Posted in Tips/Techniques on Jan 10th, 2008
For many budding guitarists just starting out, learning to play guitar means hours practice. The more you practice, the better you get. Right? How on earth could you learn guitar by not playing guitar. Seems like a contradiction in itself.
However, like many other activities in life, there is much more to […]
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Posted in Tips/Techniques on Dec 1st, 2007
Now that we feel relatively comfortable playing left handed and holding the guitar and we can make the major chords, A, B, C, D, E, F and G with the right hand, what about the left hand? How do I hold the pick? What type of strumming method do I use?
There is no particular technique […]
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Posted in Tips/Techniques on Oct 25th, 2007
Being diverse in your musical entourage will come easier once you have learned to play one or two instruments well. When it comes to playing the Spanish guitar, which is also called the classical guitar, it is always best to dedicate your time to learning it well, and then switching to other types of guitars […]
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Posted in Tips/Techniques on Sep 29th, 2007
How do you learn to play lead guitar? There are so many ways available now but not all of them are good at teaching you how to play lead guitar. You can take private lessons, you can teach yourself, you can attempt to learn utilizing written, do-it-yourself courses or Internet based courses-or you can purchase […]
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Posted in Tips/Techniques on May 27th, 2007
By Craig Bassett
To start off this guitar scales practice tip, let me ask you a quick question. When was the last time you learnt a guitar scale to mastery? What I mean “to mastery” is this…
- You can play the scale anywhere on your fretboard.
- You know exactly what each note of the […]
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