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How to Build a Setlist for Guitar
To put together a guitar setlist, first decide how long you will play and for whom, then pick only songs you can play without…
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Easy Riffs to Train Your Fingers
Easy riffs for training your fingers are short, recognizable lines on one or two strings, such as Smoke on the Water, Seven Nation Army…
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Ear Training Exercises With Guitar
Ear training exercises on guitar teach you to hear what you play: the difference between major and minor, the distance between two notes and…
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How to Learn Rhythms With a Metronome
You learn rhythms with a metronome by using the click as a fixed grid and playing a different subdivision inside it each time: first…
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Exercise to Make Your Barre Chords Stronger
You make a barre chord stronger by pressing smarter, not harder. Place your index finger right behind the fret, roll it slightly onto its…
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Why Choose a Hollow Body Guitar
You choose a hollow body guitar when you want a warm, open and slightly acoustic tone, especially for jazz, blues and rockabilly. Thanks to…
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Tips to Prevent Injuries When Playing Guitar
You prevent guitar injuries mainly with four habits: a relaxed posture with the guitar at the right height, a short warm-up, pressing no harder…
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Practicing Rhythm by Clapping and Playing Guitar at the Same Time
The easiest way to practice rhythm by clapping and playing guitar at the same time is in steps: first you clap the rhythm while…
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Scale Exercises for Speed on Guitar
Scale exercises for speed on guitar work best if you pick one pattern, play it slowly and cleanly with a metronome, and only raise…
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Stretching Exercises for Guitarists
Good stretching exercises for guitarists are short and gentle. Stretch your fingers, wrists, forearms, shoulders and neck one at a time, hold each stretch…
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Ergonomic Posture for Playing Guitar
An ergonomic playing posture means sitting or standing so that your back stays straight, your shoulders are relaxed and your wrists bend as little…
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How to Recover From Overuse From Playing Guitar
How do you recover from overuse caused by playing guitar? Stop playing as soon as you feel pain, rest your hands and wrists until…
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How to Learn to Improvise in Different Styles
How do you learn to improvise in different styles? Start with one style, usually blues or rock, and get to know one scale and…
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Playing Guitar at a Campfire: Tips
Playing guitar around a campfire is all about simple chords, songs everyone can sing along to and a guitar that can take a knock.…
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Stage Fright When Playing Guitar: 10 Tips for Your Performance
Short answer: Stage fright is the tension or fear you feel before or during a performance, for example with shaking hands and a racing…
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Warm-Up Exercises for Playing Guitar
Guitar warm-up exercises loosen up your fingers, hands and wrists in a few minutes, so you play more relaxed and are less likely to…
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How to Play Guitar in a Cover Band
How do you play guitar in a cover band? You play well-known songs so the audience recognizes them right away, you know your own…
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Tips for Playing Together with Other Guitarists
Playing together with other guitarists works best when you are both well in tune, keep the same tempo and each take your own role.…
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How to Make Playing Guitar Part of Your Day
How do you make playing guitar part of your day? Link a short practice session to a moment you already have, like after breakfast…
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Finger Exercises for Smooth Chord Changes
With targeted finger exercises for smooth chord changes, you train your fingers to move from one chord to the next in a single motion.…
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Can You Learn Guitar Without a Teacher?
Can you learn to play guitar without a teacher? Yes, absolutely, as long as you practice in a structured way and check yourself regularly.…
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Avoiding Wrist Injuries When Practicing Guitar
You avoid wrist injuries when practicing guitar mainly with a straight wrist, little tension in your hands and enough breaks. Wrist problems in guitarists…
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Is Guitar Harder Than Piano?
Is guitar harder than piano? For many beginners, guitar feels trickier in the first few weeks, but piano is certainly not easier in the…
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Famous Guitar Quotes to Inspire You
Looking for famous guitar quotes to inspire you? Below you will find sayings about music and the guitar, with an explanation of what they…