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3 Note Per String Scales Joe Satriani Scale Patterns Scales

A Quick Way to Add Chromatics to 3NPS Scales

September 17, 2017April 21, 2025

If you’re a fan of three-note-per-string (3NPS) scales, and have gotten all the patterns down, you might want to add […]

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5 Radical Ways to Challenge Yourself on Guitar

September 15, 2017April 21, 2025

As guitarists, we tend to get comfortable with our playing at a certain level and not venture out of our […]

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3 Ways to Get Out of a Scales Rut

September 7, 2017April 21, 2025

Most guitarists get stuck in a scales rut sooner or later; this is somewhat due to learning patterns which, because […]

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Guitar Hacks Guitar Tips

5 Quick Tips to Play Faster and Better Right Now

August 27, 2017April 21, 2025

While playing fast for the sake of it is probably not a worthwhile pursuit on guitar, once you’re over 17, […]

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Ear Training

Why You Should Be Working Stuff Out By Ear

August 20, 2017April 21, 2025

While you might have been dazzled into thinking that phenomenal technique and a mastery of music are a fundamental part […]

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Soloing Over Chord Changes Like a Sax Player

August 20, 2017April 21, 2025

It’s no secret that your average saxophone player is light-years ahead of your average guitarist when it comes to improvisation; […]

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Teach Yourself Guitar

10 Tips to Teach Yourself Guitar Effectively

August 16, 2017April 21, 2025

Out of the 20 something years I’ve been playing guitar, I’ve had lessons for about 3 of those, so I’m […]

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How to Groove on Guitar

August 15, 2017April 21, 2025

While using a metronome to get your timing down is an essential part of being able to play guitar well, […]

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Chords Key Signatures

5 Steps to Knowing Which Chords Are In Any Key

July 26, 2017April 21, 2025

When you come to write your own material as a solo artist, band member, composer, or anything else, you’re going […]

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Blues Soloing Tricks: The Versatile 6

July 26, 2017April 21, 2025

Continuing our series on blues soloing tricks, we look at how to use the different intervals in blues playing, we […]

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