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The Basics Of Sweep Picking

Posted by on May 14, 2012

THE BASICS OF SWEEP PICKING Sweep picking is one of the most difficult techniques to master, your right and left hand have to be in complete sync, all the notes have to have their...

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Music Theory

Intervals

Posted by on Nov 10, 2011

Understanding the basics of intervals Intervals are one of the most important studies in guitar playing; every single chord and every single scale are built up of certain...

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Lick of the Month

G minor Chromatic Lick

Posted by on Nov 10, 2011

G MINOR CHROMATIC GUITAR LICK: Using chromatic notes in your lead playing is a great way to make your playing sound more colourful and interesting. Try using chromatic...

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Song of the Month

Ben Howard – Keep Your Head Up

Posted by on May 14, 2012

Keep Your Head Up BEN HOWARD KEEP YOUR HEAD UP Tuning EADGAE No Capo Main...

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Ben Howard – Keep Your Head Up

Ben Howard – Keep Your Head Up

May 14, 2012

Keep Your Head Up BEN HOWARD KEEP YOUR HEAD UP Tuning EADGAE No Capo Main...

The Basics Of Sweep Picking

The Basics Of Sweep Picking

May 14, 2012

THE BASICS OF SWEEP PICKING Sweep picking is one of the most difficult techniques to master, your right and left hand have to be in complete sync, all the notes have to have their own individual clarity, and it takes a long time to master. But don’t let this put you of, if you practice and practice and really put the hard work in this technique can creatively...

Johnny Cash – I walk the line

Johnny Cash – I walk the line

Apr 30, 2012

I Walk the line Standard tuning: This is a brilliant riff - practice slow at first Intro: I walk the line Johnny...

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran

Apr 7, 2012

Give Me Love Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love     Capo 1st fret Single notes shown in...

Economy Picking

Economy Picking

Nov 10, 2011

ECONOMY PICKING Economicall way of picking. When you picking alternate, there comes a time when you have to pick down over string in order to pick up, or above a string to pick down , waste of time and movement. Econmy picking breaks the alternate rule ever so often by saying if your changing string just pick straight to the string , don’t go over...

Intervals

Intervals

Nov 10, 2011

Understanding the basics of intervals Intervals are one of the most important studies in guitar playing; every single chord and every single scale are built up of certain intervals. So if you knew every interval on the guitar in relation to the root note your chances of exploring new melodic  ideas and being original and creative using these different...

G minor Chromatic Lick

G minor Chromatic Lick

Nov 10, 2011

G MINOR CHROMATIC GUITAR LICK: Using chromatic notes in your lead playing is a great way to make your playing sound more colourful and interesting. Try using chromatic passing notes in your pentatonic licks and im sure you’ll like what you hear. Start of by taking this exercise slow and then gradually speed it up using...