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Practicing Strumming with a Metronome: Build Rock-Solid Timing
If your strumming sounds good alone but falls apart when you play with other people, timing is the issue. And the fastest way to fix…
Chuck Berry Guitar Licks: Bending & Muting Techniques (Part 2)
You’re not a guitar player if you don’t know something about Chuck Berry. That’s just a fact. And one of the biggest things Chuck brought…
Rock and Roll Rhythm Guitar: Second Riff & Endings (Part 2)
Alright, welcome back. This is part 2 of the Rock and Roll Rhythm and Riff lesson, and if you haven’t gone through part 1 with…
Blues Shuffle Guitar – Power Chords and Shuffle Rhythm
The shuffle rhythm is what makes blues sound like blues. Without it, you’re just playing notes. With it, you’ve got that authentic swing that makes…
Guitar Scales for Beginners: Your First Scale (E Minor Pentatonic)
If you want to play riffs, solos, or anything beyond strumming chords, you need to learn a scale. And there’s one scale that sits at…