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That Can Be Arranged: Chords That Keep On Giving
Effects

That Can Be Arranged: Chords That Keep On Giving

I tend to be a bit obsessive when working on a technique or concept and recently diminished harmony has been filling my time.

That Can Be Arranged: Farewell Tour
Lessons

That Can Be Arranged: Farewell Tour

Bill Piburn shares an original composition and discusses inspiration, non-root chords, passing tones, altered scale use, tonal shifts, chord substitution, chromatic bass lines and a Martin Taylor thumb technique

That Can Be Arranged: In Sync With Syncopation
Rhythm

That Can Be Arranged: In Sync With Syncopation

Syncopation or syncopated rhythm is any rhythm that puts emphasis on a beat or subdivision of a beat that is not usually emphasized.

That Can Be Arranged: Inspiration and Space
Lessons

That Can Be Arranged: Inspiration and Space

Bill Piburn discusses the development of his piece, "The Price," and the use of space

Away in a Manger Arranged for Guitar
Effects

Away in a Manger Arranged for Guitar

A traditional Christmas carol arranged for guitar

That Can Be Arranged: Trick or Tune
DIY

That Can Be Arranged: Trick or Tune

A new tune from Bill Piburn inspired by a haunted piano

That Can Be Arranged: 3 + 7 = Music
Effects

That Can Be Arranged: 3 + 7 = Music

Bill Piburn details how to use the third and sevenths of chords to open the fingerboard and allow the other fingers and strings freedom to play chord extensions