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Peter Green's Magic Scale
November 21, 2020
Put some Green into your blues with the minor pentatonic major 6 scale.
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John Coltrane’s Undeniable Improvisations
November 14, 2020
Guitarists can learn a lot by dissecting the art of articulation.
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Don’t Sleep on the Mixolydian Mode
November 7, 2020
Learning how to add Mixolydian flavors into your playing can be a quick way to expand your vocabulary or get out of a rut!
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Learn to Love Your Arpeggios
October 31, 2020
No matter the context, the arpeggio is the easiest and clearest way to outline harmony. I’ll prove it.
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Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s Stinging Blues
October 24, 2020
Watson was a pivotal influence on Frank Zappa, Etta James, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, among others.
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Intro to Hybrid Picking
October 17, 2020
Corey Congilio breaks down how to get the most out of a pick-and-fingers attack.
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Pump Up Your Picking
October 10, 2020
Quick exercises to get your fretting and picking hands playing together!
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Hendrix Rhythms Made Easy
October 3, 2020
Understanding Hendrix’s rhythm guitar style will help you create new, exciting guitar parts that add momentum to the song.
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Rethinking the Blues Scale
September 19, 2020
There’s way more than blues-rock fodder buried in the crevices of the most overused scale in music.
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Blues Arpeggio Tricks
September 12, 2020
A simple half-step slide is all it takes to spice up those vanilla arpeggios.
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I Transcribed a Lick. Now What?
September 5, 2020
Even on the simplest of phrases, there’s still work to be done.
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Pentatonic Escape Routes
August 29, 2020
Don’t be a prisoner of the pentatonic box. Time to break out!
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Grateful Dead-Style Solo Tricks
August 22, 2020
Learn how to connect triads in the style of Grateful Dead legends Jerry Garcia and John Mayer.
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Marc Ribot’s Inside-Out Licks
August 8, 2020
Dig into the style of a bona fide downtown-jazz legend who can meld rock, blues, and Cuban music without ever breaking a sweat.
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The Building Blocks of the Blues
August 1, 2020
A back-to-basics approach to crafting a 12-bar solo.
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The Beginner’s Guide to Mini-Scales
July 25, 2020
Colorful note groupings can bend the ear of the listener—and spark creativity in your own playing.
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Cheap Tricks That Make You Sound Fast!
July 18, 2020
Learn how to not only ramp up your technique, but how to use it effectively.
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Scott Joplin’s Sweet Syncopations
July 4, 2020
Investigating the style of one of ragtime’s biggest names will undoubtedly improve your fingerstyle technique.
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