Guitar Music Theory

In this free guitar lesson, I analyze some of the guitar parts heard in the song "Tom Sawyer" by Rush and explain how the parts work.

You get to know the song's music theory including the key, chords, chord progressions, scales, modes, and more.

I also discuss guitarist Alex Lifeson's musical influences and how "Tom Sawyer" borrows ideas from music by The Who, Led Zeppelin, and Cream.

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In part 3 of 3 in this Q&A video, I answer more questions about guitar playing, practicing, gear, music theory, and more.

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In part 2 of 3 in this Q&A video, I answer more questions about guitar playing, practicing, gear, music theory, and more.

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In part 1 of 3 in this Q&A video, I answer questions about guitar playing, practicing, gear, music theory, and more.

In this free guitar lesson, I show you how to play the guitar chords to "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms.

You see how the song makes use of jazzy composition techniques such as voice leading, secondary dominants, and diminished passing chords.

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In this free guitar lesson, you are taught music intervals and why it's so important for guitarists to learn them.

Get to know interval shapes and interval names such as 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, and 7ths.

Follow the exercises to become more familiar with identifying intervals on the guitar fretboard and recognizing their sound by ear.

This lesson is suitable for guitarists from beginners to intermediate to advanced.

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In episode 35 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I talk with HW from Tone Junkie. We discuss digital amp technology, the Kemper profiling amp, and how the Tone Junkie company got started.

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In this free guitar lesson, you learn how to use a guitar looper pedal.

See how to start and stop your loop on time.

Get ideas on how to practice and perform music with a looper pedal.

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In this free guitar lesson, you take a look at the key to "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

You see how some musicians hear the music as being in the key of G while other musicians hear the music as being in the key of D Mixolydian.

You also take a look at the "Sweet Home Alabama" chords, chord progressions, and which scales to use for the guitar solos.

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In this free guitar lesson, you learn why playing songs and studying music theory is the best ear training you can do.

Regularly playing music will benefit how you hear music far more than ear training exercises.

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