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		<title>How 3 Rings Can Improve Your Guitar Playing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we focus on something very important for guitar players of all levels.

What’s really interesting about this important topic is that it is rarely discussed. And surprisingly, even when guitarists learn about it, it’s usually cast aside as one of those things to do later. The main reason for this is because most guitarists underestimate just how powerful this simple thing is. Once guitarists try it, they notice consistent improvement in their playing.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips to Learn Guitar on Your Own Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[basic scales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basic strumming patterns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bottle-neck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finger memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good guitar method book]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[guitar music theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guitar practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guitar Scales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To wrap up this 3-part series, we will look at three additional tips that will help you to learn the guitar on your own.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips to Learn Guitar on Your Own Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2014 20:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In part 1 of this series, we looked at three important tips to get you learning to play the guitar quickly.  Now let's continue with some additional and equally important tips.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips to Learn Guitar on Your Own Part 1</title>
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		<comments>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/play-guitar/10-tips-to-learn-guitar-on-your-own-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve decided it’s time to learn to play guitar. You’ve put it off for long enough.

Now that you are ready, the big question you have is: “what's the best way to learn guitar on your own?”

The good news is there are many effective ways to learn guitar on your own. The bad news is there are many, many ways that you can waste your valuable time.]]></description>
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		<title>Lead Guitar Basics &#8211; How to Learn Guitar Solos Fast Part 1</title>
		<link>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/lead-guitar/lead-guitar-basics-how-to-learn-guitar-solos-fast-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/lead-guitar/lead-guitar-basics-how-to-learn-guitar-solos-fast-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lead Guitar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my 20+ years of teaching guitarists of all levels, I've consistently found that most guitarists make learning new songs and guitar solos way harder than it needs to be. This of course means it takes most guitar players way too long to learn songs.

In this tutorial, we look at an accelerated learning technique for learning guitar solos faster.]]></description>
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		<title>How Major Chords are Built on Guitar Part 2</title>
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		<comments>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/guitar-theory/how-major-chords-are-built-on-guitar-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[guitar chord theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guitar Chords]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that you know how major chords are built, we will look at how to apply the formulas to actual chord fingerings on the guitar.
Major chords are built by taking the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes from the major scale.]]></description>
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		<title>How Major Chords are Built on Guitar Part 1</title>
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		<comments>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/guitar-theory/how-major-chords-are-built-on-guitar-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A triad is a chord that contains three different notes.

To understand how chords are built, we return to the major scale.

Take the first, third and fifth notes from the C major scale and you will have a C major chord.]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Your Own Guitar Solos: From Scale to Solo</title>
		<link>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/lead-guitar/creating-your-own-guitar-solos-from-scale-to-solo/</link>
		<comments>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/lead-guitar/creating-your-own-guitar-solos-from-scale-to-solo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating your own guitar solos is tons of fun and can become extremely addicting.

For many beginning improvisers though, going from a scale fingering to a full-blown guitar solo seems like a mysterious, confusing and daunting task.

In this article we are going to remove some of this mystery. But before we get started, we need to clear something up…]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Sus 4 Chord and How is it Played on Guitar?</title>
		<link>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/guitar-theory/what-is-a-sus-4-chord-and-how-is-it-played-on-guitar/</link>
		<comments>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/guitar-theory/what-is-a-sus-4-chord-and-how-is-it-played-on-guitar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guitar Chords]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've probably seen the chord symbol D sus 4 in many popular guitar songs. But what does this really mean?

Let's start by looking at what a chord really is.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Guitar Music Theory Destroy Music for Pleasure?</title>
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		<comments>http://guitaraccelerator.com/blog/guitar-theory/can-guitar-music-theory-destroy-music-for-pleasure-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don J MacLean]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you really understand guitar music theory and how to apply music theory to guitar, are you forced to analyze everything you listen to, or can you shut it off whenever you want?]]></description>
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