Guitar Finger Exercises: Finger Exercises for Guitar Players
Strong, coordinated fingers make everything on guitar easier — chord changes, scale runs, riffs, bends, vibrato. These finger exercises from Colin are designed to warm…
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The Hendrix Chord: How to Use the Sharp 9 in Blues
The Hendrix chord stops most blues guitarists cold. It’s one of the most distinctive sounds in rock and blues. Yet it doesn’t belong on the…
3 Beginner Guitar Chords
Understanding beginner guitar chords is a big step forward for any guitarist. Once you get this under your fingers, you’ll start seeing the fretboard differently…
7 Beginner Guitar Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)
After 45 years of teaching guitar, I’ve seen the same mistakes come through my door over and over. The good news? They’re all fixable. And…
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…
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.