Effective Practice Methods For Guitar
One of the most interesting patterns in music is the diminished 7th chord and its related arpeggios and scales. This chord is symmetrical, built entirely of minor 3rds, and this provides some unique …
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When you are playing over any song or chord progression, the more options you have the better. If you know the fretboard well you can find the sound that you like best, and shift between positions …
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Music theory can be difficult to understand when you approach it from a "whole guitar" approach. I like to look at new scales, arpeggios etc. on a single string first. This helps me to wrap my …
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One great approach to getting to know the neck better is to break patterns up into small chunks. Those chunks can be moved around to help you better utilize different areas of the guitar neck. This …
You gotta learn your scales at some point. There is no shortcut and you just have to slog through them until the patterns feel natural to you. This video is a walk-through of one of my most used …
This lesson expands on the concept of the Big 3 patterns and grabs a 4 string chunk of each shape to make nice and comfortable arpeggio patterns. These patterns are very functional and can help you …
