How I Learned How To Play The Guitar After Giving Up In Disgust
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I was 17 at the time (the Beatles era), and it was considered cool to play the guitar. I had a little training in music in elementary school where I had learned how to play the trumpet. I remember tha…
Dad’s Guitar: Learning The Stories Of A Man’s Life Though His Music
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Each person has a lifetime of stories to share. As a child of divorce, I got to know my father when I was 16. That was the summer he shared his love of guitar and music with me: I heard the stories…
Musicians: What Chords Do You Absolutely, Positively Have To Know?
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As you probably know, there are thousands and thousands of different chords in music - everything from basic major chords to minor 7ths to 13ths to suspensions to poly-chords. Someday, you might want …
The Band Dynamic
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Do you ever wonder why bands break up? God knows I do.The thing is that even your own band may be or have been going through the same issues that many of your favorite popular bands have.Just from per…
The Art of Playing Jazz Guitar - A True Preparation Primer Part 1
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I’m not going to kid you; playing Jazz Guitar is extremely difficult at best and almost downright impossible at worst. However there are things you can do to improve your improvisation skills and feel…
Knowing Your Guitar Lesson 1
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As a budding guitarist it is important that you learn every facet of your new chosen hobby and the most important 1st step is almost always overlooked.
You must know the parts of your guitar you wil…
Song Writing: To Find Yourself In The Music You Compose
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What is songwriting? What is composing? Do you really compose when you write songs or are you just copying?If song writers make a living on their writing it will put a lot of pressure on them. Some so…
The King of the Delta Blues Singers - Robert Johnson Still Stands at the Crossroads
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Probably the most enigmatic Singer and Guitarist of the twentieth Century is now one of the most revered and respected of all Musicians who make up the Genre of the ‘Blues’. I speak of course about …
