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Improvisation Melodic Soloing Soloing Soloing Over Chord Changes

The Memorization Trap

January 23, 2019April 21, 20252 Comments

By far the quickest way to get stuck in a rut with your guitar playing is the memorization trap. What […]

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How to Learn Guitar F.A.S.T.

January 19, 2019April 21, 20251 Comment

Apologies for the clickbait title, I couldn’t think of a better one and besides, I believe this post will help […]

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The Reason Intermediate Guitarists Don’t Progress

January 11, 2019April 21, 2025

This leads on from what I was talking about in a previous article but it applies more specifically to intermediate […]

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From Multiple Scales to Multiple Chords

January 10, 2019April 21, 2025

A couple of days ago we looked at How to Easily Learn Multiple Scale Patterns in parallel using just three […]

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How to Unlock Arpeggio Patterns Using Scales

January 8, 2019April 21, 20252 Comments

This was a real eye-opener for me as I’d never been a fan of learning those ‘etude’ style arpeggio shapes, […]

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The Best Practice Advice You’ll Get Today

January 7, 2019April 21, 2025

The difference between being good at guitar and being great at guitar is a chasm that seems impassable to most. […]

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How to Easily Learn Multiple Scale Patterns

December 19, 2018April 21, 2025

This might not be everyone’s cup of tea but if at some point you want to get into jazz or […]

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Pentatonics Pro – All 330 Pentatonic Scale Combinations

October 17, 2018April 21, 2025

Pentatonics Pro is a side project I’ve been working on for a while now which involved mapping out the 330 […]

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How to Play Flowing Eric Clapton Style Pentatonic Lines

October 12, 2018April 21, 2025

There’s no doubt about it, Eric Clapton is possibly one of the most influential guitarists of all time and while […]

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The Missing Link Between Open Chords and Barre Chords (Part 1)

September 25, 2018April 21, 2025

I see this a lot with beginners and experienced guitarists alike. Most of us start out by learning a selection […]

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