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Music Theory 

Naming Chords

November 4, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment easy guitar lesson, easy guitar tutorial, free guitar lesson, guitar chord names, guitar tutorial, how to name a chords, Kris Petersen, learn guitar, learn music, music theory, music theory lesson, music tutorial, Naming chords, the Lick Factory, work out chord names

What’s in a name? When it comes to naming chords, its nothing more than your thought process and theoretical perspective.

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Substituting Chords – 10 must know shapes

November 2, 2015November 4, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment 10 chord shapes, chord orchestration, chords moving melody, cool chords, easy guitar lesson, easy guitar tutorial, free guitar lessons, free music theory lessons, guitar tutorial, how to write cool chord progressions, Kris Petersen, learn guitar, learn music, music theory, music tutorial, Substituting chords, the Lick Factory, true temperament system

Substituting chords and chordal improvisation are important parts of my playing technique. Here are my 10 must know chord shapes

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Evil Chords and Scales

October 31, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment cool chords, dark chords, dark scales, easy guitar lesson, easy guitar tutorial, Evil chords, evil scales, for the love of god, guitar, guitar scales, guitar tutorial, Halloween, harmonic minor scale, Kris Petersen, learn guitar, learn music, metal guitar chords, metal guitar scales, metal soloing, music tutorial, Phrygian dominant scale, steve vai, the Lick Factory

It’s Halloween! What better way of celebrating this holiday than learning some evil chords and scales. In this lesson we

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Music Theory 

The Major Scale – What and How

October 28, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment easy guitar lesson, easy guitar tutorial, easy music theory lesson, free guitar lessons, free music theory lessons, guitar scales, guitar tutorial, half step music, how to build a scale, Kris Petersen, learn guitar, learn music, Major Scale, major scale formula, music theory, music tutorial, semitone scale, the Lick Factory, the major scale, tone scale, what is a major scale, whole step music

Through all genres of music across hundreds of years, the Major Scale has proven to be the stable backbone of

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How to use Pedal Tones for the guitar

October 21, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment constant bass notes on guitar, easy guitar lesson, easy guitar tutorial, free guitar lesson, guitar riffs, guitar tutorial, guns n roses, how to improvise, how to play sweet child o mine, how to use pedal tones, how to write guitar riffs, Kris Petersen, learn guitar, learn music, minimalistic chord changes, music tutorial, original solos, pedal notes, pedal notes guitar, pedal tone examples, Pedal tones, pedal tones guitar, the Lick Factory

Pedal tones describe a technique for the guitar where a single note remains present throughout an entire musical passage or

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Modes for Guitar – 3 notes per string

October 19, 2015October 19, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment 3 note per string scales, 7 guitar modes, Aeolian, block scale positions, Dorian, easy guitar lesson, easy guitar tutorial, fast scales, free guitar lesson, guitar licks, Guitar Modes, guitar tutorial, improvise for guitar, Ionian, Kris Petersen, learn guitar, learn music, linking modes, locrian, Lydian, Mixolydian, mode, modes for guitar, music tutorial, Phrygian, play guitar fast, speed guitar runs, stretch scales, the Lick Factory

Extend your modes for guitar using these 3 note per string scales. Being able to think about your modes for

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45 Chord Shapes for C Major

October 16, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment c chord shapes, C chords, C major chord shapes, C Major chord voicings, chord voices, chord voicings, different chord shapes, easy guitar lesson, easy guitar tutorial, free guitar lesson, guitar tutorial, how to play C major, how to play chords, Kris Petersen, learn chords, learn guitar, learn music, music tutorial, new chord shapes, the Lick Factory

How many chord shapes do you know for C Major? I’ve spent most of my career looking for new ways

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Music Theory 

Relative Keys – Major and Minor keys interlinked

October 14, 2015October 16, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment easy guitar lesson, easy guitar tutorial, easy music theory lesson, free guitar lesson, free music theory lessons, guitar tutorial, key signatures, Kris Petersen, learn guitar, learn music, minor keys, minors explained, music theory, music tutorial, relative key, relative keys, relative major minor keys, relative minor, relative minor keys, the Lick Factory

There’s a little bit of confusion surrounding relative keys. In this theory lesson we explore the in’s and out’s and

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How to Practice Scales for the Guitar

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 Kris Petersen 0 Comment acoustic guitar lesson, electric guitar lesson, free guitar lesson, guitar scales, how to solo, Kris Petersen, learn guitar, practice guitar, practice guitar scales, Practice Scales, solo on guitar, the Lick Factory

One of the things that every musician must do is practice scales. There are many different thought processes and methods

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Picked to Pieces 

Picked to Pieces #7 – Stupid Boy

February 26, 2014March 11, 2014 Kris Petersen Acoustic Sessions, factory, free guitar lesson, Guitar lesson, Keith Urban, learn guitar, lick, Picked to Pieces, solo, stupid boy, thelickfactory

Picked to Pieces – Stupid Boy Transcript: Why this song? There were a couple of reasons. First one being that

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