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Improvise to Darth Vader's Theme by John Williams.
Improvise to Darth Vader's Theme by John Williams.
Great when learning modes - hear the sound of each mode over a tonal center.
Muting your guitar with tape or a hair band!
Guitar Nine's August-September 2020 newsletter.
The word chromatic in music means two or more consecutive notes that are a half step from one another.
3-dimensional phrasing - as opposed to 2-dimensional (flat, lifeless) playing.
Studio wizard Tom Scholz literally altered the trajectory of my life.
The perils of an out-of-balance guitar practice.
The perils of an out-of-balance guitar practice.
Learn all the little tricks that are easy to underestimate but make the difference.
Strengthen your upstrokes so they are as strong as your downstrokes.
Guitar Nine's June-July 2020 newsletter.
The term arpeggios on guitar means to play chord tones (the notes of a chord) one note at a time.
Using the Pitch Axis technique to express emotion.
Create some threatening sounds with your guitar.
If you know all of your scale patterns, but are not sure how to connect them, this lesson will help you.
Decide to choose modal harmony in your solos.
Resolving to the 3rd of the chords in a chromatic fashion.
Don't spend more cash on guitars, effect pedals, and ampsm - better tone for free.
Guitar Nine's April-May 2020 newsletter.
A look back at nine of the funnest and even funniest reviews from the Guitar Nine's "The Undiscovered" column feature.
Hit the 'EASY' button - ear training ideas for the rest of us.
What we are being told by traditional music theory, is a load of crap.
A basic skill you need to have - here's how to get it.
If you're going to record with your band, or play live, then it's nothing short of vital.
Learning a tune by heart - where to begin and how to make it sound natural.
Stuck inside? Take advantage of the time and challenge yourself to get to the next level.
Guitar Nine's February-March 2020 newsletter.
A look back at the critic's 19 favorite artists from Guitar Nine's "The Undiscovered" column feature.
On the right material, the wah pedal actually deepens the connection I have with the guitar.
Though electric shred is my passion I have learned many instruments, styles and aspects of music.
The more you get to know chords the better time you will having using them.
Control your dynamics by controlling the force of your picking.
You'll sound “outside” once you have mastered the “inside sound”.
When used correctly, guide tones outline the flavor of the chords you’re improvising over.
Creative ways to move around the fretboard at a blazing fast speed.
Creating unlimited licks using the pentatonic scale.
A look back at the Guitar Nine Attic Inventory of uncovered items, as of December 2019.
Guitar Nine's December-January 2019 newsletter.
The pentatonic scale contains 5 notes; the melodic combinations you have to work with are endless.
Creativity takes practice, just like anything else.