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The Key to Understanding the Minor Pentatonic Scale

The Key to Understanding the Minor Pentatonic Scale

The minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, over-used scale on the guitar. The open strings themselves even make up the notes of the E minor pentatonic scale. Still, this scale’s importance cannot be underestimated, as it is used in so many genres

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Expand Your Musicality and Fretboard Knowledge Using Triads and Inversions

Expand Your Musicality and Fretboard Knowledge Using Triads and Inversions

When first learning to play guitar, transitioning between chords and playing a few progressions can allow you to play hundreds of songs. While this can keep you entertained for quite a while, you might find there is a large amount of the fretboard that is lacking your attention. One of

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Using Diatonic Power Chords and Inverted Borrowed Chords to Create More Musical Riffs

Using Diatonic Power Chords and Inverted Borrowed Chords to Create More Musical Riffs

One of the most enjoyable things when learning to play the guitar can be writing your own music. This was the case for me when I first learned to play, and many of my students love to write their own music as well. The difficulty in writing music as a

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Are You Learning to Play Songs or Learning to Play Guitar?

Are You Learning to Play Songs or Learning to Play Guitar?

There’s a constant battle in the pedagogy of guitar—technique versus music (songs). Specifically, there are many who play guitar for the sole purpose of learning songs by other artists, and then there are guitarists who advance their skills by focusing on a technique and theory-based approach. Read more of this

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