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Open Tuning for Beginners

I m a beginner with open tunings and am looking for a practical place to start with country/blues. I d love suggestions of good open tunings to begin with and perhaps some easier songs to emulate/l...
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Updated 2014-05-12T17:08:21.0Z
Wendy C

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Pick & Fingerstyle Technique

This is kinda long, but is one of the most comprehensive articles about the advantages and disadvantages of various styles of picking technique for guitar. This has been floating around the interne...
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Posted 2013-08-14T20:02:24.0Z
Jeff E

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piano solos classical music listening party august 11, 2013

If you love peaceful piano music then please try to take a few moments from your day to listen to this new internet radio concert on sunday afternoons. here is the site info: [link] . [image]
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Updated 2013-08-11T16:07:30.0Z
Kim H

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What pickups will give me the Stevie Ray Vaughn tone?

I have a US Standard Stratocaster with stock pickups. I would like to get a hotter sound, but maintain that classic Strat sound, and I m thinking about going in the SRV direction. I m pretty sure t...
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Updated 2013-08-01T18:50:04.0Z
JP

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Online Guitar Teacher

G day I am a guitar teacher running the following site [link] I currently teach lessons online using skype. I would like to know if there are any other music teachers out there that are also teachi...
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Updated 2013-08-12T03:49:38.0Z
Fisch R

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What guitar should I buy?

I m looking for a Telecaster or something like it. I need something versitile for a heavyish alt-country project that i can play slide on, and do some chickin pickin, ans well as some bluesier stuf...
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Updated 2013-09-07T02:44:54.0Z
Jefe

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What's the best speaker for my Fender Deluxe Reverb amplfier?

The original Jensen was destroyed by customs when I was coming back from a trip. Had it in a nice flight case. When I plugged it in after I got it home, it just made a gugrling noise. I figured som...
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Updated 2014-01-30T23:50:24.0Z
Jefe

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Best guitar lesson compilation: Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

I had a guitar student ask to learn how to play Californication the other day. Rather than create a lesson from scratch, I searched for the best online guitar lessons that i could have him watch, a...
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Updated 2013-06-19T17:45:31.0Z
Jeff E

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How to Play Guitar Like Doc Watson: Deep River Blues

Here s a compilation of video lessons on how to play the guitar like Doc Watson. This is his delta blues finger style. Someone should post their favorite video lessons on his flat picking. [link] t...
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Updated 2013-06-06T19:55:35.0Z
Jeff E

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What's the best gig bag for my Gibson ES-335?

I ve got a nice Gibson 335 I play out with two or three times a month that I want to keep nice, but I don t want to lug guitar cases around.. What s the best gig bag solution for a ES-335?
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Updated 2014-04-29T19:08:35.0Z
Fletcher J

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SUS chord....

What does it mean when there is sus written after a chord? Does it mean to hold or sustain the chord?
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Updated 2013-06-03T21:37:09.0Z
Fletcher J

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Why is the guitar tuned EADGBE?

Why is the guitar tuned EADGBE...It s not all that obvious is it?
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Updated 2013-05-30T15:09:38.0Z
Fletcher J

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Get your own sound.

It is difficult to find electric guitar set ups that stand out, are unique to you and your sound. Developing "your" sound is paramount for a guitar player in my opinion. However when faced with the...
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Updated 2013-05-30T00:58:12.0Z
Dr.WuHoo

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What is the Blue Note?

Or should it be what are blue notes, is there just one?
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Updated 2013-05-22T16:10:32.0Z
Ghost R

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What makes good embouchure, and what can I do to improve it?

Since resuming my attempts to teach myself the trumpet a few weeks ago, I m having trouble regaining my (poor) embouchure. Sometimes after playing, my front teeth are a little sore, probably becaus...
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Updated 2015-07-21T01:56:46.0Z
Fletcher J

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Does a note go on forever?

I was wondering if you make a note frequency loud enough to get out of the atmosphere can it continue on through outerspace?
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Updated 2013-05-26T04:50:32.0Z
Dr.WuHoo

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What are tags? How do they work?

I m not sure what the tags are for... can I enter any tag I want?
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Updated 2013-05-16T18:09:31.0Z
Fletcher J

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What are "power chords"?

I keep hearing this term. Powerchord. What are they? Is it just a bunch of distortion?
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Updated 2013-05-17T00:33:21.0Z
Fletcher J

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How do you play bar / barre chords?

I ve been trying to learn to play barre chords for weeks, and it hurts, and I still produce muffled notes. Any tips on how to improve my bar chords?
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Updated 2013-06-03T14:10:31.0Z
Jefe

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What electric guitar is best for a beginner?

How do you choose?
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Updated 2015-07-21T02:26:21.0Z
Jefe

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