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April 16, 2008

Major Scale Modes: Part 3

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This Major Scale Mode video shows the 3-note-per-string patterns for the guitar fretboard.

These modal patterns are based on using the 1st finger for the root note. They clearly demstrate the difference between each mode.

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Major Scale Modes: Part 2

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This is the Major Scale Modes video lesson #2.

These are applied to Amaj7, A7, and Ami7 chords.

Major 7th chords use Ionian and Lydian modes. Dominant 7th chords use the Mixolydian mode. Minor 7th chords use the Dorian, Phrygian and Aeolian (natural minor) modes.

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Major Scale Modes: Part 1

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Confused by modes? Here's the start of a guitar lesson video series on Major Scale Modes.

Watch the video clip instructional and leave a comment. It will help me to make better videos for you.

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March 1, 2008

Stevie Ray Vaughan Interview

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Here's a great interview with SRV. He does some playing too.

If you're into blues guitar, you should learn some of his songs. You can use software like Transcribe to slow down the music and learn his licks one by one.

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February 14, 2008

NEW: Learn and Master Piano with Will Barrow

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Brand new from Legacy Learning Systems. Learn and Master Piano!

If Learn and Master Guitar is anything to go by, then this new Piano Lessons DVD series with Will Barrow will be a huge winner.

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February 8, 2008

Warp Refraction: How Guitar Tuning Changes Shapes of Chords

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Here's a video explaining how the major 3rd tuning of the B string on a guitar causes chords and scales to change shape.

This tuning creates a 'parallel universe' for the 1st and 2nd strings where everything is played one fret higher.

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February 1, 2008

Guitar Software: Slow Down Music Software Now Works With Video!

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Download a free trail of the best  music slowdown software on the market. Now works with video too!

Click here to download a free trial now. This amazing software will slow down and loop sections of audio AND video files so you can learn songs and your favorite licks fast. Suitable for all instruments.

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December 21, 2007

Slowdown Music Software: 3 Reasons Why Tab Sucks and What You Can Do About It!

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In days gone by us oldies had to use a turntable and learn everything off LP's and 45's. We could change the speed of the player and that would slow down the music by about 50% to learn those faster bits. But it would also lower the pitch of the music by one octave also.

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September 20, 2007

New MP3 Blues Backing Tracks

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Free-Guitar-Chords has a blues backing tracks page. They have just added 15 new downloadable  blues mp3 backing tracks.

These blues tracks are great and have some very good guitar playing examples you can learn a lot from. There's a variety of styles, tempos and keys.

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June 22, 2007

Stairway To Guitar Playing Heaven

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Around 95-98% of beginners fail in their quest to learn guitar.

This video may give you some clues why that is, and, hopefully, give you some inspiration to stick to the tired and true.

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