Sometimes, when thinking about learning guitar or improving your playing, it’s easy to think of all the things we can’t do: I can’t play like XYZ player I’ll never play fast I can’t write songs And often, the cause of these thoughts is a belief in “natural talent”. Or more specifically, it’s the belief that: I can’t … [Read more...] about Natural Talent and Learning Guitar
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9 Ways to Improve Your Guitar Improvisation
Improvising on guitar is one of the most fun skills there is. Few things are more fun than putting on a good backing track and jamming over it for hours on end! But how do you improve your improvising on guitar? In this article we will look at some ideas that you can start using to improve – today! If you are new at improvising, then check out the beginners guide on how … [Read more...] about 9 Ways to Improve Your Guitar Improvisation
What Determines Your Ability on Guitar?
I recently wrote an article looking at why natural talent on guitar is a myth, and hopefully, debunked several ideas and theories that hold guitar players back. So I thought today, we could look at the other side of the coin, and look at what really determines your ability level on guitar: 1) Daily Time Invested into Practising This is an important principle that affects … [Read more...] about What Determines Your Ability on Guitar?
The Hirajoshi Scale on Guitar
The Hirajoshi scale has a very eastern sort of sound to it. It is a more exotic scale, and is not as common as say the minor pentatonic scale, or even the harmonic minor scale. But it does have a very cool sound. If you have listened to players like Marty Friedman then you have probably heard it before. This is going to give you a complete guide to using it. I will cover not … [Read more...] about The Hirajoshi Scale on Guitar
Chords in the Major Scale
One of the best songwriting tools I ever learned was how to build chords from the major scale.This is sometimes called “the harmonised major scale”, because the scale has been harmonised with itself.The harmonised major scale is a must know topic for anyone wanting to start writing their own songs, improvising, or just wanting to learn more about music in … [Read more...] about Chords in the Major Scale