5-minute blues guitar lesson: Learn to play diads – two-note chords
Guitar skills: From Jimi Hendrix to John Mayer, countless players have used diads to add chord-like tone to their solos
Guitar skills:From Hendrix to Mayer, legions of players have used two-note chords (aka ‘diads’) to give a more chord-like vibe to their solos – a great alternative to a basic minor pentatonic scale approach. Try moving our lick to other positions on the fretboard so you get used to playing in different key signatures.
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“I can’t play jigs or reels or any of that traditional Irish stuff, but I have got a good ear for blues, the tonality of it”: 3 ways to supercharge your lead guitar playing like Rory Gallagher
“A well-crafted sequence is successful wherever you may wish to use it”: Use these tried and tested chord progressions to build an engaging song