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How to Set Up a Guitar So It Actually Plays Right
You know, I’ve spent 45 years working on guitars, and there’s one question that keeps coming back: “Colin, my guitar just doesn’t feel right. What…
Guitar Capo for Beginners: Play Any Key With Simple Chords
A capo is one of the best things a beginner can buy. Ten bucks, and suddenly those five or six open chords you already know…
Guitar Riffs with Drone Notes: E Minor Single String
A drone note is one of the coolest tricks you can use on the guitar. It’s a note that rings out real prominent while you…
How to Combine Major and Minor Blues Scales
The question comes up a lot — how do you combine major and minor scales when you’re soloing over the blues? It sounds complicated, but…
How to Use Arpeggios in Blues Guitar
An arpeggio is just notes out of the chord — any chord. You can draw an arpeggio from any chord you’ve got under your fingers,…