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Altered Tunings DADGAD

How to Solo in Altered Tunings

December 21, 2016April 21, 2025

If you’ve ever tried to solo in an altered tuning, you probably came unstuck or ran out of ideas pretty […]

Mental Stuff Music Theory

How to Memorize Musical Formulas and Theory

December 20, 2016April 21, 2025

If you’re struggling to remember musical formulas, or if you’re at, or have ever been to, Music College, it’s probably […]

Modes

How to Get Fluid with the Modes

December 16, 2016April 21, 2025

If you’ve learned the modes using the parent scale method, which we went into in depth in this article, you […]

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Guitar Insight YouTube

4 Guitar Lessons Worth Watching on YouTube

December 16, 2016April 21, 2025

I didn’t learn the bulk of my guitar knowledge from YouTube, but every now and again I come across a […]

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Modes Steve Vai

Modal Phrasing – Steve Vai Style

December 2, 2016April 21, 2025

When you start using the modes, it can be a little tricky to get a handle on phrasing and avoid […]

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Arpeggios Steve Morse

Steve Morse Style Alternate Picking Arpeggios

November 25, 2016April 21, 20254 Comments

If you’re a fan of Steve Morse’s playing, one of his most prominent techniques is alternate picking arpeggios instead of […]

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Arpeggios Guitar Hacks

How to Use String Pairs to Simplify Arpeggios and Scales

November 23, 2016April 21, 2025

I’m a big fan of ideas like this that reduce thinking and allow you to come up with some great […]

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Shred Guitar Sweeping

How to Finally Master Sweep-Picking

November 22, 2016April 21, 2025

If you’re an intermediate level, or even advanced guitarist, sweep picking is probably one of those techniques you feel you […]

Tone

Great Guitar Tone: The Essentials

November 21, 2016April 21, 2025

Big thanks to guitartricks.com and Alex Brice for this excellent beginner’s guide to getting a great guitar tone. Here I’ve […]

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Melodic Minor

The Simplest Way to Solo Over Anything (Part 3)

November 18, 2016April 21, 2025

If you haven’t already, check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this series of posts as they relate to […]

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