How to Improve Your Guitar Memory with the Two “A” Words

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So whether you are trying to learn a new chord, scale or even some guitar theory; today we will look at something you can start using right now to improve your guitar memory and learn guitar faster.

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What is a Sus 4 Chord and How is it Played on Guitar?

D sus 4 guitar chord fingering diagram

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.

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Lead Guitar Solos: 5 Tips for Creating Your Own Unique Guitar Solos

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How to Solo on Guitar. One of the biggest questions I get from guitar students is, “How do I get my own style?” Here are 5 tips for getting started on creating your own unique guitar style.

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Can Guitar Music Theory Destroy Music for Pleasure?

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?

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Lead Guitar Technique: How to Break Free from Pentatonic Scales to Create Your Own Cool Guitar Solos Part 1

A minor pent vs A minor scale fingerings

Making the transition from soloing with pentatonic scales to major and minor scales can be tricky. Today we will look at an easy first step to adding major and minor scales into your soloing.

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Busting the Guitar Music Theory Myth: If I Learn Too Much Theory, It Will Cramp My Style and Creativity

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This is one of the biggest myths in music.

Some guitarists use it as an excuse for being lazy, while others genuinely believe that learning guitar music theory will somehow stifle their creativity and destroy their style and originality. It’s time for the truth…

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Guitar Theory: Can it Give You an Extra 2 Free Hours of Guitar Time Each Week?

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If you are like most guitar players, your biggest challenge is finding enough time to play guitar. Everyone is starved for time. There just never seems to be enough time in the day to get everything done – even before you grab your guitar!

What if there was a way to improve your guitar playing while you were away from the guitar?

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