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Scale Patterns Scales

How to Make Any Scale Pattern More Musical

November 7, 2017April 21, 2025

As guitarists, we tend to practice scales and scale patterns in a non-discriminate way; what I mean by this is […]

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Blues Improvisation Soloing Soloing Over Chord Changes

Blues Soloing Tricks: How to Use Multiple Scales in a 12-Bar Blues

November 2, 2017April 21, 2025

A lot of guitarists tend to waste their practice time due to lack of focus, organization and discipline, and most […]

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Fast Playing Picking Techniques

Why Every Guitarist Should Learn Misirlou

October 30, 2017April 21, 2025

The most famous rendition of this traditional song from the Eastern Mediterranean was Dick Dale’s surf rock version, though the […]

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Improvisation Slash

Keep It Simple with Slash’s Approach to Improvisation

October 23, 2017April 21, 2025

One of the great things about the advent of the internet for guitarists is the access you have to virtually […]

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Chords Scale Patterns Scales Soloing Over Chord Changes

Guitar Hacks: Making the Connection Between Chords and Scales

October 13, 2017April 21, 2025

This little guitar hack is particularly useful if you’re at that stage in your learning where you want to know […]

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Chord Inversions Chords Improvisation Jazz Guitar Soloing Soloing Over Chord Changes

Guitar Hacks for Soloing Over Complicated Chords

October 11, 2017April 21, 2025

If you’re comfortable soloing over major/minor and seventh chords, but things get a little shaky when you have to come […]

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Guitar Courses Udemy Guitar Courses

5 Udemy Guitar Courses You’ll Want to Check Out

October 5, 2017April 21, 2025

Udemy is fast becoming the go-to platform for online guitar courses, or online courses in just about anything for that […]

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How to Make a Living as a Guitarist

September 25, 2017April 21, 2025

I’ve had this one churning over in my mind for a while now and I’ve finally managed to gather my […]

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Improvisation Scale Patterns Scales Soloing

How to Simplify Any Scale and Improvise With It

September 21, 2017April 21, 2025

Let’s face it, improvisation of any kind on guitar is hard but if you work at it, you’ll be rewarded. […]

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Picking Techniques Pickslanting

How to Finally Master Downward Pickslanting

September 21, 2017April 21, 2025

Have you ever watched a Troy Grady video but didn’t really get it? I know I have. You’ll be surprised […]

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