Miles Halter

Hey, I'm Miles, your guitar instructor here at Guitarfluence. I've played guitar since I was 8 years old, and I've taught privately since age 18. I am devoted to simplifying guitar for the masses, and sharing my passion for music as a whole.

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25 Unique Gift Ideas for Your Guitar Teacher (Free & Paid)

Looking for the perfect gift for your guitar teacher? Check out our article for a variety of unique and thoughtful gift ideas that will show your appreciation and make their teaching experience even better. Guitarfluence is dedicated to improving your guitar skills and guitar education. To do this, we often partner with companies that share …

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9 Best Advanced Guitar Techniques for Solos, Riffs, and More

Discover 9 advanced guitar techniques that will take your playing to the next level. These techniques will help you unlock your full potential and become a true guitar virtuoso. I love advanced guitar techniques. They’ve made me push myself on the guitar, and they’ve given me technical freedom to compose and improvise at a level …

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5 Best Advanced Guitar Books for Every Serious Guitarist

Explore this comprehensive guide to advanced guitar books, featuring expert recommendations and book sneak peaks. Unlock new techniques, master complex chords, and elevate your playing with these essential resources. We all have a Hal Leonard guitar book or 2 lying around, and it probably caters to a beginner or intermediate guitar player. And since you’re …

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What is Hybrid Picking? | Easy Guitar Lesson

Learn all about hybrid picking, a guitar technique that combines both pick and fingerstyle playing. Discover the benefits, techniques, and famous guitarists who use this versatile approach to create unique sounds and enhance their playing skills. What Is Hybrid Picking? Hybrid picking is a guitar technique combining the use of both the pick and fingers …

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10 Legendary Intermediate Guitar Solos

Looking to take your guitar skills to the next level? Check out this article on intermediate guitar solos, where we break down techniques and show you legendary solos that will wow any audience. If you’re looking for intermediate guitar solos that are: Then you’re in the right place. Let’s check them out! 1. The Eagles …

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Acoustic Guitar Licks: 5 Easy Licks (Tabs + PDF)

Learn how to play 5 easy acoustic guitar licks with this in-depth guide. Enhance your skills and impress your audience with these captivating licks. Here’s the accompanying video lesson. Subscribe if you love guitar licks! 5 Acoustic Guitar Licks Tab and Notation Lick 1: Acoustic guitar lick 1 is a simple, but useful and popular …

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10 Best String Skipping Exercises

Improve your guitar skills with these effective string skipping exercises. Enhance your technique and dexterity while mastering the art of skipping strings. I love string skipping. Why? It’s a technique that allows us as guitar players to access notes, arpeggios, chords, and phrases that are otherwise difficult to execute. Afterall, notes overlap on the guitar, …

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Free Shawn Lane Tab | Brilliant Diminished Guitar Lick

Looking for a Shawn Lane tab? This simple diminished guitar lick will expand your repertoire and help you start to understand Shawn Lane’s unique style. Diminished Arpeggio Shawn Lane Tab Shawn lane liked to use 3-notes-per-string diminished patterns. Diminished patterns and licks are very simple to create due to how simple diminished harmony is. The …

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