Guitar Arpeggio and Diad Etudes
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Triad arpeggio exercise in G
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Julian Lage Guitar Practice Idea
Guest post by Darren Rodney I took a private lesson with Julian Lage once and he gave me some great advice when it comes to practicing improvisation. He said to take something to improvise over, whatever it may be - a set of chord changes, a one key modal jam,
I IV V I Guitar Arpeggio Practice
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Let's learn a chord riff
Guitar Practice Let's learn a chord riff Below, we have an underlying chord progression of B minor> A minor > G. While we could of course just play those chords for each beat, let's jazz it up by using a different chord voicing/variation on
Jam Track in A Minor
Let's work on the Dorian mode in the key of A minor. This is a pretty straightforward progression, using all triads, with common chord shapes. Am Em D C Jam Track0:00/194.7361× Below is an example of the A Dorian Mode (which is the G Major
Let's Learn a riff
Today, let's learn a cool and ominous riff inspired by the theme song from a somewhat obscure Italian crime film from 1969, The Sicilian Clan (Il clan dei siciliani). This isn't meant to be an exact note-for-note transcription, and the goal isn't necessarily to
Let's Learn a Chord Progression
The goal here is to learn some jazzy chord voicings you might not be familiar with (or that your fingers might not naturally gravitate towards). The audio example is played at 85bpm, but start by playing it as slowly as you need to. These voicings are most easily played finger
F Minor Guitar Practice
Let's practice over a jam track in the key of F minor. The Fm7, Gm7, & Ab chords are all in the key of Eb major, so the F Dorian mode would work well for soling over this. The C7#9 at the end of the phrase is
ii V I in C Major Lesson
Let's practice the popular 'ii V I' chord progression. ii V I is the single most common chord progression used in jazz, and can be heard in standards like Autumn Leaves, Perdido, and countless others. The ii Chord wants to move forward to the V Chord,
The Best Online Guitar Teachers
\While our focus is on our free guitar email newsletter, we sometimes take deeper dives into things that we hope you'll find valuable as a guitar player. This post digs into the very best online guitar teachers. We're lucky to live in a time where learning
The Art of Effective Guitar Practice
While our focus is on our free guitar email newsletter, we sometimes take deeper dives into things. In this article, we'll dive into some tips to get the most out of our guitar practice sessions. Do you ever feel like you're practicing guitar a lot, but