3 Overlapping Exercises That UNLOCK the Fretboard - 484
The same note can be played on different guitar strings, but each location gives you a different sound and a new way to move around the fret...
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Have you been struggling with the guitar? You are not alone! For the past 30 years I have been helping beginner, intermediate, and advanced guitarists get out of the guitar rut and find thei...
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The MOST Overlooked Fretboard Trick - 483
Most guitar players know the notes repeat after the 12th fret, but knowing it and actually using it are two different things. In this lesson...
3 Easy Chromatic Fretboard Exercises (And Why They Open Up the Fretboard) - 482
Learn three easy chromatic exercises that move across the guitar fretboard in completely different ways. Practice them slowly while saying t...
How to Find the Notes on Your Guitar Fretboard - 481
Finding the notes on your guitar fretboard doesn't have to mean memorizing every fret one at a time. In this lesson, I'll show you how to us...
LOVIN' My Pentatonic Scales! - 480
Pentatonic scales may be simple, but those five notes can give you a lifetime of musical possibilities. In this episode, we'll explore how p...
You're Closer to Understanding Guitar Scales Than You Think - 479
Guitar scales can look like an endless collection of patterns, keys, and sounds to learn. In this episode, you'll discover how much of that...
When the Guitar Fretboard Finally Starts to Make Sense - 478
The guitar fretboard gets much easier to understand when the things you've learned start connecting. In this episode, I'll show you how patt...
Why I Recommend Learning the Five Pattern Scale System - 477
The Five Pattern Scale System helps you stop seeing isolated scale shapes and start seeing one connected fretboard. In this episode, I'll ex...
The Future of Guitar Learning (And Why Everything Is Changing) - 476
For over 35 years I've watched guitar education evolve through private lessons, books, VHS tapes, DVDs, websites, YouTube, memberships, apps...
Why The Best Solos Don't Start With Scales - 475
Many guitarists believe better solos come from learning more scales, but great improvisation often starts somewhere else entirely. In this e...
Why Your Chords Don't Sound As Good As They Should - 474
Many guitarists spend years learning new chords while overlooking the habits that actually make chords sound clean, confident, and musical....
Why Most Guitarists Never Benefit From Scale Practice - 473
Most guitarists spend years practicing scales without seeing meaningful improvement because they're focusing on patterns instead of sounds....
How Great Blues Players Build LONGER Solos - 472
Most blues players don't struggle because they lack licks, they struggle because they don't know how to develop ideas over time. In this epi...
Why Great Blues Players Leave MORE Space - 471
Most guitar players think better solos come from learning more licks. In reality, one of the biggest differences between average players and...
Why PLAYING LESS Can Make You Sound BETTER - 470
Ready to make your blues solos sound more intentional and musical? Download the Blues Elevation Toolkit and learn how to target the notes th...
Why Some Notes Sound BIGGER Than Others - 469
Have you ever wondered why some notes instantly sound powerful while others seem to pass by unnoticed? In this episode you'll discover how g...
Why Great Blues Players NEVER Outgrow Pattern 1 - 468
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Why You Get LOST in Chord Changes - 467
▶▶ Grab the Blues Elevation Toolkit and start hearing chord changes without guessing: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blues-elevation-tool...
Why You Can't PLAY What You HEAR - 466
▶▶ Download my free Blues Solo Breakthrough course below and start turning patterns into musical blues solos: https://www.playguitaracademy....
Why Your Licks Don't Sound LIKE MUSIC - 465
If your blues solos feel like disconnected licks instead of real music, this episode will help you understand why. We'll break down the real...