Guitar Music Theory
By Desi Serna
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This podcast features free audio guitar lessons taught by Desi Serna, author of Fretboard Theory and Guitar Theory For Dummies. Learn how scales, chords, progressions, modes, and more get applied to the fretboard and familiar songs. Hear how to best get your playing skills in order. Begin to improvise and compose. Understand why your favorite songs sound so good. ➝ What do you specifically need to do in order to play guitar better? Visit the GuitarMusicTheory.com website to get FREE custom video instruction calibrated to your current level. Discover how to progressively play and sound better—today, in as little as 33 minutes!
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Ep174 Recreating Iconic 80s Tones For Kemper and Helix with Matt Reviere
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May 15, 2025 |
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Ep173 From Demo to Radio - Inside Music Production with Jason Wyatt Kuhn
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May 02, 2025 |
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Ep172 Q&A playing style - physical limitations - key changes - bar chord techniques - music theory exercises - slowing down music
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Ep171 Q&A Practice Plan-Joe-Bonamassa Rhythm-Take On Me Chords-Numbering Modes-G Chord Fingerings-Best Practice Amp
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Ep170 Top Hits of 2024 with Lila
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Ep169 Good Christmas Songs to Learn
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ep168 Q&A - New Coaching Program - Bass Playing - Playing with Confidence - Running with the Devil - 3/4 vs 6/8 - Cover Band Setlist
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Ep167 Learning "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" - PRS SE NF3
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Ep166 Q&A Rhythm and Timing - Horizontal Pentatonic Patterns - Bass Note Selection - Violin Etude 2
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Ep165 Preparing For Huey Lewis Tribute Band Gig
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Ep164 Nashville Studio Drummer and Music Producer Scott Williamson
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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Ep163 Jack and Diane - How Does This Song Work?
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May 30, 2024 |
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Ep162 Knights of Cydonia - How Does This Song Work?
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep161 Q&A Hot For Teacher - Multitracks - Bass Rigs - Funk #49 - Mastering Songs - Major and Minor Pentatonic - CAGED - Soreness - Knights of Cydonia
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May 08, 2024 |
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Ep160 Improvise with Refugee
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May 01, 2024 |
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Ep159 Every Type of Seventh Chord and How to Use It
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Ep158 The Harmonic Minor Scale and How to Use It
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Ep157 Q&A Circle of fifths - playing left-handed - Squier guitar mods - playing and singing - intervals
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Ep156 Biggest Part of Me - How Does This Song Work? - Scott Sheriff
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Ep155 Q&A Modes - Rocksmith - Major Scale Patterns - Memorizing Songs - Effects Pedals - Foot Tapping - You Oughta Know
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Ep154 What Scales Are Used in Sweet Child O’ Mine?
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Ep153 Matt Reviere Slash Guns N Roses Guitar Style and Tones
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Ep152 Q&A Keith Richards Open G Tuning - Acoustic Amps - Memorizing Songs - Sus4 Chords - Cheap Versus Expensive Acoustic Guitar
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Ep151 The Best Christmas Songs
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep150 Q&A Guitar Modelers - PRS Guitars - Beginner Struggles - Slide - Drop-D Tuning - Acoustic Gigs
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Ep149 Guitar Octaves and Songs That Use Them
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Ep148 What Is Syncopation?
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Ep147 Scott Sheriff - Keyboardist For Carrie Underwood and Huey Lewis Tribute
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Ep146 Q&A Chord tones and extensions - white rabbit - playing with injuries and hand limitations - keeping track of measures while soloing - applying pentatonic scale patterns - requiring your chops after time off
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Ep145 "Satellite" Dave Matthews Band - How Does This Song Work?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Ep144 What Guitar Scales Should I Learn?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ep143 Using the Major 2 Chord in Music
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Ep142 Mixolydian Mode in Huey Lewis and the News
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Ep141 Q&A Chord recognition - chord fills - Halfway Gone by Lifehouse - online versus in-person lessons - purchasing a looper pedal - sharps and the circle of fifths - playing faster on an Ibanez guitar - flat sevenths - learning songs
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May 24, 2023 |
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Ep140 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - How Does This Song Work?
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May 15, 2023 |
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Ep139 No More Mr. Nice Guy - How Does This Song Work?
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Ep138 Q&A arpeggios from hell - practice structure - strumming and singing - 5/4 time signature - parallel modes - King of Birds
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Ep137 Minor Seven Chord Hack and Q&A looper pedals - exercises - stage fright - ADHD - and more
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Ep136 Adding Effects to Acoustic Guitar
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Ep135 Matt Reviere Christmas Music
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Ep134 Q&A Chord Progressions - Modes - Chromatic Voice Leading - Bass Playing
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Ep133 Q&A Using a Pick - Modal Mixture - Chord Tone Soloing - Bass Arpeggios - Harmonic Minor - Guitar Overdrive
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Ep132 Q&A Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Running Down a Dream - Modes - Worship Guitar
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Ep131 "Stay" Lisa Loeb - How Does This Song Work?
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Ep130 Chord Tones and Extensions with Sandy Williams
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Ep129 The Power of Love - How Does This Song Work?
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Ep128 Q&A The Middle - Creating Cover Band Tracks - Picking with Fingers - Using Modes - Tenor Guitars - and more
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Ep127 Cover Band Gig with Tracks
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Ep126 Q&A Adam Hatfield Line 6 Helix Stomp
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Ep125 Physiotherapist Mark Tsai Offers Advice on Dealing with Hand Cramping
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Ep124 Agent Envy and Fretboard Theory Go Viral on TikTok
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Ep123 What is a Circle Progression? (Using the Circle of 5ths and 4ths)
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May 19, 2022 |
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Ep122 Q&A David Lund Helix
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May 12, 2022 |
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Ep121 How to name and use the Dadd4add9 chord
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Ep120 Top 10 Fingerpicking Songs You Should Learn
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Ep119 Q&A with Matt Reviere - Pinch harmonics - Thumb Placement - Hearing Protection - Pentatonic Scale - E Flat Tuning
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Ep118 Pink Panther Theme
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Ep117 Blackbird | How Does This Song Work?
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Ep116 Matt Reviere - How to Be a Professional Guitarist
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Ep115 Q&A Positions Patterns Acoustic Strings Santana Ear Training and Hate Mail
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Ep114 7 Ways to Improve Your Guitar Playing For Songwriting
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Ep113 Thunderstruck ACDC How Does This Song Work?
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Ep112 Please Come Home for Christmas | How Does This Song Work?
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Rolling Stones 500 The Beatles
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Ep111 Major 7 Chords - Upgrading Inexpensive Guitars - Structuring Practice Time - Ear Training - and More
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Ep110 Guitar Theory For Dummies 2nd Edition
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Ep109 Wonderwall | How Does This Song Work
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Ep108 Questions – Finding keys, construction of the pentatonic scale, major scale patterns, guidelines for teaching, Family Tradition, Jingle Bell Rock, playing and singing at the same time, and more
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Ep107 Beginner Guitar Primer: Everything You Should Know BEFORE You Begin to Play Guitar
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Ep106 Fretboard Theory Student Composes Music in GarageBand
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Ep105 Under the Bridge - How Does This Song Work?
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Ep104 Q&A Speed - CAGED Arpeggios - Guitar Soloing - Kemper Profiling Amplifier - Hosa Cables - Using a Pick - Transposing a Song
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Ep103 Single-coil and Humbucker Guitar Pickups Tone Test
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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Ep102 All Right Now | How Does This Song Work?
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Ep101 Sound Man Joel Hilsden Part 2 of 2
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Ep100 Sound Man Joel Hilsden Part 1 of 2
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Ep99 Q&A Halfstep movement - 251 chord changes - sharps and flats - recording basics - picking bass - dominant 5 chords - altered harmony
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Ep98 Why the CAGED System Will NOT Hurt Your Guitar Playing
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Ep97 Moondance | How Does This Song Work?
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Ep96 How to Use a Guitar Practice Amp
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Ep95 Sometimes You Gotta Simplify
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Ep94 Q&A Fretboard Theory, alternate picking, blues rhythm, sustain, minor CAGED, Kemper with pedals, and more
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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Ep93 Using Slash Chords on Guitar
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May 14, 2021 |
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Ep92 Exodus Bob Marley GUITAR LOOP
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May 07, 2021 |
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Ep91 The Major Scale Contains Six Pentatonic Scales
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Ep90 Q&A Memorizing Notes, Practicing With Limited Time, C Form Barre Chord, Thumb Strumming, Choosing Your Neck Shape, And More
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Ep89 Why You Should Use a Capo
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Ep88 Joe Robinson’s 4am Practice Routine
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Ep87 Email Questions - Scale Patterns, Pickup Configurations, Amps, Recording Yourself, and More
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Ep86 What Does Playing Over Chords Mean?
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Ep85 Former Classical Guitar Professor Keith Stevens
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Ep84 Jungle Boogie | How Does This Song Work?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Ep83 Guitar Amps and Effects with HW From Tone Junkie
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Ep82 Down Under | How Does This Song Work?
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Ep81 Hand Anatomy with Physiotherapist Mark Tsai
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Ep80 How to Correctly Play Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Cold Shot" Riff
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Ep79 2021 Guitar Plan
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Ep78 Jingle Bell Rock Lead
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Ep77 How to Play Legato on Guitar
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Ep76 Walk Away James Gang | How Does This Song Work?
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Ep75 Gravity by John Mayer | How Does This Song Work?
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Ep74 Email Questions: Learning Pentatonic Scale Patterns, Playing Country Guitar Solos, Identifying Roots and Modes, Practicing Picking Exercises, Changing Scales Over Chords
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Ep73 Erich Andreas - What Made Eddie Van Halen So Great?
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Ep72 Should You Learn How to Read Music?
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Ep71 What Are Chord Inversions and Chord Voicings?
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Ep70 You Don't Need to Use All 5 Pentatonic Patterns
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Ep69 Eruption Tapping | How Does It Work?
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Ep68 Fabio Marraccini From the Where Music Meets Technology Podcast
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Ep67 Tips For Small-Handed Short-Fingered Guitarists
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Ep66 Nashville Artist Development University
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Ep65 Q&A Keeping Time, Using Modes Over Chords, Teaching Children, Playing What You Hear, Small Hands
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Ep64 Interview w/ Carrie Underwood Guitarist Matt Reviere
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Ep63 The Thrill is Gone | How Does This Song Work?
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Ep62 Your Love | How Does This Song Work?
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Ep61 Difference Between Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Ep60 Top 10 Guitar Solos You Should Learn
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Ep59 Play That Funky Music | How Does This Song Work?
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Ep58 Summer of ‘69 Chord Tone Soloing
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Ep57 The Star-Spangled Banner
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Ep56 Email Questions | Theory, Number System, Complex Chord Changes, Backing Tracks
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Ep55 Runnin’ Down a Dream | How Does This Song Work?
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Ep54 Hard to Handle | How Does This Song Work?
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Ep53 Email Questions | Kemper-Mode Intervals-Creative Genius-DGT
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May 28, 2020 |
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Ep52 Blues is Not 145
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May 20, 2020 |
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Ep51 What Is “1 4 5” in Music?
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May 11, 2020 |
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Ep50 Ramblin Man | How Does This Song Work?
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Ep49 Lean On Me Bill Withers Guitar Chords
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Ep48 Twilight Zone | How Does This Song Work?
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Ep47 Still Got the Blues (For You) | How Does This Song Work?
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Ep46 The Nature Versus Nurture Debate
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Ep45 House of the Rising Sun | How Does This Song Work?
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Ep44 What are Sus2 and Sus4 Chords?
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Ep43 Using Perfect 4th Intervals on IV Chords
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Ep42 How to Put Together a Live Rig For Playing Gigs
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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Ep41 Tom Sawyer | How Does This Song Work?
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Ep40 Q&A 12-31-2019 Part 3 of 3
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Ep39 Q&A 12-31-2019 Part 2 of 3
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Jan 04, 2020 |
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Ep38 Q&A from 12-31-2019 Part 1 of 3
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Ep37 Jingle Bell Rock | How Does This Song Work?
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Ep36 Music Intervals (And Why Every Guitarist Needs to Know Them)
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Ep35 HW Talks Tone Junkie and the Kemper Profiling Amplifier
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Ep34 How to Use a Guitar Looper Pedal
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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Ep33 In What Key Is Sweet Home Alabama?
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Episode 32- Best Ear Training Exercise For Guitar.mp3
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Episode 31 "Thank You" Led Zeppelin | How Does This Song Work
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Episode 30 #1 Best Exercise to Improve Your Guitar Playing
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Episode 29 "Comfortably Numb" | How Does This Song Work?
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Episode 28 Everything You Need to Know About Guitar Gear
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Episode 27: 9 Ways to Become a Better and Happier Guitar Player
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Episode 26: Slow Down Music For Guitar
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Episode 25: The Importance of Learning Songs
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Episode 24: The History of Guitar Music Theory
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Episode 23 New Pentatonic Scale Patterns Video.mp3
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Mar 09, 2018 |
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Episode 22 Guitar Picking Mechanics
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Jan 16, 2018 |
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Episode 21 Playing Pedal Point and Pedal Tones
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 20 Using Harmonic Minor Scale Patterns For Improvisation
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 19 Chord Tone Soloing and Outlining Chord Progressions
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 18 Lead Patterns with Major Scales and Modes
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 17 Pentatonic Lead Patterns
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 16 Chromatic Passing Chords Diminished and Augmented
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 15 Key Changes Borrowed Chords and Circle of Fifths
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 14 Dominant Function and Harmonic Minor Chord Progressions
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 13 Scale Formulas and Renumbering Chord Progressions
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 12 What Is the Key of a Song?
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 11 Interview with Guitarist and Singer Songwriter Joe Robinson
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 10 Blues Guitar Scales Chords Progressions and Theory
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 09 Playing Chords with Added Chord Tones and Extensions
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 08 Playing Music Intervals On Guitar
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 07 Music Modes and Playing Modal Guitar Scales
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 06 Chord Progressions and Playing By Numbers For Guitar
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 05 How to Learn Major Scale Patterns and Play Major Scale Songs
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 04 Using Guitar CAGED Chord Forms to Play Arpeggios and Chord Inversions
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 03 How to Learn Pentatonic Scale Patterns and Play Pentatonic Songs
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 02 Learn the Notes On the Guitar Fretboard
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 01 What is Guitar Theory?
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Dec 13, 2017 |