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Here’s an Exercise to Help You Hear the Rhythm of 3/4 or “Waltz” Time More Easily

Here’s an Exercise to Help You Hear the Rhythm ...

Here’s an exercise to help you hear the rhythm of 3/4  or “waltz” time more easily.

Here’s an Exercise to Help You Hear the Rhythm ...

Here’s an exercise to help you hear the rhythm of 3/4  or “waltz” time more easily.

Harmonize a Melodic Line with Block Chords

Harmonize a Melodic Line with Block Chords

Today’s excerpt from Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Essentials demonstrates the technique of harmonizing a melodic line with full, dense chord voicings – sometimes referred to as using block chords.

Harmonize a Melodic Line with Block Chords

Today’s excerpt from Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Essentials demonstrates the technique of harmonizing a melodic line with full, dense chord voicings – sometimes referred to as using block chords.

Play the Irish Tune "Whiskey in the Jar"

“Whiskey in the Jar” is instantly recognizable as an Irish pub favorite. Play the first eight bars with today’s excerpt from Irish Songs for Guitar.

Play the Irish Tune "Whiskey in the Jar"

“Whiskey in the Jar” is instantly recognizable as an Irish pub favorite. Play the first eight bars with today’s excerpt from Irish Songs for Guitar.

Cross-String Picking Basics

Cross-string picking is when open and fretted strings are combined to play ascending/descending intervals on nonsequential strings. See the examples in today’s excerpt from The Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Method.

Cross-String Picking Basics

Cross-string picking is when open and fretted strings are combined to play ascending/descending intervals on nonsequential strings. See the examples in today’s excerpt from The Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Method.

Build Your Chops with a Harmonized Major Scale Pentatonic Workout

Build Your Chops with a Harmonized Major Scale ...

This excerpt from the Weekly Workout guide series will get your fretting-hand fingers moving in new ways and help you learn the fingerboard.

Build Your Chops with a Harmonized Major Scale ...

This excerpt from the Weekly Workout guide series will get your fretting-hand fingers moving in new ways and help you learn the fingerboard.

How to Use Open Strings When Playing in Flat Keys

How to Use Open Strings When Playing in Flat Keys

Because one of the things that makes something “easy” on the guitar is the presence of open strings, let’s take a closer look at a few flat keys and see...

How to Use Open Strings When Playing in Flat Keys

Because one of the things that makes something “easy” on the guitar is the presence of open strings, let’s take a closer look at a few flat keys and see...