Here is another one of the ‘beginning of the week’ posts with 3 of my thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including tips on learning guitar.
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Struggle With Chords But Want to Fingerpick?
I know how infuriating it can be if your guitar chords buzz because pretty much all of your playing will suffer.
Below is a simple five-step plan of what to do if they do buzz.
If You Have Ever Wanted to Learn Fingerstyle Blues…
One of the toughest things I found about learning guitar was trying to get my head around fingerstyle blues.
Many years ago, I would watch various YouTube videos while trying to learn how to play this style.
Dan, I LOVE Your Suggestion of Learning to Play…
I got a nice email from Curtis the other day regarding open chords…
“Dan,
I LOVE your suggestion of learning to play the series of open chords and changes with the last three fingers, and NOT the Index finger.
The Map of Your Guitar Playing World
As I discussed recently, there are two crucial aspects of guitar playing which are key to creating a guitar learning plan and being successful.
These are:
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (a Special Guitar Group for You, “Pairs”, and Some Big Inspiration)
Here is another of the Monday posts with 3 of my thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including a new guitar group, an inspiring story, and more.
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A Long-Term Guitar Plan Versus Short-Term Day-to-Day Practice
A common issue that comes up is the question of a guitar learning plan. I received this email recently…
Question of the Day
As I wake up and start brewing my coffee first thing in the morning, I like to ask my Alexa to tell me the “Question of the day” which is a bit of random trivia (I do love a quiz). It is fun, and it usually has a few fun bonus questions too. In a similar format, I thought I’d ask you some questions today, a little guitar quiz.
Here we go…
The A to Z of Fingerpicking (Part 2 – N-Z)
This is continued on from yesterday, so if you missed that post you may want to check it out. It is the A to Z of fingerpicking, including tips, and today we continue the fun with N.
Here we go…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Paul Simon, Avoiding Gimmicks, and My Biggest Course Yet)
Here is another one of the usual Monday posts with 3 thoughts on guitar, music, and life featuring an early record by Paul Simon, my new video course, and more.
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