How to Add Variety to Your Guitar Solos with a Cool Japanese Minor Pentatonic Scale Part 2

A Hirajoshi in groups of 4

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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Simple and Effective Guitar Flexibility and Finger Stretching Exercise

stretching exercise diagram 3

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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How Long Does it Take to Create a New Guitar Practice Habit?

How Long Does it Really Take to Create New Guitar Habits?

Are you just about to get started on guitar and wonder how long it will take you to get into a regular guitar practice habit?

Or have you been playing for a while but are not practicing enough, or consistently and wonder how long it will take to create new and better practice habits?

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