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Hello Friends,

All week I have been guiding my students through my Intro to Guitar Quiz. I'm very proud to report that everyone is making great progress in regards to their understanding of music theory. Click through the link above to access a free print out of the quiz and test your knowledge of the guitar anatomy, music theory, and musical notation. I've also included the answers for you to check your work. Let's get started!

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Easy Music Theory Lesson - Origins of Chords, and Progressions

Download my free music theory cheat sheet at: https://goo.gl/WxhXeU Learn the essential concepts of music theory: how the musical alphabet applies to the guitar neck, how scales are developed, how chords and chord progressions are built from the major scale. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Links: Facebook: http://facebook.com/swiftguitarlessons Instagram: https://instagram.com/swiftguitarlessons/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/swiftlessons Request a song at: http://goo.gl/y70rff

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Anonymous

i know this, but i hope it will be a great refresher to have!

Anonymous

may i ask a question: why is it for example Bb and not A#, or C# and not Db and so on?

swiftlessons

Hey Arie, all the sharps and flats have alternate names, and they will be necessary depending on which key you’re in. In this lesson I provided the default or common musical alphabet for ease of memorization, but in practice you will use the alternate names to avoid having repeat note letter names in a key. For example, when playing in the key of E I would say D# so that the two notes do not occupy the same line on the staff. Let me know if this makes sense.

Anonymous

thanks Rob, I understand. for now it is fine. I also understand that there can be a difference between for example C# and Db, especially in eastern music. but that is not the issue now. thanks again.