Dan Thorpe, Author at Guitar Domination

April 19, 2022 In Misc. Tagged as Practice By Dan Thorpe 1

Do Your Fingers Shake When You Play Guitar?

Here’s an interesting email I got a while back. I get this sort of email a fair bit, so I’m sure many of you can relate to this.

April 18, 2022 In Practice Tagged as Barre Chords Learning learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Sunshine, Tenet, and Snooker/Pool)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the film Tenet, pool/snooker, and sunshine!

April 16, 2022 In Chords Tagged as Barre Chords Learn guitar faster By Dan Thorpe

The Wright Brothers’ Method of Playing Barre Chords

On October 7th, 1903, esteemed engineer Samuel Langley was about to change the world. He and his large staff have just created an aeroplane. They were ready to test it and be the first ever to achieve the incredible feat of having a motorised plane fly in the sky.

April 15, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Chords Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips Barre Chords quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – A Rarely Taught Barre Chord Tip

Here is another 10-second tip for you to enjoy… …And it’s all to do with barre chords.

April 14, 2022 In Chords Tagged as Barre Chords By Dan Thorpe

Better Barre Chords in 30 Seconds

Most guitarists want to be able to play better barre chords. Rightly so, as playing a few barre chord shapes can really open up the whole of the fretboard and allow you to play many more pieces of music. The problem – most barre chord tuition is downright awful.

April 13, 2022 In Reader Question Tagged as Reader question Reader Questions By Dan Thorpe

Two Reader Thoughts (Falling Behind and They Have No Idea!)

Here are two more interesting emails I have got lately. I hope you find the emails and my thoughts useful…

April 11, 2022 In Practice Tagged as guitar practice Learning By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Performing Live, and Listening)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. This week are a few random thoughts from Archie’s and my trip to the theatre the other day to watch a stage production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

April 10, 2022 In Misc. Tagged as learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

Three Strikes and You’re Out

As an English guy, I’m one of the few people I know who loves baseball (apart from many of my friends in the U.S.)

April 8, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – What to Do When Your Mistakes Frustrate You

Here is another Friday 10-second tip for you to enjoy…

April 7, 2022 In Practice Tagged as Practice By Dan Thorpe

A 7-Day Plan to Help All Guitarists Improve

One of the biggest frustrations most guitarists have is not having a plan. You’ll know this if you have ever spent time trying to learn guitar in the YouTube casino, as I jokingly call it. Although it can be useful for certain things, if you’re not careful, the YouTube casino will suck your time and […]