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How to Hold a Guitar Pick Properly

Video Lesson: How to Hold a Guitar Pick How to Hold a Guitar Pick Step 1 Thumb Middle Put your thumb across one side of the pick. Make sure the thumb is centered and over-hanging the pick, so you can see the tip of your thumb poking out the side. Step 2 Index Finger Pointing Down […]

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Swamp Blues

Although only idiosyncratically dissimilar to the Tulsa sound of Oklahoman J.J. Cale, but miles away from Woody Guthries narrative egalitarianism,  Slim Harpo, as heard below, delivers the languid swamp blues Louisiana sound with as little effort as it apparently takes  on King Bee which was later covered by almost everybody including Englishmen The Pink Floyd, here, […]

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5 Tips For Perfect Barre Chords

In this post, Mark The Guitar Guy shows you 5 barre chord tips that will help you master the guitar neck. Barre chords are a great way to move around the guitar neck, but they can be difficult to master. If you’re new to them, you may have found it hard maintaining pressure across the back of […]

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BOSS RC-20XL loopstation

At last… back by popular demand and fully loaded – it`s an introduction to the BOSS RC-20XL loopstation filmed live at the Rotherham Acadamy by guitar tutor Danny Maddocks. So, if you’re interested in finding out a little bit about what the loopstation can do then hit play below and enjoy the video.

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OpenD tuning

…the Open D tuning. Its a really versatile tuning. If you `re wondering just what an an open tuning is, it`s a tuning which means that the strings produce a chord when played open or unfretted and today I`m going to focus upon the open D guitar tuning. Its an open chord tuning which when […]

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