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Accidentals - Kids Guitar Lessons About Sharps and Flats 2 years 10 weeks ago

Accidentals – Altering Your Notes:
Accidentals are just a fancy way of saying Sharp, Flat or Natural. For our first few lessens we have played all notes as Naturals. This means we have not had to stray from the basic C Scale notes of C D E F G A B. Go to your first lessons and review the notes that are played by looking above each note.

Learn lots more about playing flats and sharps in this free kids guitar lesson article.

Guitar Chords in Keys of D Major and B Minor 2 years 10 weeks ago

Chords in the Key of D Major:
The next key we will be concentrating on will be the Key of D Major. If you remember we have one key for each note name. So going through our lists of notes…A B C D E G G, we would have a key for each of these notes. For example we would have A Major, B Major, C Major, D Major and so on. With the exception of C Major, these are called the sharp keys and most of these are easier to play on the guitar rather than the flat keys – More on that later.

How to Buy a Guitar Capo 2 years 10 weeks ago

Guitar Capos:
After you have been hanging around a few guitarists for a little while you will hear the words “Guitar Capo” mentioned. If you have no idea what that means, read on….

What is a Guitar Capo?
The Guitar Capo is just a device that allows you to play in a higher position on the neck and in other key signatures without having to know any additional notes.
Simply imagine it this way. A Guitar Capo is like having a movable Guitar Nut (see that in our guitar parts glossary article).

C Major and A Minor Chords for Guitar 2 years 10 weeks ago

Chords in the Key of C Major:
In the first few months of our guitar lessons we have been playing in the key of C Major. If you remember we have one key for each note name. So going through our lists of notes…A B C D E G G, we would have a key for each of these notes. For example we would have A Major, B Major, C Major, D Major and so on.

Also if you review the article on Accidentals, we will have a key for each of these names too. For Example…Ab Major, Bb Major, Db Major, Eb Major and so on.

Kids Guitar Lessons - Chords in Keys of G major and E minor 2 years 10 weeks ago

Chords in the Key of G Major:
The next key we will be concentrating on will be the Key of G Major. If you remember we have one key for each note name. So going through our lists of notes…A B C D E G G, we would have a key for each of these notes. For example we would have A Major, B Major, C Major, D Major and so on.