How to Improve Your Strumming: Practice Tips That Actually Work
You can play all the right chords and still sound like a beginner. Nine times out of ten, strumming is the reason. It’s the thing…
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12 Bar Blues Solo — Complete It Step by Step
This is it. Lesson five. We’re finishing this 12-bar blues solo today — and I’ve only got one reminder. Did you put your time in?…
Major vs Minor Scales on Guitar: The Relative Key Secret
Here’s something that trips up a lot of guitarists: G major and E minor use exactly the same notes. Same scale, same frets, same fingers…
Country Chord Progression Guitar — The Walk-Down
Learn the country chord progression that shows up in hit song after hit song. Colin breaks down the I-IV-V progression with the walk-down bass technique.
Sultans of Swing Chords — Guitar Lesson
Sultans of Swing is one of those songs every guitarist should have in their back pocket. I’ve put together a lesson on the full chord…
12 Bar Blues in Open G: Finding Your I-IV-V for Slide Guitar
If you’ve got your guitar tuned to Open G and you’re wondering “now what?” – the 12 bar blues is your answer. It’s the most…