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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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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What is PIMA? | PIMA Guitar Meaning & Fingers

Learn what PIMA means on guitar, and how it can improve your fingerstyle playing. Master the art of PIMA for a richer and more dynamic sound. What is PIMA? If you’re getting started with fingerstyle guitar, whether it’s acoustic or classical guitar, you’ll likely encounter PIMA. PIMA allows guitarists to efficiently designate which finger should

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Easy PIMA Guitar Exercises (3 Patterns)

Check out these effective PIMA guitar exercises that will help you enhance your fingerpicking technique and take your playing to the next level. PIMA Guitar Fingers Recap Here’s the complete PIMA Guitar Meaning and Fingers lesson. PIMA Guitar Exercises and Basic Patterns Exercise 1: The Forward Roll Forward Roll PIMA Pattern: P-I-M-A Chord Used: D

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10 Best Hybrid Picking Exercises (PDF and Tab)

Looking to improve your hybrid picking technique? Check out these effective hybrid picking exercises to enhance your skills and take your guitar playing to the next level. Hybrid picking exercises PDF My favorite hybrid picking exercises book The best hybrid picking guitar book is Hybrid Picking Lines and Licks for Guitar by Gustavo Assis-Brasil. It’s

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