| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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Blues Soloing On Guitar by Ricky Sharples |
Topic: Guitars |
| Many people take a very long time to understand blues soloing on guitar. If you start with your basic I IV V blues chord progression using the blues scale, you are often caught trying to decide which note to play at what part of the song. As blues soloing is an activity which is governed more by ins... |
| Published: Thursday 26 February, 2009 |
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Guitar Picking Technique - The Basics by Ricky Sharples |
Topic: Guitars |
| If you want to do some serious guitar picking you need a fairly heavy pick. I recently read a post on a forum where a guy said he uses a dime for speed picking. This might be a trifle extreme but it illustrates how far you can go in the pursuit of individual style. Whatever you choose for a pick, ho... |
| Published: Thursday 26 February, 2009 |
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How To Play Bar Chords by Ricky Sharples |
Topic: Guitars |
| Bar chords are a source of stress for beginner guitarists. Learning how to play bar chords is a new skill which requires a whole lot of practice, mostly without any discernible progress. You need to learn to use muscles you never used before and they are going to hurt when you first start out. The q... |
| Published: Thursday 26 February, 2009 |
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Pickguards: It's What's Outside That Counts by Victor Epand |
Topic: Guitars |
| Guitars are made up of many parts and pieces. Fingerboards, soundboards, strings, headstocks-all of these components are essential to a guitar and all have an affect on the instrument's music. Yet there is at least one piece of the guitar that has absolutely no influence |
| Published: Tuesday 23 December, 2008 |
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Bass Guitar Notes And Learning How To Play Them by Ricky Sharples |
Topic: Guitars |
| This article is aimed at helping the beginner bass guitar player to learn the notes of the bass guitar. If you want to play bass guitar you will need to know |
| Published: Tuesday 25 November, 2008 |
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Flamenco Guitar And Strings - Advice for Beginners by Shawn Kohan |
Topic: Guitars |
| Do you need a special type of guitar? The simple answer is No! For a beginner, any (nylon stringed) classical guitar will do the job.
1) Any guitar with steel strings on it is NOT suitable. There was a time |
| Published: Wednesday 15 October, 2008 |
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How to Get Guitar Burning Speed by Charlie Wallace |
Topic: Guitars |
| I once felt that no matter what I did, no matter how much I practiced and no matter how much I fought, I would never be able to play at the speeds of Guitar Gods such as Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and all the rest. I had tried multiple guitar speed techniques |
| Published: Wednesday 15 October, 2008 |
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How To Memorize The Guitar Fretboard by Ricky Sharples |
Topic: Guitars |
| Would you like to memorize the guitar fretboard? Would you like to be a fluid, adaptable guitar player? Ideally, you should be able to play the guitar as easily as if you were humming or whistling. It might take you many |
| Published: Wednesday 15 October, 2008 |
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How To Play Classical Guitar by Ricky Sharples |
Topic: Guitars |
| If you, like many people, are intrigued by the classical guitar and are wondering about how to play it, you might enjoy this little expose. I will be talking about the ways the classical guitar is different from other acoustic guitars and, of course, |
| Published: Wednesday 15 October, 2008 |
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The Magic of the Flamenco Guitar by Shawn Kohan |
Topic: Guitars |
| Flamenco is a popular style of Spanish Guitar Music. Flamenco has its own three forms which are Cante, Baile, and Guitarra. Cante is the song, Baile is the dance, and Guitarra is the guitar part of flamenco. Flamenco is a very important part of |
| Published: Wednesday 15 October, 2008 |
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