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Tommaso Zillio

Chord Tone Soloing

Tommaso Zillio

You'll sound β€œoutside” once you have mastered the β€œinside sound”.

February-March 2020
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Simon Candy

3 Ways To Sound Amazing On Your Guitar Using Chords In An Open G Tuning

Simon Candy

Simon takes a close look at the use of chords in this popular tuning.

October-November 2018
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Simon Candy

Easy To Play, Advanced Sounding Chords For Acoustic Guitar

Simon Candy

Drastically improve your acoustic guitar playing with these easy to play, advanced sounding chords.

December-January 2016
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Simon Candy

Chords Are Not Just For Rhythm Playing

Simon Candy

Chords have the potential to bring a whole new element to your soloing providing cool, unique, and contrasting textures amongst the single note lines you play.

August-September 2015
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Sam Russell

Spice Up Your Open Chords With Modal Notes

Sam Russell

UK guitarist Sam Russell has some cool ways to spice up both open chords and standard chords with modal notes.

February-March 2015
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Tommaso Zillio

Expressive Chord Creation

Tommaso Zillio

Wrapping your mind around the old "cowboy chords" but have no idea where to go from there? Here is a simple concept helping you break free and stimulating creativity.

April-May 2014
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Tom Hess

A Powerful And Unique Approach To Writing Guitar Solo Phrases

Tom Hess

Many guitarists play truly inspiring guitar phrases without playing in a very technical manner, and you can do this to when you follow the steps in this article.

October-November 2013
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Paul Kleff

Guitar Chord Change Mastery - How To Play Complete Songs

Paul Kleff

Paul Kleff offers a simple, orderly way to analyze songs and reduce them into small, easily-practiced parts that can be mastered individually and then assembled into the complete song.

June-July 2013
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Mike Philippov

The Best Way To Learn Difficult Chord Changes

Mike Philippov

Mike discusses one of the most effective methods for practicing chord changes.

August-September 2012
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Patrick DeCoste

Chord-ially Yours: A Study In Chord Development

Patrick DeCoste

Patrick DeCoste returns to bring music theory to life.

April-May 2007
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Chris Juergensen

Harmony - Slash Chords, Part 1

Chris Juergensen

If you think a Slash Chord is only found on a Guns 'n' Roses album, you really need this article.

December-January 2005
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Jamie Andreas

Easy Bar Chords

Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas is back with tips on a technical area that is of major concern to players

October-November 2004
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Chris Juergensen

Open String Chord Voicings

Chris Juergensen

One of the things that makes the guitar different from other instruments is the fact that you can incorporate open strings into chord voicings. Here's how.

February-March 2003
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Andy Martin

Chord Substitution

Andy Martin

Systems and ways to organize large clumps of knowledge in the area of chord construction.

October-November 2002
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Chris Juergensen

The ii - V - I Chord Progression

Chris Juergensen

Know who you are playing with before you play any super big, wide sounding chords.

December-January 2002
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Jamie Andreas

Changing Chords

Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas helps you master the deceptively difficult changes in your life.

October-November 2001
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Mike Campese

Creative Chording, Part 2

Mike Campese

Mike is back with a follow up lesson to help you work the neck to squeeze more creativity out of your chording.

October-November 2001
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Mike Campese

Creative Chording

Mike Campese

Mike is back to teach you to work the neck to squeeze more creativity out of your chording.

August-September 2001