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Rhythm guitar that doesn't sound like a metronome.

Two free video lessons on hybrid picking, the picking approach that turns static rhythm into something with melody and bass motion inside it. The first one is built for beginners. The second one's a pattern most rhythm guitarists never quite stumble into on their own.

Picking

The Ping Pong Picking Pattern

I’ve called this the Ping Pong picking pattern, because it has a lot of bouncing back and forth, and because it sounds cool! Whenever you’re picking, it’s really important to know where the root notes are for the chords you’re playing. Root notes set the character and direction for the rest of the chord, and […]

Picking

This Fun Picking Pattern Combines Picking & Strumming

A lot of guitar players treat strumming and picking as separate skills, and rarely allow the two to meet… which is a shame, because they ARE separate skills, but once combined, they allow access to so much more than either skill could access individually. In today’s guitar lesson, we’re going to look at one of […]

Picking

Hybrid Picking Technique: Pick and Pluck for Fingerstyle Guitar

Learn hybrid picking technique - combine your pick with fingers for rich fingerstyle sound. Step-by-step guide to the pick-and-pluck method, plus practice patterns.

Strumming

Adding Dynamics To Your Guitar Playing

When you’re playing guitar dynamics are very important. The same is true for any instrument, but how do you add dynamics to your guitar playing? Although there are many ways of adding dynamics to your playing, one great way to do that is to change the intensity you play with. One way to do that […]

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Picking Bass Notes

This guitar lesson on picking bass notes is pretty short, because I scooped one of my buddy Colin’s guitars to do the lesson quick while he was out of the room! Haha. Gotta have some fun in life, right? Well, anyways, the main point of the lesson is that when you’re picking, you really need […]

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Beginner’s Tips for Guitar Picking

I recently ran a poll asking you guys what you wanted to learn most on the guitar, and guitar picking came in a dead tie with strumming (both at 26%) and seeing as I’ve already done some lessons on strumming, I figured it was time to even the score and get one in on picking […]