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10-Second Tip – A Fun Way to Improve Your Rhythm

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

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Filed Under: 10-Second Tips, Practice, Rhythm Tagged With: 10-Second Tips, quick tips, Rhythm, Rhythm Guitar

How to improve your bar chords on guitar in minutes (improve your barre chords!)

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Today, I want to give you a video showcasing some really important techniques on how to improve bar chords on guitar within minutes. The video features some detailed techniques on what you can do to instantly improve your barre (or bar) chords.

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Filed Under: Chords, Technique Tagged With: A minor barre chord, Barre Chords, Rhythm Guitar, Technical issues

The Complete Guide To Improving Your Rhythm With Sub-Divisions

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“Drummers view of the show” by Matt Deavenport, licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

 

In this popular YouTube video I created a few years ago, I talked about how to play a variety of sub-divisions and how sub-divisions are the foundation and building blocks of ALL rhythm.

In this post, we will take things a step further and get you learning all of the most important sub-divisions and I’ll show you how to practice them to take your rhythm skills to the next level.

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Filed Under: Rhythm Tagged With: Drums, Fingerpicking Patterns, Rhythm Guitar, strum patterns, Sub divisions

An Upcoming Update On The Top 50 Riffs Of All Time

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One of my most popular posts on this blog is the Top 50 guitar riffs post which was released a few years ago. It is now getting a massive update and I want this to be the absolute best guitar riff list anywhere so you can have fun, enjoy the best sounding riffs and learn them in a progressive manner.

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Filed Under: Riffs, Songs Tagged With: Guitar riffs, Rhythm Guitar, songs, Top 50

Reader Question: How do I do upstrums when strumming the guitar?

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Upstrums are very frustrating for all beginners. Not only do guitarists lack the technique, but they lack the tone and try to be way too precise. In this video, I share with you my secrets for up-strumming.

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Filed Under: Reader Question, Strumming, Videos Tagged With: Harp strumming, practicing, Rhythm Guitar, Upstrums

Podcast #4 – How To Supercharge Your Strumming Patterns

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Check out my latest podcast where I discuss a really simple way of making your strumming sound more interesting.

I discuss how you should vary your strumming patterns to supercharge your strumming songs, sound more musical and improve your sense of rhythm all at the same time.

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Filed Under: Podcast, Strumming Tagged With: Creativity, Rhythm Guitar, strum patterns, Strumming variations

Guitar Capo Round-Up Review – What Is The Best Capo For Acoustic Guitarists?

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Welcome to a new feature here at Guitar Domination where I’ll be doing a ’round-up’ review of a bunch of products all in the same category. For the very first one, I’ll be reviewing a whole bunch of capos from super expensive to super cheap and telling you my no B.S thoughts on them all.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Equipment, Reviews Tagged With: capos, Rhythm Guitar, songs, tuning

5 Simple Tips On How To Make Your Basic Guitar Chords Sound Clearer

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If you are a novice guitarist or a frustrated beginner, then you are probably still experiencing some sort of unpleasant noise or lack of clarity when playing your basic guitar chords.

In this post, I’ll share with you five basic tips I give out to students on a daily basis to help them overcome this frustrating part of guitar playing.
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Filed Under: Chords, Technique Tagged With: Beginner technique, chord changes, Clear chords, Rhythm Guitar, Strumming patterns

How To Strum A Guitar The Proper Way (part 1) – 6 Mistakes You Must Avoid

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IMG_0095 by Kathi Rud, licensed under (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Many beginner guitarists don’t really know how to strum a guitar – not properly anyway. They often ‘fake it till they make it’ but unfortunately that can lead to bad habits.

Check your strumming regularly by ensuring you are not making the following very common mistakes that many guitarists make – especially beginners, but often experienced guitar players too. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Rhythm, Technique Tagged With: beginner guitar, Chords, Rhythm Guitar, Strumming

The Chords Every Guitarist Should Know: 32 Crucial Chord Shapes

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A solid foundation of chords is crucial for you to fulfil your potential as a guitarist. In this post, we are going to go through the order in which I recommend you learn the fundamental chords on the guitar.

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Filed Under: Beginner guitar, Chords Tagged With: Barre Chords, fingerpicking, Open chords, Rhythm Guitar, Strumming

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