One of the benefits the guitar has over many other instruments is that you can easily play chords on it. On a guitar, you can play up to six notes at the same time. On the piano, you can play up to ten (as many fingers as you have) but on the violin, it’s hard […]
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Develop these skills and learn the lead guitar like a pro! Do you know the minor pentatonic scale but not how to use it to create guitar licks and solos? Do you know a few chords and songs but don’t know what guitar skills you need to acquire to reach the next level? Welcome to
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There are mainly two reasons why I was never interested in computerized guitar riff generators when I had made it a goal to learn riffs and write them myself. What I mean by this, is that I wanted to gain the ability to write guitar riffs and chord progressions myself, at will. This took me
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In 7 myths about music theory, I explain what music theory is not, what it is, and have hopefully convinced you that you need it if you’re learning a musical instrument. But how much music theory do you need? In this lesson, I will show you that this question isn’t the most ideal question to
Theory – Technique – Application Do you find it hard to turn your knowledge of music and the guitar into actual guitar riffs, licks and solos? Have you learned different elements of guitar playing but struggle to use them together to create music? The main aim of Learn Guitar Malta is to teach you the
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If you’re learning the electric guitar, you’ve probably noticed that unless you plug it into an amplifier or use an alternative, such as a computer, the notes are audible but very faint. And if you like music with distortion or other effects, playing unplugged not only sounds lower in volume but also very different. Should
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The minor pentatonic blues scale is commonly referred to as “the blues scale” because it is a very popular scale for blues guitar players and contains all of the blue notes, as explained below. However, this is not the only scale used by blues guitarists. Blues guitarists use a variety of scales, including combinations of
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The Mixolydian guitar mode is popular among jazz and blues players, but it can also be found in other genres such as rock, folk, classical, country, and pop. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd and LA Woman by the Doors are two songs that use the Mixolydian mode. This lesson will teach you how to
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The Lydian mode is used in various genres of music such as Jazz, Fusion, Folk, Rock and Classical. Guitar virtuosos known for their use of the Lydian mode include Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. The sound of the Lydian mode can be described as bright, happy, optimistic and heavenly. In this lesson you will learn
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The Phrygian mode has a very particular sound and its use is found in many genres of music including Heavy Metal, Jazz, Classical music, and even electronic music. Songs that make use of the Phrygian mode include Symphony of Destruction (Megadeth), Wherever I May Roam (Metallica), and Sails of Charon (Scorpions). In this lesson, you
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