Part of developing your music reading abilities will require that you make a study of several important "reading areas" across your guitar fingerboard. Along with that, there is also the study of …
Understanding Stage, Slash and Lead Charts
Understanding how to both create and use stage and lead-sheet song charts is one of the most valuable skills of any serious guitar player. Once this ability is well developed, a large list of songs …
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Understanding Key Signatures
Key signatures are used for defining the structure of a musical piece. When musicians read a music score, we apply the information that is found within the chart's key signature in order to determine …
Ten Strumming Pattern Exercises
This lesson takes a run through ten popular strumming patterns for rhythm guitar. The main idea behind the lesson is to build a solid sense of time when strumming guitar parts while coordinating the …
Fundamental Groove Skills
Do you know how to establish your own personal "Rhythm Zone?" Most players are poor at rhythm guitar because they haven't established their rhythm zone. This lesson discusses how to tap into higher …
Rhythm Guitar: Duration Workout Exercise
Playing music in time with a click-track or a drum machine might not seem like a big deal, but many musicians just can't do it. As the song goes on, poorly trained guitar players will often notice …
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