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Playing Country Blues
Posted by Kelsey Holt on
Dale Miller discusses the darker side of playing blues using a thumping bass in this excerpt from Solo Fingerstyle Basics.
Sync Your Picking Hand with a Metronome
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Today’s How To includes some single-note exercises to help you get your picking hand synced with the metronome.
Learn to Play the Classic Jazz Tune "After You've Gone"
Posted by Kelsey Holt on
Play this eight-bar excerpt of “After You’ve Gone” (taken from Early Jazz and Swing Songs for Guitar) at a moderate tempo.
Swingin' Blues Soloing with Arpeggios
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Arpeggios add a coherent sound to your soloing. This excerpt from Acoustic Blues Guitar Basics looks at a few arpeggio-based licks.
Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Best Private Lessons
Posted by Tricia Baxter on
Learn how to play bluesy, single-note licks over the top with your fingers as an improvised alternative to the folkier-sounding alternating-bass style.