Chord shapes

Click on the links below to download chord shape charts in different keys as per the example above. Perfect for when you are working with our chord charts: Substitute chords in G Substitute chords in B Substitute guitar chords in A Substitute guitar chords in E Substitute guitar chords in D Substitute chords for the […]

10th anniversary prize draw terms and conditions

Prize Draw Terms and Conditions 1. The promoter is Musicademy Records Ltd (company no. 05597213) whose registered office is at Oak Tree House, Berry Lane, Chorleywood, Herts WD3 5EY UK. 2. Employees of Musicademy or their family members or anyone else connected in any way with the prize draw or helping to set up the […]

Strat upgrade part 1: Bare Knuckle pickups

I’ve had this early 80’s Tokai Strat for years now and I’ve been wondering what to do with it. The guitar itself felt great to play but the pickups were so-so. Some years back I put a Seymour Duncan Lil59 pickup in the bridge. It was ok, it gave much more punch but still didn’t […]

40% off our Play By Ear DVDs

40% off flash sale. Learn to play by ear, without sheet music or chord charts We are offering our Play By Ear DVD set at a huge 40% off until the end of May. The course teaches you how to play by ear as well as gain a deeper understanding of what you can do with […]

Free guitar lesson - Subsitute chords and tricks in C

Here’s a lesson taken from our Intermediate Acoustic Guitar Course. The course is available on DVD or as individual downloads – see trailer below. We’ve created cheat sheets like the one below for each of the keys where we teach substitute chords on the course.

Free lesson from the Intermediate Acoustic Guitar Course

This lesson, taken from Musicademy’s Intermediate Acoustic Worship Course DVDs starts to get into the real meat of the course as we take the chords further and look at cheats and substitutes in the key of C. As with other lessons we take it deeper with some licks and tricks that work well with ‘C’ shapes and […]