Guitar Lessons & Articles
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The Melodic Minor Scale — How John Scofield Uses It
The melodic minor scale has a reputation as advanced material. It shows up in jazz theory books after you’ve covered…
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The Only Modes You Actually Need to Know
Every guitarist reaches the modes eventually. Usually it goes something like this: you’re getting comfortable with the pentatonic scale, someone…
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7 Alternate Guitar Tunings Worth Exploring
Standard tuning is a compromise. It’s a tuning designed to make the guitar as versatile as possible across as many…
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Is the CAGED System Worth Learning?
The short answer is: it depends on what you do with it. The longer answer is what this article is…
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25 Guitar Hacks That Will Change the Way You Play
Most “guitar hacks” articles are about gear maintenance — pencil graphite in the nut slots, toothpicks in screw holes, that…
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The Guitar Hack No One Talks About (But Every Serious Player Needs)
Most guitarists spend years upgrading their instruments, pedals, amps, software, picks, strings, and even cables — but almost nobody upgrades…