How to play like a drummer to transform your strumming

playing technique Aug 05, 2023

Do you need to learn more strum patterns? Are you bored with how your strum patterns sound?

Today we're going to fix that by showing you how to think about playing guitar like a drummer so that you can take even the most basic strum pattern and make it sound exciting and interesting.

In today's lesson I'm going toΒ give you a very simple, practical exercise that you can do that will immediately help you develop a much more interesting strumming technique that takes you from sounding like a beginner to sounding like an old pro.

Check out the full lesson & I hope it helps you out!

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How do you know when you're not a beginner guitar player anymore?

mindset & motivation Jul 01, 2023

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How do you know when you're not a beginner guitar player anymore? Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you that will help you identify when do move from being a beginner to an intermediate guitar player. Moving from being a beginner to an intermediate isn't just about what you know, although that is part of it. In today's guitar lesson for beginners I'm going to tell you what I think pretty much every beginner guitar player should know and be able to do, plus the key, simple measure that you can use right away to answer the question, "Am I still a beginner?"

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How to trick your brain to get better at guitar faster

mindset & motivation Jun 24, 2023

Β At least 80% of your success with learning guitar comes from what goes on in your head.

So how do we make sure that what's going on in your head is actually helping you instead of hurting you?

In today's lesson I'm going to show you how to use a part of your brain to help you get more from your playing and progress and it all lies in a magical phrase my mom always said: "You find what you look for"

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Time for a pep talk guys. Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about how to trick your brain to help you get better at guitar faster. A lot of guitar players are getting in their own way because they are telling themselves negative things about their ability to learn and play guitar. However, this creates a downward spiral of negativ...

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Why you should skip the minor pentatonic box & learn this scale first

playing technique Jun 17, 2023

βœ… 🎸 βœ… 🀘Want to go deeper with this scale? Check out my course on this scale that walks you through step by step of getting used to playing this everywhere on the fretboard in every key and beyond. Check it out here: http://simpleguitar.com/instantrockstarscale

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In today's guitar lesson for beginners we're going to help you stop feeling stuck in the box. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson to help you with getting out of the box & playing all across the fretboard right away. If you've been feeling stuck in the one minor pentatonic box position and you don't know how to get unstuck, then this lesson is going to help you get unstuck and playing all over right away. Hope this helps you out...

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Save Your Strumming with these 3 simple fixes

playing technique Jun 10, 2023

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In today's guitar lesson for beginners we're going to save your strumming with these 3 simple fixes. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson to help you with your strumming on the guitar. If strumming has got you frustrated, then these 3 simple fixes are going to help you get more out of your strumming and make it easier for you to get your strumming to sound awesome. Hope this helps you out!

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The Power Chord Fix that will make your power chords way easier

playing technique May 27, 2023

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Power chords can be really tough the first time you try them out. I've seen student after student struggle with the hand position for playing power chords (and subsequently barre chords) when they first try them and it wasn't until I showed them this simple fix in the hand position that it clicked and made it way easier for them to do it. So in today's beginner guitar lesson I'm going to show you the same thing I show students all the time to make your power chords and barre chords easier so that you can play them all over the fretboard easily! Hope this helps!

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How to Play the Star Wars Main Theme on Guitar

how to play May 04, 2023

βœ… 🎸 βœ… 🀘 Pick up the tab for this at http://simpleguitar.com/starwars and you can also pick up a copy of The Top 10 Things to Learn on Guitar First, my free 17 page guide (worth $17) that will help you have more fun & get more bang for your buck out of your playing.

Happy Star Wars Day 2023! Today's beginner guitar lesson is a bonus lesson on how to play the Star Wars Main Theme on guitar with tabs! Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another guitar lesson for beginners. I am a huge Star Wars fan. Always have been. So today, I put together this video to show you how to simply play the melody for the main theme. It's a lot of fun and now you can play this for all your friends and show off! May the force be with you!

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PRACTICE ALONG - Get stretchier fingers in 4 minutes with FINGER LUNGES

playing technique Apr 29, 2023

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Get stretchier fingers in 4 minutes with finger lunges in today's practice along guitar lesson for beginners! Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you where you can pick up your guitar and practice right along with me. Today we're going to be doing FINGER LUNGES! This exercise is an ARM BURNER so be prepared...you've been warned! This is going to help you build your brain/finger connection so you have more control over your fingers, build your finger strength, and impact every area of your playing. So grab your guitar and let's do this!

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PRACTICE ALONG - Get faster fingers in 6 MINUTES with Double Finger Push Ups

playing technique Apr 01, 2023

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Get faster fingers in 6 minutes with double finger pushups in today's practice along guitar lesson for beginners! Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you where you can pick up your guitar and practice right along with me. Today we're going to be doing DOUBLE FINGER PUSHUPS! If you did the training a few weeks ago when we did finger pushups (one of my favorite finger exercises) today we're going to go to the next level and do them with two fingers at the same time. This is going to help you build your brain/finger connection so you have more control over your fingers, build your finger strength, and impact every area of your playing. So grab your guitar and let's do this!

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PRACTICE ALONG - Get faster fingers in 4 MINUTES with The Spider Walk

playing technique Mar 25, 2023

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1:35 - 1st Spider Walk Finger Exercise
3:09 - 2nd Spider Walk Finger Exercise
6:00 - 3rd Spider Walk Finger Exercise 7:37 - 4th Spider Walk Finger Exercise

Today's beginner guitar lesson is a practice along video where you get to work on the spider walk finger exercise with me! Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com with another guitar lesson for beginners & today we're not talking as much, we're diving into training using one of the best finger exercises for beginners - the spider walk! So pick up your guitar and practice along with me rather than just looking for more information!

Playing and working at things is what's going to make you a better guitar player faster. Today's finger exercise is called the spider walk and we're goin...

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