar lesson you learn about dominant function and using dominant seventh chords. This includes instruction on secondary dominants, voice leading and harmonic minor chord progressions. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 13 Scale Formulas and Renumbering Chord Progressions
13/12/2017 Duration: 39minIn this free guitar lesson you take a look at the interval structure of the different modes of the major scale and how musicians would number chord progressions that are modal. This involves naming the tonic pitch in a mode “1” and then numbering its other pitches from there with consideration given to any change in interval structure like sharp and flat degrees. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 12 What Is the Key of a Song?
13/12/2017 Duration: 42minThis free guitar lesson answers the question "What is the key of a song?" You learn about tonic pitches, relative major and minor, modes and key signatures. You see that the key of a song doesn't always reflect the true parent major scale and it's up to you to go beyond the basic details and sort out the other components at play. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 11 Interview with Guitarist and Singer Songwriter Joe Robinson
13/12/2017 Duration: 01h03minAustralian guitarist and singer/songwriter Joe Robinson discusses his musical background, style and perspectives on music theory and guitar playing. Includes samples of his songs and recorded albums plus live playing and improvisations. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 10 Blues Guitar Scales Chords Progressions and Theory
13/12/2017 Duration: 48minIn this free guitar lesson you learn about blues guitar theory including blues chords and blues progressions. You also hear examples of how blues guitarists mix major and minor pentatonic scale patterns and use Mixolydian mode. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 09 Playing Chords with Added Chord Tones and Extensions
13/12/2017 Duration: 41minIn this free guitar lesson you learn how to add chord tones and extensions to chords including major and minor seventh chords. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 08 Playing Music Intervals On Guitar
13/12/2017 Duration: 39minIn this free guitar lesson you learn how to play intervals such as thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, and sevenths. You get to hear what it sounds like to play harmonized guitar parts based on these intervals. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.
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Episode 07 Music Modes and Playing Modal Guitar Scales
13/12/2017 Duration: 28minLearn the music theory behind guitar modes and hear how they're used in popular music. Play modal scales including Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.