Category: Guitar

Connecting the Pentatonic Patterns

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What's up guys!?  Today I wanted to give ya something that is HIGHLY effective if you've been playing around with the pentatonic patterns for a bit.  Listed below are two diagrams that will show you how the pros often connect all the different patterns.  Be sure you are comfortable with ALL the patterns first.   [...]

How to Play The Joker by Steve Miller Band

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40ZuC_ftXpA     Verse: ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------0h2-0-0----------------------------------- ---------0h2-3-3-----------------0h2-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0----- --3-3------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------0-0----- ---------------------0h2-0-0--------------------0h2---------- --------0h2-3-3-----------------0h2-3-3-3-3---------------- --3-3------------------------------------------------------------ Chorus: G C G C G C D C     Questions on this song?  Email me/call me for free! mccormickguitarlessons@gmail.com 714.955.3278

The Big 3 Tuning Tips

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Avoid leaving your guitar in areas with extreme temperature changes, this will definitely mess up the tuning. Dropping or bumping the guitar will also make it go out of tune. Carry your guitar in a case as any damage to it could effect how well it tunes up. In a noisy environment you will definitely [...]

“Slash” Chords

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Many songs use what musicians call “Slash” Chords.  No, this isn’t named after Slash, it’s a reference to the combination of chords used to make one single chord.  For instance, a C/G is a chord that has C qualities but with a G in the bass. Understanding how to read these chords is simple - [...]