Today's lesson is part 4 of a series diving into a single chord shape. I call it a chord anchor shape because I use these shapes to guide my soloing and rhythm playing around the fretboard. In this …
Arpeggio Progression Workout
Time to work out those fingers Welcome to another lesson! In this continuation of series on anchor shapes I look at chord progressions. By moving the arpeggio shape introduced in this series, …
Linking Minor Chords to Scale Patterns
Advanced players have ways of visualizing the guitar that make it simple to navigate. Once you reach higher levels of playing, the movements of chords become visually linked. Linking minor chords to …
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How to Practice Bending
Accurate bending is essential to creating amazing solos. How to practice bending is an interesting question, since it is not often addressed. Today I'm going to show you an approach to help you make …
Half Diminished – Four Chords In One
Half Diminished, Four Chords In One. Welcome to the 5th installment of the series "Exploring Chords". Today I dive into another type of seventh chord, the Half Diminished chord. This is an interesting …
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Learning To Improvise Over Chord Changes
Learning to improvise over chord changes is a long process! It is very challenging and can be exceedingly frustrating. The basic understanding of how to improvise is hard enough, then when you through …
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