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The Ultimate Electric Guitar Buying Guide
Buying an electric guitar is one of the most exciting purchases you’ll ever make — and one of the easiest to get wrong. There’s a…
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…
Sunshine of Your Love Riff: Solo Fill Riffs for the Chorus (Part 3)
We’ve built the foundation. We’ve added embellishment. Now comes the payoff. Part 3 is where you learn the solo fill riffs that live in the…
The Ultimate Acoustic Guitar Buying Guide
Buying an acoustic guitar when you don’t know what you’re looking for can feel like walking into a car dealership blindfolded. There’s a lot of…
Cool Acoustic Guitar Riffs in C Major / A Minor
Let’s talk about something simple that sounds beautiful. Acoustic riffs in C major and A minor. This is first position stuff, the diatonic scale laid…