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5 Top Tips To Mastering The Fretboard
Mastering the fretboard is a lifelong pursuit. From learning the names of each string to being able to play literally any chord or scale or lick anywhere on the fretboard, guitar players have to figure out a system of ‘mapping’ their fretboard. In this article I will briefly explain the process that most pros and many of my students go through to learn their fretboard. This should provide some... -
The Top 4 Ear Training Tips
Ear training tips are common. But not so commonly practiced. Training your ears isn’t exactly exciting as learning to play the Randy Rhoads Crazy Train solo. Let’s face it, many guitar players overlook ear training. In particular, the aural element is very important when it comes to ear training. You may be too shy to involve their voice in their playing, even if it’s just counting out loud during... -
Guitar Tips: Learning To Use Your Ears
Are you tired of looking for tabs on the internet for hours on end, in order to find one that’s exactly like the song you’re trying to learn, and that doesn’t have any mistakes in it? Have you ever spent weeks learning a song, just to find out you’ve learned it wrong? Here are some guitar tips to help you improve your hearing and overall guitar playing. Unless you... -
Memorizing Chords and Scales on Guitar
There are many guitarists out there that are deeply concerned with the notion that memorizing chords and scales on the guitar is a huge feat, and it is but, to learn all of them that exist is simply ridiculous. Guitarists tend to obtain an abundant wealth of knowledge of chords and scales and yet seem to have trouble connecting everything together. All the information seems to be floating around... -
Be a Better Guitarist in 10 Easy Steps
All guitarists want to be better guitarists. There are many ways to become a better guitarist and I am going to show you how to be a better guitarist in 10 easy steps. These are 10 practical ways that you can be all that you can be. 10 Tips For Becoming A Better Guitarist Find some musician friends and start jamming. Even if you can only play with another... -
Improve Your Guitar Playing By Listening To Other Instruments
After a few years, when you’ve built up your technique and improvising skills, you’re bound to hit a point where you feel that you’re not improving, or at least not improving as much as you would like to. You feel that while improvising you keep using the same ideas and techniques. You know how to sweep your CAGED shapes, various patterns to use for your runs, the latest tapping... -
The Correct Way To Practice Guitar
Let’s look at the correct way to practice guitar with the following tips. Put in the hours The most important thing to do when practicing is to master discipline, practice often and as regular as you can. Anyone can find the time to practice they just have to learn to organize their time efficiently enough to fit in the time every day. You should learn to practice everything as...