Alternate picking is the most common and efficient way to play notes on individual strings. To get started with this guitar technique we will look at a basic and very effective alternate picking exercise.
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Have you ever seen chord symbols in sheet music like D/F# or G/B and wonder what they mean?
Well in today’s post we will demystify slash chords.
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Today we look at additional ways to practice the Hirajoshi scale, a chord vamp that you can use to practice soloing with this scale, and we will look at creating your own guitar solo with this scale.
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In today’s lesson, we will look at a cool Japanese minor pentatonic scale you can add to your guitar soloing toolkit.
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For the upcoming Labour Day Weekend I thought I would give you a fun alternate picking song to play.
It’s a piece by J. S. Bach.
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Does it sometimes feel like you are trying to play guitar with boxing gloves on? Well, if you’re suffering from what I call Boxing Glove Syndrome (BGS), here’s one simple and effective cure…
Today we are going to look at a simple and effective finger stretching and flexibility exercise.
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