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May 8th
3 Fun Guitar Exercises to Perfect Your Timing
For this article I’ve picked out three fun exercises you can try and each of them target weaknesses that I frequently encounter with many of my intermediate guitar students’ rhythm playing.
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Apr 28th
Sweep Picking: The How Tos, What Fors, And Why Nots
Sweep picking is perhaps one of my favorite techniques to toy around with and among the most challenging skills to really nail down.
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Apr 25th
Pragmatic Guitar Soloing: Tips That Are Actually Useful
Whether you’re looking for information on developing technique or soloing approaches someone has probably posted something somewhere about it. But the truth is that none of that information on its own is going to make your solos better.
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Apr 22nd
Chords? Arpeggios? Harmony? What’s The Deal?
Chords, Arpeggios, and Harmonies and their place in the world.
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Apr 1st
The Ultimate Guitar Lesson
The lesson to end all lessons. The only lesson you’ll ever need. We bring you: The Ultimate Guitar Lesson!
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Mar 9th
A Tangent On Pentatonic Scales
The pentatonic scale has had a huge impact on how people look at the guitar and there is far from a shortage of opinions on the beloved scale flooding the internet. So join me in my attempt to make the scale seem as accessible as possible.
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Mar 3rd
Quite Possibly The Funnest Way To Practice Chords, Rhythm, And Scales
Some people have the self discipline to maintain, but I being the guy that I am I cannot stand doing the same thing over and over, so when I practice things like that it really only goes so far before I’m off to something else to keep myself amused.
So what’s the miracle solution to make practicing scales, chords, and everything more amusing than monotonous? Let’s break it down into steps.
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Feb 21st
Composing Guitar Music With Handicaps Round 3: Go Guitarless
When it comes to writing music for the guitar and handicaps I don’t know that there is any better way to handicap yourself than to write without the aid of an instrument.
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Jan 23rd
Rhythmic Brain Teasers: Fun with Scales and Metronomes
Yup, you read the title of this article correctly. I used the word “fun” along with the words “scale” and “metronome”. I think it is possible to have some fun with scale practice, it just takes a little imagination. If you find yourself getting a little bored with your scale practice, you can try some of these rhythmic brain teasers to keep things interesting.
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Jan 18th
How to Write Your First Chord Progression in 30 Minutes or Less
Writing Chord Progressions If you know your basic “CAGED” major chords and minor chords, and can switch quickly and easily between them, you’re ready to start writing your own chord progressions—which is the way that many guitarists begin writing their own original songs. Below you’ll find two simple steps for the skeleton of your first…
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