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Posted May 13, 2015

An Easy Guitar Scale Study: Major, Pentatonic Minor and Lydian Basics

In this article we will delve into a few different “starter” guitar scales.

That’s not to say that you have to be a beginner in order to benefit from this material, but rather it gives you an opportunity to study select scales in a more narrow and focused manner...

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Posted May 7, 2015

Is Repetition Really The Mother of Practicing?

Repetition can be considered the mother of practicing. Or so they say. And even though I agree with it in theory, I have to say that this advice is a little bit too vague to be helpful or applicable...

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Posted May 1, 2015

Choosing Strings for the Best Electric Guitar Experience

Having trouble deciding what strings to use for your electric guitar? Check out this handy guide from our friends at Strings By Mail!

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Posted April 29, 2015

Have You Tried the Guitar Tricks iPad App yet?

 

Did you know that Guitar Tricks has an amazing iPad app? With all the best features of our award-winning curriculum, learning guitar on the go has never been so easy and fun! Download here!

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Posted April 28, 2015

Mother of F Chords! Secrets to Dominating this Tricky Barre

Many new guitarists run into trouble when learning the F major chord. That's because it's usually their first introduction to the challenging technique of barring, or using one finger to hold down more than one string simultaneously...

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Posted April 23, 2015

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Posted April 17, 2015

Giveaway Alert: Bundle of Pedals from Seymour Duncan!

Not One, All Four - and then Some More!

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Posted March 26, 2015

Spice Up Your Playing with Suspended Chords

 

As a guitarist, you know how important it is to have a varied chord vocabulary to help keep your sound interesting. One way to add flavor to your playing is to incorporate suspended chords into your chord progressions.

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Posted March 12, 2015

How I motivate myself to practice guitar every single day

 

Many aspiring guitar players feel bad about not feeling motivated enough to play and practice. They feel like they're not worth becoming great musicians if they don’t feel pumped about guitar all the time.

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Posted February 19, 2015

Battle of the Instruments: Guitar V. Piano

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Posted February 13, 2015

Nothing Says I Love You like FREE GEAR

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Posted February 9, 2015

AC/DC Blows The Grammys



I have to admit that AC/DC started the night off just right with their electrifying show-opener! Didn't catch it? Here's where you can watch the replay!

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Posted February 2, 2015

Neglected Gear By Strings By Mail



This video series can help you solve that problem.

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Posted January 15, 2015

Guitar Lessons by Guitar Tricks iPad App

 

Our award-winning, high-definition video guitar lessons have taught over 4 million people how to play guitar using a step-by-step system that's guaranteed to work and be tons of fun. Whether you’re an absolute beginner that’s never picked up a guitar, an advanced player that wants to perfect your technique, an aspiring acoustic guitar player or budding electric guitar player, this app has something for you.

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Posted January 15, 2015

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