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Of all the instruments (outside of drums and percussion) guitar might be the one that tempts us the most to fudge on our music theory. Because we don’t really need it to play. In fact, there’s a lot you can accomplish on a guitar that requires little or no music theory...

Posted June 18, 2015

Have you ever tried to figure out the chords to a song and become overwhelmed by the sheer volume of chords available to you? And have you noticed that some chords sound better together than others, while some sound downright discordant together?

Posted June 11, 2015

I don’t want to say that the rhythm side of modern rock guitar is “easy,” but it’s probably not as difficult as you might think. Rock music is, generally, uncomplicated. Classical music, certain sub genres of bluegrass and advanced jazz (among others) are complex, but modern rock is actually quite simple...

Posted May 27, 2015

Have you ever launched into a song only to realize partway through that the melody was too high or too low for you to sing? Instead of straining your voice trying to hit those elusive notes, or scratching the song from your repertoire altogether, all you need to do is change the key you're playing in! 

Posted May 13, 2015

In this article we will delve into a few different “starter” guitar scales.

That’s not to say that you have to be a beginner in order to benefit from this material, but rather it gives you an opportunity to study select scales in a more narrow and focused manner...

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If you have been playing guitar for a little while, you've probably heard of natural harmonics, those shimmery, ethereal chiming notes that add contrast to a rhythm part, accent notes to a heavy riff, and create screaming divebombs. Harmonics can be heard in songs by bands like Yes, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and many others. U2 guitarist The Edge has based a considerable part of his trademark sound on natural harmonics.

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