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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 you...

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

playing technique Jun 17, 2023

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Save Your Strumming with these 3 simple fixes

playing technique Jun 10, 2023

βœ… 🎸 βœ… 🀘 You deserve to feel like a rock star! Pick up The Top 10 Things to Learn on Guitar First by going to http://simpleguitar.com/top10 to get my free 17 page guide that will help you have more fun & get more bang for your buck out of your playing.

In today's guitar lesson for beginners we're g...

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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...

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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! Toda...

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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 fin...

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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...

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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 - 2...

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PRACTICE ALONG - Get faster chord changes after 3 MINUTES with Chord Flips

playing technique Mar 11, 2023

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Β 1:40 - 1st Chord Flip Finger Exercise
2:56
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PRACTICE ALONG - The Best Beginner Guitar Finger Exercise - FINGER PUSHUPS

playing technique Mar 04, 2023

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1:47 - 1st Finger Exercise
3:07 - 2nd Finge
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A lot of the advice on what to do when you start learning guitar comes from the thinking "That's how I learned, so everyone must learn that way", but that isn't always the best advice.

I'll help you with 10 kinda counter-intuitive things you should learn on guitar first that will give you the most bang for your buck so that you can go from being a beginner to feeling like a confident guitar player that wows your friends in less time.