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A Funky Blues Jam Track

I am feeling a little blue today, having just brought two of my boys back from visiting the dentist (ouch!) and a little funky, seeing as this is my first ...
Video Guitar Lesson – The “Oldies” Chord Progression [8.19]

Some chord progressions you have heard for years and will continue to hear years from now. Such is the case with the venerable I-vi-IV-V progression (read "1-6-4-5" progression). I call ...
Guitar Finger Nail Care and Shape – Lesson Video [08.13]

Sometimes the simple things can prevent you from playing guitar well if not payed attention to. This is certainly the case with fingernail care and shape for guitarists. Learn the ...
Guitar Warm Up for Left Hand Technique – Guitar Lesson Video [08.12]

Do your fingers come far off the guitar neck when you play? The following warm-up exercise is one of the best I know of to cure this bad ...
The “Secret” Pentatonic Patterns – Daily Video Guitar Lesson [08.11]

Most Blues and Rock guitarists play the Minor Pentatonic scale using just two patterns that cover the entire neck. Learn them in this video guitar lesson. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfLXYmnEzw The ...

Drop D Tuning – 10 Famous Guitar Riffs02 Jul 2010

Drop D Tuning is likely the most popular alternate tuning for guitar. It is often associated with modern hard rock bands and easy one-finger 'power chords'. However, in the following guitar lesson you will see that this tuning has been used by well known band for decades and has more to offer than ...

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Guitar Style To Focus On? [POLL]

This poll question would be one of the hardest for me, personally, to answer: If you had to focus on one Guitar Style, which would that be? Choosing a favorite guitar style is as difficult for me ...1 comment
Essential Guitar Theory – Chromatic Numbering

When I first started taking guitar lessons, I was anxious to understand the explanations provided in the different guitar magazines I was reading at the time. There was a language being used that I did ...12 comments