Learning barre chords (also know as bar chords) can be an extremely frustrating process for guitar players. Luckily these technical barriers can be overcome with a little bit of knowledge! I’m going to show you that knowledge in this post. This knowledge comes from years of teaching guitar barre chords for beginners. What are guitar […]
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You might be a beginner guitar player, and if so you’re going to encounter chords, which means you’ll also encounter chord charts! If you’re in that boat then this tutorial is for you. You’re going to learn how to read guitar chord charts like a boss. Reading Guitar Chord Charts This is a guitar chord
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Are you looking for a major scale system that allows you to visualize the fretboard easily? Do you want to master the fretboard, and create awesome leads on the spot? Then I’ve got good news for you… You’re going to learn the 3 notes per string major scale patterns. These patterns make it easy to
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Are you thinking about picking up the guitar? If so, I applaud you! The guitar is an amazing instrument, and you won’t regret learning it! There is quite a list of things to know before learning the guitar, so read through this list to make sure the guitar is the right fit for you! 1.
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Are you looking to swap out your standard scale length guitar for a multiscale? If so, you better check out this list of multiscale guitar pros and cons, and make sure a multiscale guitar is right for you! Let’s dive in. Simple Research Study Before writing this post I decided to ask a Facebook group
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After teaching and playing guitar for many years, I decided to put together this checklist of things every guitarist should know. Putting together this list was very subjective, though, so I decided to ask a Facebook group for their input as well. And it turns out… There are lots of things every guitarist should know,
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I was checking out a forum the other day, and someone asked “do you need a capo for guitar?” There are many situations where you need a capo for guitar. You especially need a capo for songs that are written originally with a capo. Do better understand this, let’s identify the purpose of a capo.
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Everyone wants to shred guitar. I mean, who wouldn’t want to after watching players like Joe Satriani, Guthrie Govan, and Tosin Abasi? The good news is shredding is a highly achievable technique, and it starts with some simple exercises and best practices. There are lots of shred guitar exercises on the web, but start by
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“Picking technique” is a term that gets thrown around a lot in the guitar community. It’s definitely something you need to understand if you want to improve your guitar picking accuracy and speed. As a general rule guitar picking technique explains what you can do with your picking hand to optimize for picking accuracy. You’ll
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Today you’re going to learn 10 easy jazz guitar chords. These guitar chords are commonly found in jazz standards and regularly used in other jazz compositions. After you’ve gone through this guitar lesson you’ll have a relatively diverse set of chords to use for your jazz guitar playing. Most of these chords are based around
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