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B Minor Chord on the Guitar

December 16, 2017 by Al F 2 Comments

Want to find out how to play the B minor chord on the guitar – your wish is my command, this is the only article you’ll ever need! There are many ways to play the B minor chord on the guitar, so what I am going to do for you here is show you some of the … [Read more...] about B Minor Chord on the Guitar

Filed Under: Chords, Playing Guitar at home Tagged With: B minor, B minor chord, barre chord, bm, Bm chord, guitar chord, guitar playing, Guitar Practice

What Is A Loop Pedal

May 20, 2017 by Al F 6 Comments

Many people have asked me “What is a loop pedal”, what is it for and how do I use one; so I thought I’d write a post on the subject to introduce you to the wonderful world of looping! The basic function of all loop pedals is the same, but many … [Read more...] about What Is A Loop Pedal

Filed Under: Gear and Accessories, Guitar Effects Tagged With: guitar, guitar effects, guitar pedal, guitar playing, Guitar Practice, guitar sound, loop pedal, looper pedal, practice

Guitar String Bending Techniques

March 6, 2017 by Al F Leave a Comment

Here I’m going to talk about some guitar string bending techniques that will give you some new ideas as well as add control and expressiveness to your guitar playing. When you get this right, the expressiveness you can bring to the guitar is awesome – just … [Read more...] about Guitar String Bending Techniques

Filed Under: Guitar Skills, Improve your playing Tagged With: bending guitar strings, guitar, guitar playing, Guitar Practice, guitar sound, improve guitar, practice, string bending

#1 Best Way to Practice Guitar

January 8, 2017 by Al F 8 Comments

the very best way to practice guitar is to do it SMART. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound – let’s take a look at what this means. “What? I just pick up the guitar, run up and down a few scales, maybe some chord changes and I’m … [Read more...] about #1 Best Way to Practice Guitar

Filed Under: Guitar Practice Tagged With: Guitar Practice

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