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Lick of the Week 8: Sliding Sixths

Today’s guitar lick comes from the key of C major. We’re working with sixths, which are also sometimes called inverted thirds. If you like that kind of thing, checkout my Secrets of Tasty Riffs & Solos course for a lot more of it. The main difference between a sixth and an inverted third is which […]

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Joe Bonamassa LOVES Thirds!

I came across this guitar lesson from Joe Bonamassa recently, and as I was watching, I realized that a lot of the movements he really loves are based on thirds and inverted thirds! He doesn’t call them inverted thirds, but he should, I guess! An inverted third is simple a normal third turned upside down. […]

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Guitar Lick Using Inverted Thirds

Okay – QUICK – before anybody’s eyes glaze over… an inverted third is simply another way for saying “this sounds awesome!” in musical geek-speak. I know that sometimes throwing around lingo like this shuts some people down, but it is my firm belief that understanding what we play makes us better players. But never fear, […]

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Cool Guitar Riffs #3: Inverted Thirds

Today’s guitar lesson has some cool guitar riffs and ideas for you, but this time I also get into the theory behind the riffs – just a bit ;). Theory is incredibly useful for a) finding cool guitar riffs, and b) figuring out what the heck is going on musically when you hear something cool. […]