5-minute blues guitar lesson: Learn to play diads – two-note chords

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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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