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  • Lessons
    • Guitar lesson on harmonies and how best to use them
    • Guitar Lesson 40: Practical applications for adding tapping and sweep picking into your playing
    • Guitar Lesson 39: Exploring chords and substituting extensions for colourful rhythmic playing
    • Guitar Lesson 38: What we can learn from the style of Slash with a focus on Paradise City, Sweet Child of Mine and November Rain
    • Guitar Lesson 37: Taking your playing from the woodshed to the stage; from podcast to performance
    • Guitar Lesson 36: Right hand techniques – rhythm, arpeggiating, hybrid, economy and sweep picking
    • Guitar Lesson 35: Speed, fluidity, phrasing, form and building confidence in your improvisations
    • Guitar Lesson 34: A brief foray into the monstrous rhythmic playing of Eddie Van Halen
    • Guitar Lesson 33: Rhythm playing mechanics with a focus on the song Valerie for an Open Mic Night
    • Guitar Lesson 32: What can we learn from the style of David Gilmour?
    • Guitar Lesson 31: Double stops, intervallic playing, chord embellishments and making it pretty
    • Guitar Lesson 30: The importance of inspiration, motivation, immersion and enthusiasm to advance as a guitarist and avoid the ruts
    • Guitar Lesson 29: Playing rhythmically, being groovy & practising note durations
    • Guitar Lesson 28: Songwriting and arranging part two
    • Guitar Lesson 27: Songwriting tips – writing and arranging a song from scratch
    • Guitar Lesson 26: Country rock rhythm & licks inspired by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
    • Guitar Lesson 25: Supercharging your Blues licks and adding some fire and fury to your playing
    • Guitar Lesson 24: The Blues revisited to identify areas to work on for your chops
    • Guitar Lesson 23: Arranging songs to suit your setup – Times Like These, Message in a Bottle and Purple Rain
    • Guitar Lesson 22: A rationale for how to warm-up and organise yourguitar practice schedule
    • Guitar Lesson 21: The style and technique of Steve Lukather
    • Guitar Lesson 20: Setting up a small pedal board: Tips, advice and things to consider.
    • Guitar Lesson 19b: Legato exercises inspired by Joe Satriani, some with tapping and tremolo bar
    • Guitar Lesson 19a: A study of a Satriani-type backing track and an introduction to legato
    • Guitar Lesson 18b: Jazz up your phrasing ideas and improvisation
    • Guitar Lesson 18a: Jazzy soloing ideas to inform your improvisation skills across the musical genres
    • Guitar Lesson 17b: Dynamics in an acoustic band and soloing tips
    • Guitar Lesson 17a: Playing an acoustic guitar effectively and some rhythmic tricks and ideas
    • Guitar Lesson 16d: Dan’s modified PRS and talk about volume pedals and buffers
    • Guitar Lesson 16c: Using the controls on your Les Paul to gain a twangy, bright chimey sound
    • Guitar Lesson 16b: Getting a double-coil sound with a stratocaster and exploring their tonal variety
    • Guitar Lesson 16a: Get better tone using only the volume and tone controls on the guitar
    • Guitar Lesson 15c: Using the Lydian mode to create floaty and fantastical solos over a droned note
    • Guitar Lesson 15b: Advice on buying a mid-range guitar and some more on the mixolydian mode
    • Guitar Lesson 15a: Advice on learning scales on one string and further modes with a Metal focus on the Phrygian
    • Guitar Lesson 14: Understanding the modes – TITU’s mini-modal module – a) mixolydian and b) dorian.
    • Guitar Lesson 13: How to practice without a guitar, further rhythmic ideas and alternate tunings
    • Guitar Lesson 12: Hendrix inspired rhythm playing with some useful fills and jamming etiquette
    • Guitar Lesson 11: What is delay and how do you use it effectively?
    • Guitar Lesson 10: Tips for improvising better guitar solos (using a ‘Comfortably Numb’ backing track)
    • Guitar Lesson 9: Getting rocktastic with pinch harmonics and the tremolo bar
    • Guitar Lesson 8: Unpacking the riffs, licks and styles of Jimmy Page and Gary Moore
    • Guitar Lesson 7: A crash course in Blues improvisation and soulful jamming
    • Guitar Lesson 6: Buying a guitar and rhythmic tunes
    • Guitar Lesson 5: Chord melodies and interesting harmonies
    • Guitar Lesson 4: Funk patterns and rhythmic grooves
    • Guitar Lesson 3: A Country Vibe
    • Guitar Lesson 2: A neoclassical approach
    • Guitar Lesson 1: Blues Improvisation with some advanced theory
    • Video Guitar Lesson 18: Which pedals are most useful and what do they all do?
    • Video Guitar Lesson 17, part 2: ‘solo acoustic ideas’ – Using a looper pedal
    • Video Guitar Lesson 16 (part 1): Tips, ideas and thoughts on planning for an effective solo acoustic performance
    • Video Guitar Lesson 15: Tips for transcribing, arranging and figuring out solos by actively listening
    • Video Guitar Lesson 14: Dual guitar parts and ideas for soloing in a covers band
    • Video Guitar Lesson 13: Tips on improvising solos using themes, ideas and digging deep
    • Video Guitar Lesson 12: Arranging parts for bands and situations with two or more guitarists
    • Video Guitar Lesson 11: Rhythmic advice and some ideas for phrasing your improvisations
    • Video Guitar Lesson 10: Tremolo bar acrobatics; its uses, tricks, tips, rules and advice
    • Video Guitar Lesson 9: Usable ideas for the melodic and harmonic minor scales and selected modes
    • Video Guitar Lesson 8: Unusual scale choices (e.g. harmonic minor modes) and grace notes
    • Video Guitar Lesson 7: Performance tips for acoustic guitar
    • Video Guitar Lesson 6: Getting different sounds with pedals and guitars
    • Video Guitar Lesson 5: Tapping techniques; usable ideas and exercises for improvisation
    • Video Guitar Lesson 4: Scales, note choices and playing over the changes
    • Video Guitar Lesson 3: Eric Johnson, speed and legato
    • Video Guitar Lesson 2: Using and understanding legato
    • Video Guitar Lesson 1: Practical ways to improve the speed of your guitar playing
  • YouTube
    • Video Guitar Lesson 1: Practical ways to improve the speed of your guitar playing
    • Video Guitar Lesson 2: Using and understanding legato
    • Video Guitar Lesson 3: Eric Johnson, speed and legato
    • Video Guitar Lesson 4: Scales, note choices and playing over the changes
    • Video Guitar Lesson 5: Tapping techniques; usable ideas and exercises for improvisation
    • Video Guitar Lesson 6: Getting different sounds with pedals and guitars
    • Video Guitar Lesson 7: Performance tips for acoustic guitar
    • Video Guitar Lesson 8: Unusual scale choices (e.g. harmonic minor modes) and grace notes
    • Video Guitar Lesson 9: Usable ideas for the melodic and harmonic minor scales and selected modes
    • Video Guitar Lesson 10: Tremolo bar acrobatics; its uses, tricks, tips, rules and advice
    • Video Guitar Lesson 11: Rhythmic advice and some ideas for phrasing your improvisations
    • Video Guitar Lesson 12: Arranging parts for bands and situations with two or more guitarists
    • Video Guitar Lesson 13: Tips on improvising solos using themes, ideas and digging deep
    • Video Guitar Lesson 14: Dual guitar parts and ideas for soloing in a covers band
    • Video Guitar Lesson 15: Tips for transcribing, arranging and figuring out solos by actively listening
    • Video Guitar Lesson 16 (part 1): Tips, ideas and thoughts on planning for an effective solo acoustic performance
    • Video Guitar Lesson 17, part 2: ‘solo acoustic ideas’ – Using a looper pedal
    • Video Guitar Lesson 18: Which pedals are most useful and what do they all do?
  • Themes
    • Tone
      • Guitar Lesson 16a: Get better tone using only the volume and tone controls on the guitar
      • Guitar Lesson 16: TITU’s mini-series of podcast episodes “in search of the perfect guitar tone”
      • Guitar Lesson 16b: Getting a double-coil sound with a stratocaster and exploring their tonal variety
      • Guitar Lesson 16c: Using the controls on your Les Paul to gain a twangy, bright chimey sound
      • Guitar Lesson 16d: Dan’s modified PRS and talk about volume pedals and buffers
      • Guitar Lesson 20: Setting up a small pedal board: Tips, advice and things to consider.
    • Modes
      • Guitar Lesson 14: Understanding the modes – TITU’s mini-modal module – a) mixolydian and b) dorian.
      • Guitar Lesson 15a: Advice on learning scales on one string and further modes with a Metal focus on the Phrygian
      • Guitar Lesson 15b: Advice on buying a mid-range guitar and some more on the mixolydian mode
      • Guitar Lesson 15c: Using the Lydian mode to create floaty and fantastical solos over a droned note
      • Guitar Lesson 19a: A study of a Satriani-type backing track and an introduction to legato
      • Guitar Lesson 19b: Legato exercises inspired by Joe Satriani, some with tapping and tremolo bar
      • Guitar Lesson 24: The Blues revisited to identify areas to work on for your chops
      • Guitar Lesson 25: Supercharging your Blues licks and adding some fire and fury to your playing
      • Video Guitar Lesson 9: Usable ideas for the melodic and harmonic minor scales and selected modes
    • Blues
      • Guitar Lesson 1: Blues Improvisation with some advanced theory
      • Guitar Lesson 7: A crash course in Blues improvisation and soulful jamming
      • Guitar Lesson 24: The Blues revisited to identify areas to work on for your chops
      • Guitar Lesson 25: Supercharging your Blues licks and adding some fire and fury to your playing
      • Guitar Lesson 29: Playing rhythmically, being groovy & practising note durations
      • Guitar Lesson 31: Double stops, intervallic playing, chord embellishments and making it pretty
      • Guitar Lesson 32: What can we learn from the style of David Gilmour?
      • Guitar Lesson 33: Rhythm playing mechanics with a focus on the song Valerie for an Open Mic Night
      • Guitar Lesson 39: Exploring chords and substituting extensions for colourful rhythmic playing
      • Guitar Lesson 40: Practical applications for adding tapping and sweep picking into your playing
      • Video Guitar Lesson 8: Unusual scale choices (e.g. harmonic minor modes) and grace notes
      • Video Guitar Lesson 9: Usable ideas for the melodic and harmonic minor scales and selected modes
      • Video Guitar Lesson 11: Rhythmic advice and some ideas for phrasing your improvisations
    • Rock
      • Guitar Lesson 2: A neoclassical approach
      • Guitar Lesson 8: Unpacking the riffs, licks and styles of Jimmy Page and Gary Moore
      • Guitar Lesson 9: Getting rocktastic with pinch harmonics and the tremolo bar
      • Guitar Lesson 10: Tips for improvising better guitar solos (using a ‘Comfortably Numb’ backing track)
      • Guitar Lesson 11: What is delay and how do you use it effectively?
      • Guitar Lesson 19a: A study of a Satriani-type backing track and an introduction to legato
      • Guitar Lesson 19b: Legato exercises inspired by Joe Satriani, some with tapping and tremolo bar
      • Guitar Lesson 21: The style and technique of Steve Lukather
      • Guitar Lesson 23: Arranging songs to suit your setup – Times Like These, Message in a Bottle and Purple Rain
      • Guitar Lesson 25: Supercharging your Blues licks and adding some fire and fury to your playing
      • Guitar Lesson 26: Country rock rhythm & licks inspired by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
      • Guitar Lesson 27: Songwriting tips – writing and arranging a song from scratch
      • Guitar Lesson 28: Songwriting and arranging part two
      • Guitar Lesson 29: Playing rhythmically, being groovy & practising note durations
      • Guitar Lesson 31: Double stops, intervallic playing, chord embellishments and making it pretty
      • Guitar Lesson 32: What can we learn from the style of David Gilmour?
      • Guitar Lesson 34: A brief foray into the monstrous rhythmic playing of Eddie Van Halen
      • Guitar Lesson 33: Rhythm playing mechanics with a focus on the song Valerie for an Open Mic Night
      • Guitar Lesson 35: Speed, fluidity, phrasing, form and building confidence in your improvisations
      • Guitar Lesson 36: Right hand techniques – rhythm, arpeggiating, hybrid, economy and sweep picking
      • Guitar Lesson 38: What we can learn from the style of Slash with a focus on Paradise City, Sweet Child of Mine and November Rain
      • Guitar Lesson 40: Practical applications for adding tapping and sweep picking into your playing
      • Video Guitar Lesson 8: Unusual scale choices (e.g. harmonic minor modes) and grace notes
      • Video Guitar Lesson 9: Usable ideas for the melodic and harmonic minor scales and selected modes
      • Video Guitar Lesson 10: Tremolo bar acrobatics; its uses, tricks, tips, rules and advice
      • Video Guitar Lesson 11: Rhythmic advice and some ideas for phrasing your improvisations
      • Video Guitar Lesson 12: Arranging parts for bands and situations with two or more guitarists
      • Video Guitar Lesson 13: Tips on improvising solos using themes, ideas and digging deep
      • Video Guitar Lesson 14: Dual guitar parts and ideas for soloing in a covers band
      • Video Guitar Lesson 15: Tips for transcribing, arranging and figuring out solos by actively listening
      • Video Guitar Lesson 18: Which pedals are most useful and what do they all do?
      • Guitar lesson on harmonies and how best to use them
    • Country
      • Guitar Lesson 3: A Country Vibe
      • Guitar Lesson 26: Country rock rhythm & licks inspired by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
      • Guitar Lesson 31: Double stops, intervallic playing, chord embellishments and making it pretty
      • Video Guitar Lesson 9: Usable ideas for the melodic and harmonic minor scales and selected modes
      • Video Guitar Lesson 18: Which pedals are most useful and what do they all do?
    • Funk
      • Guitar Lesson 4: Funk patterns and rhythmic grooves
      • Guitar Lesson 29: Playing rhythmically, being groovy & practising note durations
    • Jazz
      • Guitar Lesson 18b: Jazz up your phrasing ideas and improvisation
      • Guitar Lesson 18a: Jazzy soloing ideas to inform your improvisation skills across the musical genres
      • Guitar Lesson 39: Exploring chords and substituting extensions for colourful rhythmic playing
    • Rhythm
      • Guitar Lesson 5: Chord melodies and interesting harmonies
      • Guitar Lesson 6: Buying a guitar and rhythmic tunes
      • Guitar Lesson 12: Hendrix inspired rhythm playing with some useful fills and jamming etiquette
      • Guitar Lesson 17b: Dynamics in an acoustic band and soloing tips
      • Guitar Lesson 13: How to practice without a guitar, further rhythmic ideas and alternate tunings
      • Guitar Lesson 19a: A study of a Satriani-type backing track and an introduction to legato
      • Guitar Lesson 23: Arranging songs to suit your setup – Times Like These, Message in a Bottle and Purple Rain
      • Guitar Lesson 26: Country rock rhythm & licks inspired by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
      • Guitar Lesson 27: Songwriting tips – writing and arranging a song from scratch
      • Guitar Lesson 28: Songwriting and arranging part two
      • Guitar Lesson 29: Playing rhythmically, being groovy & practising note durations
      • Guitar Lesson 31: Double stops, intervallic playing, chord embellishments and making it pretty
      • Guitar Lesson 33: Rhythm playing mechanics with a focus on the song Valerie for an Open Mic Night
      • Guitar Lesson 34: A brief foray into the monstrous rhythmic playing of Eddie Van Halen
      • Guitar Lesson 35: Speed, fluidity, phrasing, form and building confidence in your improvisations
      • Guitar Lesson 36: Right hand techniques – rhythm, arpeggiating, hybrid, economy and sweep picking
      • Guitar Lesson 39: Exploring chords and substituting extensions for colourful rhythmic playing
      • Video Guitar Lesson 11: Rhythmic advice and some ideas for phrasing your improvisations
      • Video Guitar Lesson 12: Arranging parts for bands and situations with two or more guitarists
      • Video Guitar Lesson 14: Dual guitar parts and ideas for soloing in a covers band
    • Acoustic
      • Guitar Lesson 17a: Playing an acoustic guitar effectively and some rhythmic tricks and ideas
      • Video Guitar Lesson 7: Performance tips for acoustic guitar
      • Video Guitar Lesson 16 (part 1): Tips, ideas and thoughts on planning for an effective solo acoustic performance
      • Video Guitar Lesson 17, part 2: ‘solo acoustic ideas’ – Using a looper pedal
  • Articles
    • Guitar Lesson 38: What we can learn from the style of Slash with a focus on Paradise City, Sweet Child of Mine and November Rain
    • Guitar Lesson 37: Taking your playing from the woodshed to the stage; from podcast to performance
    • R.I.P. Tom Petty – An introduction to the music of the late great Heartbreaker
    • Apps, Technology and Practice Time
    • Unlocking the guitar fretboard and understanding key signatures
    • How to improvise better solos on the guitar
    • In Search of the Perfect Tone
    • Guitar Lesson 16b: the King of Strat – Jeff Beck
    • Guitar Lesson 19a: A study of a Satriani-type backing track and an introduction to legato
    • Guitar Lesson 19b: Legato exercises inspired by Joe Satriani, some with tapping and tremolo bar
    • Guitar Lesson 21: The style and technique of Steve Lukather
    • Guitar Lesson 34: A brief foray into the monstrous rhythmic playing of Eddie Van Halen
    • Tune in, Tone up! Free Guitar Lessons Podcast
    • Guitar: Apps, Technology and Practice
  • Interviews
    • Interview with a musician episode 2: Chris Green
    • Interview with a musician, episode 1: Dan Davies
  • About
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  • Practice
    • Guitar Lesson 37: Taking your playing from the woodshed to the stage; from podcast to performance
    • Guitar Lesson 30: The importance of inspiration, motivation, immersion and enthusiasm to advance as a guitarist and avoid the ruts
    • Video Guitar Lesson 11: Rhythmic advice and some ideas for phrasing your improvisations
    • Video Guitar Lesson 13: Tips on improvising solos using themes, ideas and digging deep
      • Guitar Lesson 22: A rationale for how to warm-up and organise yourguitar practice schedule
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Video Guitar Lesson 17, part 2: ‘solo acoustic ideas’ – Using a looper pedal

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Video Guitar Lesson 16 (part 1): Tips, ideas and thoughts on planning for an effective solo acoustic performance

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Video Guitar Lesson 15: Tips for transcribing, arranging and figuring out solos by actively listening

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Video Guitar Lesson 14: Dual guitar parts and ideas for soloing in a covers band

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Video Guitar Lesson 13: Tips on improvising solos using themes, ideas and digging deep

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Video Guitar Lesson 12: Arranging parts for bands and situations with two or more guitarists

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Video Guitar Lesson 11: Rhythmic advice and some ideas for phrasing your improvisations

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Video Guitar Lesson 10: Tremolo bar acrobatics; its uses, tricks, tips, rules and advice

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