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Overcoming Self-Doubt When Learning Guitar

I think that most of us know people who appear to be bulletproof. They seem to have an undying belief in themselves and never seem to waver in the pursuit of their goals. They never seem to doubt themselves, even for a split-second. I admire them greatly....

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Obliterate Your Frustration By Thinking Long-Term

I've noticed from my guitar teaching experience that many guitarists often feel immense frustration when it comes to their guitar playing. And while there are many potential reasons for this frustration, a very common one is having a short-term mindset. What I mean by...

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Inverting Guitar Licks: Part 1

In this guitar lesson, we're going to take a look at the concept of inverting guitar licks. This is a very simple, but often overlooked, strategy that helps you to get a lot more mileage from all the licks that you learn. The basic idea of inverting licks is to take a...

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How Fast Should You Be Progressing?

Occasionally I'll get an email from a guitarist wanting lessons from me who says something like..."If I start lessons with you, how fast will I progress?". This type of question bugs the hell out of me for a few reasons... I don't know what their practice habits are...

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Playing Guitar Licks With Different Subdivisions: Part 1

I think we've all had the frustration of woodshedding a lick only for it to never appear in our soloing when we improvise. It can often feel like a waste of time to work so hard on something, only to notice that we can't use it in our playing! So what causes this...

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