The Most Popular Strumming Pattern In The World
This might be the most widely-used strumming pattern in popular music — and a must-know from any collection of strumming patterns. Once you learn it,…
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Guitar Fretboard Notes: Introduction to the Guitar Fretboard
Understanding guitar fretboard notes is a big step forward for any guitarist. Once you get this under your fingers, you’ll start seeing the fretboard differently…
Adding Chromatic Passing Tones to Your Guitar Solos
Once you’ve got a pentatonic scale under your fingers and you’re starting to build phrases with it, the next step in your guitar solo lessons…
Open E Tuning for Slide Guitar: How to Tune & Where Your Chords Live
Open E is one of the classic tunings for slide guitar, used by everyone from Duane Allman to Derek Trucks. Like other open tunings, it…
Dear Mr Fantasy Chords
“Dear Mr Fantasy” by Traffic (Steve Winwood) is one of those songs that sounds impressive but only uses three main chords: A, G, and D.…
Shuffle Strum Pattern for Blues Guitar
The shuffle strum is one of those things that separates blues guitar from everything else. It’s that lopsided, bouncy rhythm you hear in pretty much…