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Blues Guitar Backing Tracks
Practicing and jamming with backing tracks is one of the best ways there is to improve your playing – especially when it comes to blues

I bet you CAN’T play Smoke On The Water
Several years ago I started seeing this comment appear regularly under guitar videos on Youtube: “Nice, but can you play Smoke On The Water?” In

The myth of the self-taught rock musician
Myth (noun): A widely held but false belief or idea; A misrepresentation of the truth; An exaggerated or idealised conception of a person or thing.

Why the fretboard is hard to learn | In defense of guitar players
If you’ve ever tried to learn the notes on the guitar fretboard then there’s a good chance you’ve heard a comment like this: “You don’t

Metronomes don’t make you faster – YOU do
Today I want to clarify a common misunderstanding among guitar players who are starting to think seriously about their technique. This is the widespread belief

Learning watching from the masters
I don’t know about you, but I watch as much live footage of my guitar heroes as I possibly can. It gets me inspired and

ABOUT
Christy Bannerman is a guitarist and musician from Scotland, U.K.
