Play Guitar Like a Horn Player
April 9, 2021
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Learn a Harmonized Blues Scale – Easy and Fun! My inspiration for this column is from Rich Severson, guitarist, and host of GuitarCollege.com. Rich is
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The Golden Age of Guitar Instruction
April 2, 2021
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YouTube and the internet could be considered the golden age for guitar and music instruction –– so much content for no cost-but where do you
“I Will Follow You Into The Dark”: Learn a Strum Pattern
March 26, 2021
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There’s a lot to learn from this tune by Death Cab for Cutie. A link to the video is below for reference. I’m not going
Alligators & Lizards Part 2
March 19, 2021
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Let’s go to the videotape! For this column, I made two short videos demonstrating “free playing” over a loop of GMaj7 – Dmaj7, the main
Alligator Lizards in the Air–Flying Over “Ventura Highway”
March 10, 2021
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Steve Shelton explains how to pick up our guitars and immediately start shredding along with the famous song “Ventura Highway.”
“Blackbird”: Learning the 10th Interval
February 24, 2021
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Start With a Major or Minor Third In my last post, we looked at “Brown Eyed Girl,” a song where intervals of major or minor
“Brown Eyed Girl”: The Classic Riff Explained
February 11, 2021
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Expand your soloing by learning the concept behind this classic riff. You’ve heard lots of songs with guitars playing melodies or solos not just on
Another Hendrix Chord?
February 5, 2021
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The Hendrix Chord: E7#9 Lots of guitarists call the 7#9 chord – the “Hendrix” chord, after the legendary Jimi Hendrix who employed it often, but
Try Some of Our Fine Arpeggios
January 28, 2021
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Lots of students learn scales and can get them running up and down in short order. Arpeggios are key notes from scales that are used
Plays Well With Others
January 21, 2021
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Let’s take a break from all that chord chemistry and talk about something practical (and musical) when playing with another guitarist or keyboard player. I’ve
