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Beginner
Guitar Lessons As a beginner, it's crucial you get
the right start to your guitar playing life. This section will guide
you through the all important foundations.
Guitar
Fretboard Lessons A good understanding of the
fretboard is essential if you're going to write your own music on
guitar, whether solos or entire songs. It makes learning chords, scales
and theory much easier.
Learn
Guitar Chords Don't just learn how to physically
play chords, learn their functions and unique qualities so you can
apply them more confidently in your own music.
Guitar
Chord Progressions Learn how to connect chords
together into something meaningful. From simple, three chord
progressions to more advanced functions such as "back door cadences".
Learn
Guitar Scales Many sites and books show you scale
patterns, but you also need to know how to harmonise scales
effectively. This section will help you connect scales with chords and
progressions.
Lead
Guitar Lessons If the guitar scales section is the
theory behind soloing, the lead section is the physical application of
that theory. Learn the many different ways of getting from one note to
the next.
Rhythm
Guitar Lessons Strumming, picking and chord changes
- this section will help you develop your timing for backing up the
vocals or lead and supporting the driving rhythm of a song.
Guitar
Theory Lessons Brings together your fretboard,
scale and chord knowledge into a "big picture" understanding of music
on guitar. Broaden your understanding of how music works.Also useful...
Guitar
Tuning Lessons Online tuners, alternate tunings and
tips for tuning up your guitar quickly and accurately.
Heavy
Metal Guitar Lessons If you're into metal, this
section will give you the focus you need to develop essential skills
and techniques that define the style.
Jazz
Guitar Lessons If you have a general understanding
of chords, scales and theory, this section will show you practical ways
to apply it in a jazz context.More to come...
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The Backdoor Progression Explained on Guitar
Learn how the backdoor progression works on guitar, including examples and visualisation exercises for using the back door progression in your songwriting.
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Working Out the Chords to a Song
I guess many of us guitar players have been in a situation in which friends expect us to play a song immediately (I do not mean the simple I-IV-V progression!).
Master Vibrato on Guitar the Easy Way
Learn how to apply vibrato on guitar expertly and master the guitar vibrato technique to make your solos really sing
Why learn the natural major and minor scales?
Hi! I have been playing guitar since about 6 years. Taking classes in Holland, with a strong focus on Latin music, especially Atahualpa Yupanqui (Argentina).
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Playing Minor Pentatonic Over Chord Progressions
When I am building a solo, say a blues solo in the key of A (e.g. A minor pentatonic?), do I play in the A scale over the whole progression or do I switch
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Guitar Pull Off Exercises for Faster Soloing
These guitar pull off exercises will help push your soloing speed to new levels. Learn how to apply pull offs effectively in your solos.
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Changing Direction When Sweep Picking
When descending on an arpeggio, I don't know the most efficient motion when turning the sweep in the other direction. Also, what is the most efficient
Why Doesn't the A Major Scale Begin with Open A?
I'm obviously a noob and I've started learning scales recently. In writing the A major scale, the first note, A, is the note played with the open A string,
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Different Pentatonic Scales for Guitar - Altered Pentatonics
Learn all the different pentatonic scales aside from major and minor and try them over the backing tracks.
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Guitar Interval Exercises - Intervallic Scale Movements
These guitar interval exercises will show you a different way to play scales and help you master any scale pattern
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