Improve Your Songwriting, Arpeggios and Acoustic Picking
Welcome to the April edition of the Guitar Nine on-line magazine. Songwriting myths, lyric writing, scale shapes and mental practicing are just a few of the subjects covered in the second issue of 2018. In total, six guest columnists have submitted seven original articles on a range of musical topics of interest to practicing musicians. After working through the information and lessons, please sample some excellent music released by the over 1400 musicians we've worked with over the past 21 years! Interestingly, we've now published over 220 artist interviews, while over 210 musicians and industry experts have written close to 1100 guest columns for this site since 1996.
In this issue
Getting Out Of The Guitar CAGED System Part 6: Lead Harmonies
Tommaso delves into guitar solo harmonies - they are not as hard as they look.
Guitar Nine's Attic: Promo Magnets
A visual retrospective on Guitar Nine promotional magnets.
How To Simplify Your Lyric Writing For The Better
a simple and fun trick that many professionals often use in their songs.
Mental Practice - The Art of Practicing Guitar Without a Guitar
How to use your 'dead time' tp maximum advantage.
Newsletter April-May 2018
Guitar Nine's April-May 2018 newsletter.
Play Thousands Of Songs With The Clawhammer Fingerpicking Pattern
Play great songs such as “Landslide”, "Dust In The Wind" and "The Boxer".
Seeing Shapes and Patterns
Rosocha teaches permutations - altered scale shapes based on fretboard position.
Three Songwriting Myths that Will Stifle Your Creativity
Exploding the myths surrounding talent, inspiration and writer's block.
Triad Arpeggios
Gaining fluency with triad arpeggios will help your soloing and rhythm playing.