Adding extra notes to a chord adds new colours to the sound. Sus (suspended) and Add chords get used all the time in music.

Power chords are mostly used in Rock & Metal music also in other styles too. Let me show you the theory behind them & how to play them.

E Major Scale, open position, 1 octave scale. Great to know to add melodies, passing notes and riffs to your guitar playing.

1 Octave open position D Major Scale. Great to learn this and tie it in with the D Major Chord so add colour and runs to your chords.

Alternate Picking uses 3 different types of motions. 1 outside string picking, 2 same string picking and 3 inside string picking.

Looking at a 1 octave A major scale starting on the root note of the open position chord.

Let's look at a one octave G major scale. Starting on the root note on the G major scale.

Learn to play a 1 octave C major scale in open position. I'll also show you how a chord is a summary of the scale you are playing.

The makeup of the Major Scale. Using the easiest way possible I can to explain it without getting too bogged down in theory.