Music Principles for the Skeptical Guitarist Vol. 1 : The Big Picture

Introduction to general music theory for guitarists.

In the First Approach, we see how major and minor chords are grouped into keys (chord families) according to the 1 - 4 - 5 and C-A-G-E-D Systems, with examples from popular music.  Topics include the Big Fifteen chords, using the capo, finding the starting note, tuning, the Rhythm Changes and secondary dominant chords.