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Most blues guitarists stick to the same three basic chords. You play them in the same positions, the same way, year after year. Your solos…
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Guitar Notes for Beginners: How the Fretboard Actually Works
Most beginner guitarists learn chords and scales without ever understanding the notes underneath them. And that’s fine for a while. But at some point, you…
How to Combine Major and Minor Blues Scales
The question comes up a lot — how do you combine major and minor scales when you’re soloing over the blues? It sounds complicated, but…
SRV Guitar Licks: Open E Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs (Part 2)
Now we’re getting to the good stuff, boys and girls. In part 1, we learned how chromatic notes connect through the pentatonic scale. Part 2…
Popular Chord Progressions for Guitar: The Ones You’ll Actually Use
Just a handful of chord progressions power most of the songs you hear on the radio and throughout music history. Understanding the most popular chord…
3/4 Strumming Pattern — How to Strum in Waltz Time
The triplet strum groups three even strokes into each beat instead of the usual two or four. It’s one of the trickiest strumming patterns to…