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The Wonderful Thing the Keyboard Taught Me About the Guitar

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Yesterday, I talked about the “No Chord Fingerstyle” method of playing songs.

This is a new style I’ve been developing for guitarists.

Today, I want to talk about how it came about and how you can use this style to improve your playing faster than a Tommy Emmanuel flurry of notes!

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10-Second Tip – Play Melodies in This Way for Maximum Benefit

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Here is another 10-second tip for you.

…And it’s a good one if you struggle with plucking the wrong strings.

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Filed Under: Learning, Practice Tagged With: learning guitar, melodies

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (A Set List, the Universe, and Weird Advice)

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Welcome to a new Monday email with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts about building a set list, the universe, and more. Here we go…

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A Fun Exercise To Improve Your Ability To Learn Songs By Ear

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Paul, George & John by Omroepvereniging VARA, licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0 NL)

Recently, I was thinking about an old friend I had back when I was a kid. His name was Ian. Although he wasn’t a formally taught musician, he used to play this game that at the time I thought was a bit silly but, as a full-time musician nowadays, I know now is incredibly useful.
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Filed Under: Aural Skills, Music Theory Tagged With: melodies, octaves, one string scales, position playing, working songs out

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