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For questions about the terms used to describe music or the language used within the musical field. Questions about symbols should use the "notation" tag.
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What is the difference between a riff and a lick?
A riff is thematic. It serves as the main musical idea for a (section of a) song. Often it's repeated and developed, sometimes with variations, sometimes in different keys, but always recognizable a …
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Identify this chord: F# (bass) + C + E + A
It's an F#m7-5 (F# minor 7, flat 5), aka an F# half-diminished chord. It's the diatonic seventh chord built on the seventh degree of the G-major scale. In root position, it would be voiced F#-A-C-E. …
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What is "classical" guitar?
Your friend is oversimplifying things tremendously.
Classical Guitars vs. Steel-string Acoustics
To begin with, a modern classical guitar is an acoustic guitar strung with nylon strings (in the past …
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What does it mean to play in an 'arpeggiated' style on the guitar?
An arpeggio is simply a chord played one note at a time. So if you're playing in an arpeggiated style, then instead of strumming the chords, you'll play each note of the chord one at a time. You men …
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Sharp / Flat: Collectively known as property by what name?
Based on your question and the comment to left to Neil's answer, the term that seems to fit your needs most closely is accidental. That said, I'm not sure it's exactly what you want, and I'm not sure …
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What is the difference between "Solo" and "Improvisation"?
When a group of musicians is playing together, a solo is a portion of the song or concert that features one of the musicians in particular, be it the guitarist, the drummer, a sax player, etc. In a c …
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What is a secondary dominant chord?
As the other answers have said, a secondary dominant is a 7th chord that resolves to a chord other than the tonic. The classic example is a D7 chord in the key of C: the D7 resolves to G, which itself …
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