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GuitarDictionary_Blog

Guitar Dictionary

December 11, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

Here's a list of terms, words and phrases with short definitions. I tried to make this list as thorough and complete as possible but it's inevitable I forgot some things. So I'll be adding to this throughout time. If you'd like to know what lesson vi ...

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VisualizeChordTones_Part2_Blog

Visualize Chord Tones (Part 2)

November 13, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

It's happened to all of us guitar players, we want to solo over something and we don't really know where to start. Where should we start? What key are we in? What scale should we use? It's all a lot of information and there are many ways to navigate ...

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PhraseDevelopment_Blog

Phrase Development

October 2, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

Phrase development is a big topic. One I'll only scratch the surface of now. My example today is going to be revolving around some blues licks and how we can see how we develop into each phrase. This takes to some practice but it's an invaluable tool ...

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UseThePentatonicAsBonesofPlaying_Blog

Use the Pentatonic Scales as the Bones of Your Playing

September 4, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryIntermediate

...and the major, minor, harmonic minor and modes as the "meat" of your playing. Yes, Pentatonics are not just for beginners, everyone uses them regardless of how advanced they get. What's great about our CAGED pentatonic shapes as they can really be ...

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NurseryRhymes_Blog

How Nursery Rhymes Can Change Your Playing Forever and For The Better

August 21, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons TheoryPracticingRhythm Guitar

Have you ever thought about life before the internet? Life before radio even? How did musicians survive without Youtube showing them how to play? They played what they heard. How? By just tinkering around until they figured it out. Maybe they had ...

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HowToPractice_Blog

How To Practice?

July 10, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarPracticing

Practicing. What is it and how do you do it? I think developing good practicing habits and a good practicing schedule is a must. My practice schedule changes, as I am constantly working on new different things. Never be Stagnant I think one of t ...

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SoloingOverWeirdChordChanges_Blog

Soloing Over Weird Chord Changes

June 12, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

Here I hope to start making sense of soloing over some of those chord progressions that have an odd chord smack dabb in the middle of it. I have another blog titled "How To Understand Weird Chord Changes" that talks about wrapping our heads around th ...

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EverythingYouKnowModesWrong_Blog

Everything You Think You Know About Modes Is Wrong.

May 29, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryAdvanced

Golden Rule: Always start and end your scales and arpeggios on the root note. No, I don't want you to say you're playing a C scale, but have your first note of the position your playing in, to be a B. That wouldn't be a C scale because you're first ...

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IgnoreWhenLearningaNewSong_Blog

Things To Ignore When Learning a New Song

April 17, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons Rhythm GuitarPracticingBeginner

It's a weird thing for me to point out, but a lot of song charts have information that isn't vital to the song. Or rather the information provided is subjective to how important it is to a song. This is a question I get often, especially from begi ...

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MakingACoverSongYouWroteIt_2_Blog

Making a Cover Song Sound Like You Wrote It | 2

March 20, 2017
by garretsguitarlessons SongwritingRhythm GuitarTheory

So you've read my first blog on this subject and you're ready for another push to really own that cover song. Here are two tips for exactly that. Taking a Vamp, and Turning It Into a Chord Progression A vamp is basically a repeating musical phrase. ...

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