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Summertime Chord Melody Guitar Lesson: 2 Levels, Simple to Lush
Play Summertime as a chord melody two ways: shell chords in the gaps of the melody, then fuller voicings that hold the melody on…
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Beautiful Guitar Chords: Simple Ideas That Make Any Shape Sound Lush
Move one shape while the open strings ring, keep a note on top, spread your triads, dress up a song you love, and learn…
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Melodic Minor Scale Guitar: Hear It, Play It, Then Use It in 5 Steps
The melodic minor is A minor with two notes changed. Hear its color, use it over three kinds of chords, learn it in five…
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Neo Soul Chord Progressions: 5 Lush Loops and the Devices Inside
Five lofi and neo soul progressions, each built on one device: a diminished chord for a dominant, one note on top, chromatic chords, borrowed…
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Lofi Guitar Beats: Turn Two Simple Chords Into a Loop in 5 Levels
Start with just D flat and F minor, then add space, arpeggios, a third chord and a C7 sharp 9, one level at a…
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12 Bar Blues Guitar: Learn the Form, Then Make It Jazz in 5 Levels
Start with the good old-fashioned 12-bar blues in F, then add ii-Vs, tritone subs, a bebop blues and target points, one level at a…
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How to Play Guitar by Ear: 5 Levels to Play What You Hear
Close the gap between what you hear in your head and what your hands play, with five levels that start in C major.
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How to Play Fast on Guitar: 5 Tricks I Learned in New York
Relax into half time, drill a legato motion, slow lines down until you hear them, anticipate the changes and sync your two hands.
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Guitar Practice Routine: 6 Habits That Change Your Playing
Start with what you want to play, learn the notes, train the picking hand, and turn every exercise into music. Here’s the routine, step…
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How to Solo on Guitar: Turn One Scale Into Real Music
One scale, one restriction at a time: one string, one interval, one position, one subdivision. That’s how a C major scale starts sounding like…
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Guitar Triads: 6 Levels From One G Chord to Lush Little Fills
Start with three notes of G major, hear every inversion, spread it across the neck, then break it into two-note shapes you can actually…
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Shell Chords on Guitar: 4 Colors That Play Almost Any Song
Root, 3rd and 7th. Four shell chord colors from the 6th and 5th strings give you the harmonic foundation for almost any song, plus…
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One lick each from B.B. King, Clapton, Derek Trucks, Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer. Free from Rotem.