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Get a handle on fingerpicking patterns and use them to play through your favorite tunes. There's lots of examples with explanations of the technique used for each.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Beginner ·
937120 Hits ·
4.47/5 (1116 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/26/2001
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Here are some quick tips for enhancing your soloing over blues tunes, with some cool licks and explanations for why they work harmonically.
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
428654 Hits ·
4.50/5 (475 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/23/2001
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This is an introduction to the major chords using barre forms to play them in all keys, with chord charts and music playback to help you get them under your fingers.
Basics ·
Beginner ·
1027426 Hits ·
4.44/5 (865 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/24/2000
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Here's some basic tips for getting used to hearing notes and intervals. Each interval is presented in context, along with a sound clip to help you remember it.
Basics ·
Beginner ·
44462 Hits ·
4.81/5 (21 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/18/2000
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Here's some different ideas to spice up those common minor chord voicings. Use these versatile babies in your strumming or fingerpicking.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
20877 Hits ·
4.32/5 (28 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/24/2000
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Whether you're playing solo or backing up a singer, here's a few tips for creating interesting rhythm guitar parts for accompaniment.
Rock/Pop ·
Intermediate ·
107245 Hits ·
4.69/5 (154 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/21/2000
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Get a grip on the infamous "Hendrix" E7#9 chord and a great scale to play over it - the E altered scale. Shown in a rock, funk, and jazz style...
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
45739 Hits ·
4.33/5 (36 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/11/2000
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Here's a few licks in the style of Jimmy Page. The first few examples examine his uncanny use of rhythm, and the later ones cover more of the bluesy nature of his style.
Rock/Pop ·
Intermediate ·
196187 Hits ·
4.32/5 (199 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/2/2000
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This is an introduction to the basic open major chords, with chord charts and music playback to help you get them under your fingers.
Basics ·
Beginner ·
2887744 Hits ·
4.50/5 (5561 ratings) ·
Last modified: 5/26/2000
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I was young, brash, and full of notes, and these were some of the things I played to assert my manhood in the rock arena of my high school...
Rock/Pop ·
Advanced ·
113884 Hits ·
4.21/5 (107 ratings) ·
Last modified: 4/27/2000
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Use intervals to really get a grip on how the major scale is constructed. Once you know these exercises, you can use them to shed any scale...
Theory/Reference ·
Advanced ·
424124 Hits ·
4.09/5 (312 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/22/2000
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This is one of my favorite classical tunes and perhaps Satie's most famous, arranged for fingerstyle guitar. Somber and beautiful at the same time....
Classical ·
Advanced ·
24306 Hits ·
4.63/5 (52 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/18/2000
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Here's a few ways to spice up those oh-so-common major chord voicings, with lots of examples to win friends and influence people.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
33407 Hits ·
4.11/5 (19 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/1/2000
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Here's some funky rhythmic ideas to push your metal riffs into overdrive. Not for the timid.
Metal ·
Advanced ·
58868 Hits ·
4.13/5 (68 ratings) ·
Last modified: 1/13/2000
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Get festive with this reflective yet triumphant Holiday classic in 3/4 time. Guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit in no time at all.
Other ·
Intermediate ·
8351 Hits ·
4.20/5 (15 ratings) ·
Last modified: 12/21/1999
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A fingerstyle version of this classic holiday tune. Fun for the whole family. Also includes boughs of holly (whatever that means)...
Other ·
Advanced ·
9306 Hits ·
4.62/5 (37 ratings) ·
Last modified: 12/21/1999
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Here's an excerpt from Niccolo Paganini's Caprice #5 for Violin. Some of you may recognize part of it from the guitar duel in the movie "Crossroads"...
Metal ·
Ridiculous ·
153991 Hits ·
4.52/5 (235 ratings) ·
Last modified: 11/26/1999
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Here's a classic tune from the Baroque master, J.S. Bach, arranged for fingerstyle guitar. Very spiritual...
Classical ·
Intermediate ·
50850 Hits ·
4.45/5 (86 ratings) ·
Last modified: 11/19/1999
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The names have been changed to protect the innocent, but these riffs keep on rockin'. Use them to drown out your sister's Backstreet Boys CDs...
Metal ·
Intermediate ·
349181 Hits ·
3.71/5 (438 ratings) ·
Last modified: 11/18/1999
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Let's learn some rhythm licks a la Jimi Hendrix that you can add to your playing. We'll look at a bunch of variations and examples, and then dissect them for easy digestion. Mmmmm, yummy!
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
202363 Hits ·
4.63/5 (179 ratings) ·
Last modified: 10/29/1999
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