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Guitar Fretboard: Can You Memorize The Fretboard In Less Than 24 Hours?

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Rob

Hey, this actually worked for me. Wish I’d found it ten years ago. Or thirty years ago? Worth the $5.87 I paid for the Kindle version. Check it out on Amazon. Or go to The Guitar Head website.

Guitar Fretboard

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Another Great Jim Campilongo Video

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Rob

In this one he discusses his ’59 Tele, goes through some of the settings on his Princeton amp and finally pulls out his signature Custom Shop Telecaster–one of just two done in “semi-orange.” Also shows off some of his favorite chords. Watch!

Posted in Gear, Song Lessons, Theory, Videos | Tagged Fender, Jim Campilongo, Telecaster

Nashville Guitar with Guthrie Trapp

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Rob

Cool video with Guthrie Trapp. I haven’t even had time to watch the whole thing yet! And I got a video of Guthrie performing after the jump!

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Posted in Theory, Videos | Tagged Guthrie Trapp

The Hold Steady – Spinners

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Rob

Here is a very cool little lesson by Tad Kubler and Steve Selvidge of The Hold Steady. The song is Spinners–one of my favorites off their new album Teeth Dreams. I like what they have to say at the end about rhythm. Via Guitar World

Posted in Song Lessons, Theory, Videos | Tagged The Hold Steady

Pentatonic Scale Workouts

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Rob

Want to mix things up a bit? Then check out these cool pentatonic scale workouts by Adrian Galysh. You can read his article on these workouts at Guitar World

Posted in Theory, Videos | Tagged Pentatonic

James Brown – Sex Machine

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Rob

Here’s what I’m working on this week. The famous 9th chords. Check it out

Posted in Song Lessons, Theory | Tagged 9th chords, James Brown

Magic Chords

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Rob

Ok now I’m starting to watch a bunch of Wallimann’s videos. Pretty cool guy. (You can skip to about the 2:00 mark if you want to avoid the preamble.)

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More CAGED

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Rob

Even after watching the video below, I was still struggling a bit with the whole CAGED thing. But thanks to this tutorial on guitartutoronline.com, I think I got it.

Posted in Theory | Tagged CAGED

The CAGED System

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Rob

Heard of the CAGED system? It’s pretty cool, and this is one of the better explanations I’ve seen.

Posted in Theory | Tagged CAGED

Guitar Zero

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Rob

If you’re getting a late start on the guitar and want some inspiration, check out Guitar Zero by Gary Marcus. It’s an entertaining look at how we learn music, and how age impacts the process.

Posted in Theory | Tagged Gary Marcus, Guitar Zero

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