The Acoustic Asylum
By Dan Thorpe
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If learning guitar leaves you feeling mad, frustrated, or like you want to tear your hair out, this podcast is for you.
Dan Thorpe specialises in teaching beginner guitar lessons to older adults. If you want to discover Dan’s methods for the best way to learn guitar, to play easy guitar songs while having more fun, and to do so without feeling like you have a one-way ticket to the Acoustic Asylum, then listen closely and...
Join us as Dan shares the best tips, tricks, and motivating stories from his 10,000+ hours of teaching beginner guitar songs and techniques...
All of which will help you on your guitar-playing journey immediately.
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Ep142 – Why It’s Essential to End the Death Grip for Your Guitar Playing
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May 28, 2026 |
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Ep141 – The One Phrase in Guitar Teaching That Drives Me Mad
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Ep140 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #28 – Don’t Fear the Recording
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Ep139 – The 6 Villains Ruining Guitar Progress Everywhere
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Ep138 – The Critical 3Ps of Guitar Playing That Make Or Break Your Music (Especially After 50)
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Ep137 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #27 – Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy on Guitar
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Ep136 – The Joy of Getting Lost on the Guitar (The Right Way)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Ep135 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #26 – Stop Going Through the Motions
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Ep134 – The Insanely Cool Power of Bass Runs
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Ep133 – Start 2026 With a Bang (The Tip Nobody Talks About)
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Ep132 – Avoid the Mishaps of Santa’s Workshop: How to Pick a Good Guitar
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Ep131 – How to Unlock Your Secret Guitar Superpower
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Ep130 – Time Management Secrets to Get the Most Out of Your Playing
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Ep129 – An Interview on Flamenco, Lifelong Learning, and New Goals with Tomas Michaud
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Ep128 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #25 – The Magnifying Glass
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Ep127 – When Words Fail, the Guitar Speaks (How to Play Expressively)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Ep126 – The Ideal Guitar for You: A Guide
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Ep124 – Beating the Curse of Terrible Practice
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Ep123 – An Interview on Arranging, Improvisation, and Getting the Best Out of Yourself with Robert Lunn
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Ep122 – Travel, Music & Practising Guitar When You’re on Holiday
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Ep121 – An Interview on Jamming, Bluegrass, the Blues, and Performing with Confidence with Andy Schneider
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Ep120 – The Paul Simon Way of Playing
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Ep119 – An Interview on Blues, Jamming, and Playing Guitar for Life with Brian Sherill
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Ep118 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #24 – Embrace Technology, But Don’t Let It Take Over
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Ep117 – An Interview on the Principles of Technique With Jamie Andreas
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Ep116 – Fretboard Fireworks: 6 Tips to Break Out of the Box
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Ep115 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #23 – Being the King or Queen of the Jungle
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Ep114 – 12 Notes, Limitless Options
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Ep113 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #22 – The Secret to Building Chemistry with Your Guitar
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May 02, 2025 |
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Ep112 – The Arthritis Comment That Caused a Stir
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Ep111 – The Fun Daily Jam Every Fingerpicking Guitarist Can (and Should) Do
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Ep110 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #21 – Being a Daydream Believer
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Ep109 – When Guitar Gods Get Nervous: Clapton’s Story
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Ep108 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #20 – Face Up to Your Michael Myers
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Ep107 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #19 – Enjoy The Game of Tones
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Ep106 – Double Trouble Blues
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ep105 – How The Exorcist Reminded Me I Wasn’t the Only Struggling Guitarist
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Ep104 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #18 – Top Up Your Inspiration Jar
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Ep103 – The Power of Community
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Ep102 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #17 – Be at One With Your Guitar
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Ep101 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #16 – Find Your Treasure
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep100 – The Hundredth Episode
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Ep99 – A Love Letter to Dyads
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Ep98 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #15 – Stop Driving With the Brake On!
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Ep97 – The Guitar Struggles Shared By the Stars
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Ep96 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #14 - Embrace the Magic Number 7
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Ep95 – Why Learning Guitar As an Adult Can Be Harder
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Ep94 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #13 – Grow Your Guitar Playing Like Bamboo
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Ep93 – Making 2025 the Best for Your Guitar Playing
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Ep92 – Christmas Joy and Motivation
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Ep91 – The Final Weeks of 2024 and How to Get the Most Out of Them
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Ep90 – The A to Z of Strumming
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Ep89 – Why This Time of Year Is Truly Wonderful for Guitarists!
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Ep88 – Overcoming Negativity
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Ep87 – The “Growth Mindset”
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Ep86 – The Fingerpicking Bootcamp
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Ep85 – Sleep, Strumming, and Dynamics
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Ep84 – Trusting Your Ears
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Ep83 – The Nitty-Gritty Specifics of Guitar Playing
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Ep82 – The Lego-Inspired Building Blocks of Guitar Playing
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Ep81 – 9 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Learning Guitar!
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Ep80 – Pushing Yourself Out of Your Guitar-Playing Comfort Zone!
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Ep79 – Key Lessons from a Student’s Crazy Experience of Taking Guitar Lessons
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Ep78 – Superhuman Strumming!
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Ep77 – A Legendary Olympian’s Inspiration in Mastering the Art and Craft of Guitar
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Ep76 – The Art and Science of Writing Songs (How to Get Started)
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Ep75 – Mastering the Last 5% of a Song on the Guitar
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Ep74 – How to Escape the Hell of Constantly Plucking the Wrong Strings!
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Ep73 – My Three Most Influential Guitar Books (And a Shocking Fact About Most Books)
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Ep72 – Six of Your Most Common Guitar Questions Answered
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Ep71 – The Wildly Varying Sounds of the Blues
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Ep70 – A Four-Step System to Skyrocket Your Motivation
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Ep69 – Why You Should Master the Ins and Outs of The C Chord (And Its Lovely Variations)
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Ep68 – The Instant Secret to More Interesting Rhythm
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Ep67 – My Embarrassing Bad Rhythm Skills (And How I Quickly Fixed Them)
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Ep66 – How to Beat the “I Don’t Have Enough Time to Practise” Issue
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Ep65 – The One Technique That Can Sky-Rocket Your Progress (and Some Fingerpicking Magic)
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Ep64 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #12 - The Pygmalion Effect
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Ep63 – The Devil on Your Shoulder
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Ep62 – Unlocking the Secret to Instant Guitar-Playing Creativity
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ep61 – The Perfect Blend of Creativity Versus Structure When Playing Guitar
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Ep60 – A Brutal Truth About Learning Guitar (And the Two Types of Guitarists)
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May 31, 2024 |
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Ep59 – How to Have Endless Fun Jamming This Beautiful Guitar Chord
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May 29, 2024 |
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Ep58 – A Proven Guitar-Playing Motivator from George Orwell’s 1984!
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May 25, 2024 |
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Ep57 – A Super Simple Way to Be More Creative on Your Acoustic Guitar Today
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May 24, 2024 |
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Ep56 – Guitar Lessons from the Biggest Boxing Match of All Time!
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May 23, 2024 |
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Ep55 – Two Tried and Tested Ways to Freshen Up Your Guitar Playing (Plus an Unusual Tip)
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep54 – Sneaky Ways to Make Progress on the Guitar in Less Time
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May 18, 2024 |
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Ep53 – Why You Should Read the Autobiographies of Your Guitar Heroes
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May 15, 2024 |
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Ep52 – A Simple Way to Get Rock-Solid Clarity on Your Guitar Journey!
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May 10, 2024 |
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Ep51 – Two Epic Chord Progressions (And How to Use Them!)
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May 07, 2024 |
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Ep50 – Improving Your Aural Skills
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Ep49 – How to Never Forget Anything You Love to Play on Guitar
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Ep48 – My Guitar Hero
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Ep47 – The “3D Method” of Fingerstyle Arrangements
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Ep46 – One Lick, Endless Fun!
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ep45 – A Tone Test
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Ep44 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #11 – Break / Blast
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Ep43 – Help With Your Biggest Guitar-Playing Struggles to Beat the Curse of the Acoustic Asylum
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Ep42 – A Fun Ear-Training Challenge EVERYONE Should Try
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Feb 06, 2024 |