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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 Youtube song tutorials don’t work
Type in the name of just about any song into Youtube and you can find a video of somebody explaining how to play it on
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
Stop practicing this exercise
It’s time to talk Guitar Technique. Everyone who learns electric guitar will sooner or later encounter this exercise: There are many possible variations on the basic idea,
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
Those days when you just suck at guitar
Have you ever had one of those days when you pick up your guitar and for no apparent reason your playing feels WORSE than it