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Songs in CAGED Shapes | 2

December 21, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons PracticingTheoryRhythm Guitar

Here's a another example of playing songs within our CAGED chord shapes. Why? Just like my previous example, to get a better idea of where chord tones are, where arpeggios will lay on top, to see things in one position instead of sliding all ov ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 2

August 17, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Rhythm GuitarTheoryAdvanced

With all the inversions, extended chords and key changes how can we begin to understand jazz? This is part 2 of a series in which I'm going to talk about how to spot keys and how to treat them in soloing and rhythm playing. The Minor ii-V-i The ...

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PracticeSchedulesBlog

Four Practice Schedules To Practice Efficiently

July 20, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarPracticing

Alright I'm just going to give you a practice schedule. You can alter this depending on where your at and where you want to work on. Essentially I'm going to give you 4 days worth of practice, giving you specific things to focus on each day: A = Chor ...

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ParallelVSRelativeScales

Parallel vs. Relative Scales

June 15, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryIntermediate

What's a Scale?! Well if you click that link I'll talk more about how to build scales, but I'm mostly going to be talking about the difference between Parallel vs. Relative scales and each of their pros and cons. Relative Scales Relative me ...

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MajorToMinorLicksblogs

Changing Licks From Minor To Major Scales

February 17, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

So much like my Pentatonic Version of this post, I wish more pop tunes were in Minor Keys. I don't want to learn a whole new vocabulary so why not just start moving my licks from my minor scale to my major scale! This way tends to be a bit simpler ...

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Practicing Dynamics

January 20, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarBeginner

Dynamics are how loud/soft you play. A good idea is to work in dynamics as a part of your practice routine as they can make all the difference in the world in terms of developing your feel. A good idea is to think of 3 big dynamic levels: loud, me ...

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PickupPositionsBlog

Pickup Positions?! Knobs?! | Controlling Tone from Your Guitar

December 9, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarBeginner

Your electronic guitar has pick ups. They are literally magnets that “pick up” the sound your strings are making. To understand how guitar pickups work, let's look at the various parts of the guitar and the sounds it naturally produces. The “bridg ...

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MajorToMinorPentatonicLicks

Changing Licks From Minor To Major Pentatonic?!

November 11, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryIntermediate

Man, when I started playing all the licks I knew were in Minor Pentatonic Scales. How come pesky pop songs have to be in Major Keys so often? No worries, what we're going to cover today are how we can take some minor pentatonic licks and move them ...

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SongStructures_Blog

Song Structures

October 14, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons SongwritingBeginner

Most popular music use similar forms. If you watch my song lesson videos, you'll notice I go through sections of the song and not how to play each song chord by chord. If you look at a song on Ultimate Guitar or something similar, a lot of times you' ...

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WhyDoPentatonicScalesAlwaysSoundGoodBlog

Why Do Pentatonic Scales Always Sound Good?!

September 16, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryIntermediate

So why is the Pentatonic Scale the Pentatonic Scale? How does it magically fit in so many scenarios and how does it work so well over so many genre's of music? Penta is Greek for “5”, Tonic is short for “Key center” or “First note of a scale”. Ess ...

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