These are posts that will add tremendous value to your guitar playing. Most of these posts include useful resources like tabs + notation, PDF’s, and audio.
This is an easy, but detailed 7th chords guitar tutorial. In this tutorial you’ll learn: Let’s dive in and play! What is a 7th chord? A seventh chord is made up of four notes: You can also think of it as a basic triad with an added seventh note on top. Types of 7th chords […]
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This is a simple yet detailed major scale guitar guide. In this lesson you’ll learn how to: Let’s check it out. What is the major scale? The major scale is the most important scale in Western harmony. It’s often called the “mother of all scales” because many other scales are built from it in popular
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Let’s learn how to memorize the guitar fretboard by looking at these easy fretboard memorization hacks. Make sure you memorize the open string names before you memorize any other notes on the guitar. Fretboard Memorization Starts with natural notes Memorize natural notes, and don’t focus on memorizing accidental notes (sharps and flats). You’ll be able
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Learning intervals on guitar is an important step for understanding scales, chords, and music theory as a whole. In this post, you’ll learn the names of guitar intervals, how to visualize their shapes on the fretboard, and a simple exercise to help you practice. And your bonus: Free PDFs are included! What is an interval?
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In this guitar lesson you’re going to learn 5 sweep picking tips for guitar! These tips are accompanied by an image that shows the sweep picking shapes that go along with each tip. Let’s dive straight in. 5 sweep picking tips summarized Tip 1: Start with 2 string sweeps The 1st tip I have for
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In this post, you’ll learn 5 easy tapping arpeggios that rock. Learning these arpeggios will help you: With that out of the way, let’s take a look at the 5 patterns. The 5 tapping arpeggios For each arpeggio, I’ll recommend one or more ways that you can use it for both written solos and improvised
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Today you’re going to learn about the 6 best guitar scales for soloing. Whether you’re a beginner looking to start playing guitar solos, or a seasoned player looking to refine your guitar skills, you’re in the right place. Now let’s dive into these scales. All 6 best guitar scales for soloing (tab and notation) Minor
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These are easy guitar licks, but they will still give you a good challenge, suitable for beginners playing electric or acoustic guitar. Some of the guitar techniques you’ll get to practice by playing these licks include: And if you don’t know them, I recommend taking a quick look at the 5 positions of A minor
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Want to easily visualize the fretboard and improvise like a pro? If so, you need to learn about 3 notes per string scales. 3 notes per string scale shapes helped me understand the fretboard, and gave me the freedom to improvise in any major key. So without further ado, let’s take a look at them.
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