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Guitar players face numerous challenges when starting out and three of them are 1/ knowing your chord shapes, 2/ how they fit together, and 3/ how to make music with them. To learn how to do the three things all at once have a look here at the Using Moveable Chords lesson

A lot of guitarists find that coming up with their own unique style of playing is difficult. However, it need not be difficult if you follow the imitate, assimilate, innovate rule. Click here to learn more Developing Your Own Guitar Playing Style

Many guitarists think learning simple melodies is a waste of time, but the benefits of doing this is not only fun, but your song writing, soloing, and general musicianship will improve so much you will feel it going through the roof in no time. Click the link to get started Learning Simple Melodies

A big frustration among many guitarists is that they complain their solos sound like scales. Have you ever complained of this problem before? If so, you need to read the Do Your Solos Sound Like Scales article right now.

Many things separate professional players from amateur players, but one of the biggest ones is the use of dynamics. Dynamics quite often relate to volume, like that of your strumming or picking getting louder or softer. Great soloists use dynamics to build solos up to a climax, while releasing to wind back into the vocal…

Why do guitar students have to learn scales?  They mutter that scales are boring to practice, or they would rather play songs, etc.  But knowing your scales can get you to the next skill level very quickly by improving two hand co-ordination, speed picking, tone, and even improve your ear.  There are many more benefits of learning scales that are too…

In the 1960s the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery made the playing of octaves famous, then during the 1970s jazz/funk/blues guitarist George Benson took what Wes had done and took it a step further.  Since then many others have taken what George was doing and taken that a step further as well, and so it goes…

Many guitar players are fascinated by the twin guitar solos played by Thin Lizzy, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, and the Allman Brothers to name a few. Many rock bands have included twin guitar solos in their songs because it adds something special to the music when used well, and many bands have made it a…

This lesson is another rhythm guitar part that can be heard often – playing a shuffle strum with a fill inserted into the line to make it more exciting. Do you know when to insert a fill into your rhythm guitar playing? Or what type of fills to play? If not, then download the attached…

I have been saying this for a long time now, playing quality rhythm guitar is a lost art these days. It is what we have to do around 95% of the time when playing in a band or jamming with friends, but not many players are good at it. So dig into the Building Rhythm…