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JazzKeyStructuresBlog

Jazz Key Structures | Part 1

August 19, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons TheoryRhythm GuitarAdvanced

Jazz is complicated due to the crazy Extended Chords and the fact that it changes keys all the time. This will be a series of blogs that will talk about how to spot keys and how to treat them in soloing and rhythm playing. The ii-V-I The ii-V-I ...

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HowToPlayAlongWithSongsBlog

How To Play Along With Songs

July 22, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Rhythm GuitarPracticingBeginner

Playing along with songs is such an important skill. It is a lot of fun, plus it can really help getting your timing together. A way to start doing it is to start assigning parts of the song we hear to the rhythms I went through. The drum beat is ess ...

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Songs In CAGED Shapes | 1

June 24, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Rhythm GuitarPracticingTheory

So we want to actually play along with a song in CAGED chord shapes. Why? 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 over the neck, to see how our chords ...

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HowToPlaySongsYouDontKnow_Blog

How To Play Songs You Don’t Know… With Others

May 27, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarPracticing

I sit in with a lot of bands and people. I'm constantly asked to play a song that I've never heard, with people that do know the song. It can be intimidating! Having a grasp on some theory concepts, common song structures and some listening skills, y ...

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CaposAreCoolBlog

Capo’s Are Cool

April 15, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons SongwritingRhythm GuitarTheory

Capos are a tool and just like any tool, has it's own purpose and place. Some people use them as a crutch and I think for certain players, that's okay too. If you're just starting out, then yes by all means, use the capo on fret 3 and a play a G chor ...

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WhatGearMattersBlog

What Gear Matters

March 4, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons PracticingBeginnerIntermediate

What guitar player doesn't like a new toy? New guitar, new amp, new pedals... the reality is that while that may inspire you to play more, it doesn't matter in the bigger picture. Guitar players tend to think that without the latest gadget they're mi ...

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KnowNotMemorizeBlog

Know Not Memorize (The Rest Of) Your Fretboard

February 18, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarTheory

This is a follow up to my "Know Not Memorize Your Fretboard | Steps" video lesson. In that video I talk about using the dots to learn the 6th and 5th string to learn half of the notes on the guitar neck (6th and 1st string are both E, so once you kno ...

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EnharmonicsBlog

Enharmonics: What’s the difference between a Bb and an A#?

January 7, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons TheoryIntermediate

They're the same fret, but why would I call something a Bb instead of an A#? Why are there two names for the same note, same chord or same scale? The basic answer is when spelling out a scale, each note name gets one degree... not two. There is ...

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TakeLicks_MoveScales_Minor_Blog

Take Licks and Move Them to Different Scales | Minor

December 24, 2018
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediateAdvanced

What you can do with licks is virtually limitless: changing the first/last note, playing with the rhythm and even changing what beat you start the lick on will give it a different feel (more on this on my blog “Phrase Development”). But one of the co ...

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HowToStartImprovising_Blog

How To Start Improvising (Or Get Better At It)

November 26, 2018
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingPracticingIntermediate

So you want to be Jimi Hendrix but you're not even sure how to solo. Sure you know a few scales, even can play a halfway decent lick but when it comes to improvising you just end up playing the same scale up and down or just draw a blank. You are ...

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