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Best Songs to Learn Dsus2 and Dsus4 Chords

Best Songs to Learn Dsus2 and Dsus4 Chords

Suspended or sus chords are fantastic, they’re great for creating interest within any chord progression with very little physical effort, usually by simply lifting or adding a finger. But what exactly is a sus chord, why do they work so...

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5 Things I Wish I'd Known When Starting to Play Guitar

5 Things I Wish I'd Known When Starting to Play Guitar

One of the most common questions I am asked by guitarists who have been paying for six months to a year is… “What do you wish you’d known when you first started playing the guitar?” It’s a great question, so...

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Best Songs to Learn the Am7 Chord

Best Songs to Learn the Am7 Chord

If you haven’t mastered your minor 7th chords yet, you’re missing out on a world of rich, moody, and introspective sounds that will not only add a touch of melancholy to your playing but also make it sound a lot...

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Tremolo Systems: From Bigsby to Floyd Rose

Tremolo Systems: From Bigsby to Floyd Rose

Whether you love or hate tremolo systems, it’s undeniable that they’ve had a massive impact on the guitar’s ability to express emotion. From David Gilmour’s subtle use in masterpieces such as Comfortably Numb to the dramatic flair of players such...

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Guitar Mastery: How Long Does It Take?

Guitar Mastery: How Long Does It Take?

One of the most common questions I’m asked is “How long does it take to master a guitar?” It’s a difficult one to answer and will obviously depend on the amount of dedication, how much practice, and how motivated someone...

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What Are Guitar Strings Made Of?

What Are Guitar Strings Made Of?

What would your guitar be without its strings? Unplayable, just a few pieces of wood attached to each other that would be good for nothing apart from using it to hit someone over the head, as a useless tennis racket,...

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CAGED Guitar System Part 3: Joining the Dots

CAGED Guitar System Part 3: Joining the Dots

In Part 1. and Part 2. of this mini-series, we covered the five chord shapes of the CAGED system - C, A, G, E, and D. It’s now time to join them all together creating the system that will revolutionize...

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CAGED - The Key to Unlock Your Guitar Fretboard - Part 2 - C, G, and D Chords

CAGED - The Key to Unlock Your Guitar Fretboard - Part 2 - C, G, and D Chords

Part 1 of this mini-series covered the E and A chord shapes and how they relate to the CAGED system. So, let’s now move on to the C, G, and D-shaped chords. Starting with the… D-shaped Barre Chord The root...

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CAGED - The Key to Unlock Your Guitar Fretboard - Part 1 - Chords

CAGED - The Key to Unlock Your Guitar Fretboard - Part 1 - Chords

Now that’s a bold title if ever there was one, but you’ll be very happy to hear that it isn’t clickbait, it’s 100% true. The CAGED system is one of the most important things you can ever learn on the...

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Tablature Explained - How to Read Guitar Tabs in Less than 30 Minutes

Tablature Explained - How to Read Guitar Tabs in Less than 30 Minutes

Let’s start with a quite shocking fact… many legendary guitarists can not read formal music, for example, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, and many, many more. They used their ears, not their eyes to write and play...

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Best Songs to Learn the C#m Chord

Best Songs to Learn the C#m Chord

Let’s start with an assumption, you’re on this page because either you’ve found a song that contains a C#m chord and it’s quite difficult to play, so you’re looking for easy guitar songs with C#m to improve your skills with...

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Wraparound Bridge vs Tune-o-matic: Guide to Gibson Bridges

Wraparound Bridge vs Tune-o-matic: Guide to Gibson Bridges

The bridge is one of the most critical components of an electric guitar, influencing tone, playability, and tuning stability. For the past 75 years, two iconic bridge designs have dominated Gibson-style guitars - the wraparound bridge and the tune-o-matic bridge....

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How Does Guitar Pickup Position Affect Sound?

How Does Guitar Pickup Position Affect Sound?

Have you ever played with your guitar’s pickup selector switch and thought, “Wow, that’s a completely different sound”, well, you’re not alone. The electric guitar is a sonic playground, and one of its best-kept secrets lies in where those magnetic...

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How Do Electric Guitars Work?

How Do Electric Guitars Work?

The electric guitar is, without a doubt, one of the most iconic instruments in modern music, shaping the sound of various genres from rock to blues to jazz to metal.  Unlike acoustic guitars, which rely on a hollow chambered body...

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Best Songs to Learn a B7 Chord

Best Songs to Learn a B7 Chord

There’s something about playing any of the B chords on a guitar that makes them difficult, especially for beginners. I have already taken a look at quick and easy ways to learn the Bm chord and the best songs to...

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