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April 13 | 2012

Seen The New Lesson Sections?

New Lesson Categories Available Now!

The Pursuit of Tone

Finding the perfect tone is an epic journey for every guitarist. A lot of trial and error goes into nailing down the sound you're really looking for and our Pursuit of Tone lesson section will help you minimize the error! Learn what defines great rock, country and blues guitar tones and how to utilize effects!

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Chords, Scales and Arpeggios

Chords, scales and arpeggios are the meat and bones of guitar playing. Whether it's nailing successful chord transitions, knowing the major & minor pentatonic scales or shredding a riff with a killer arpeggio, we've put together a great collection of lessons that will put you on the right track to mastering these concepts.

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The Art of Practice

We don't say practice makes perfect just to sell subscriptions, it really does! We've put together a helpful collection of lessons that will let you perfect the art of guitar playing with proven practice techniques. Learn the best way to warm up, build finger strength and much more!

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Jon Broderick
Founder and CEO
www.GuitarTricks.com

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The Core Learning System: Choose Your Path!

The Best Way to Stay On Track While Learning Guitar!

The Core Learning System has worked for thousands! Here's what some are saying:

"The Core Learning System really opened things up for me. (I started from the beginning as if I had never picked up a guitar before) Now, suddenly, I will be listening to a song and I know just what they are doing" -Bill, Hornell, NY

"I wanted full access so I could get into the Core Learning System and get going with learning to play the guitar." - Shawn, Massey, Washington

"I have been playing for a long time, but I am far from an advanced player. My skill level had stagnated for years until I discovered this. I have improved more in the last year than at any other time with the guitar." -Aaron, Napoleon, Ohio

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Free Lesson: Walking Fingers Warm-up

This lesson is from our new Art of Practice lesson section. In this exercise you're going to play two different notes on each string, and repeat them before moving on to the next string, which means 4 notes per string. Work with all of your fingers - the ring finger and pinky combination will probably be the most challenging - and also play it backwards all over the neck.

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Guitar Tricks 122: How-To Convey Emotion

Don't worry, we're not going all emo on you! Conveying emotion can be a challenging task for guitar players. Using bends you probably already know, Neal shows you how to take simple half-step bends and use them in a way that is mood-evoking.!

Tip of the Week: Pinch harmonic chord scrape

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The Evolution of Rock

Evolution of Rock

Trying to write something reasonable about the evolution of rock and roll is a daunting, if not impossible, task. Not that countless writers and historians haven’t tried over and over again. Just walk into a bookstore (provided you can actually find one these days) and wander over to the music section. You know where it is. You’ve spent time there; a lot of time. Walk your fingers down along the spines of the books and scan the titles. There are hundreds of titles espousing that inside the cover lays the ‘thing’, the history, the evolution as it were, of rock and roll.

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