guitar hacks
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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 Rootless Lydian Pentatonic Scale (Easy)
This is a great one to easily generate a Lydian sound over a major 7 chord by using none other…
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How to Solo Using One Scale Pattern (Part 1)
This is something that a lot of players dismiss because they think they must learn 5 or 7 patterns for…
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Hack #13: Blues Scales: Start with Mixolydian
This is an excerpt from 25 Guitar Scale Hacks, check out the full eBook here. If you’re getting into blues…
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How to Unlock Arpeggio Patterns Using Scales
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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5 Radical Ways to Challenge Yourself on Guitar
As guitarists, we tend to get comfortable with our playing at a certain level and not venture out of our…
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Fretboard Motion: The Warp Zone (Part 3)
In this series, we’re taking a look at what I like to call, ‘fretboard motion’, which is ways of moving…
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Guitar Hacks: Learn Triads Faster
Triads are incredibly useful on guitar, not only for building chords and arpeggios, but for soloing too, and especially soloing…
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6 Tips for Learning Music Theory on Guitar
Music theory is still somewhat of a mystery for a lot of guitarists, but most have that nagging feeling that…