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What does "in key" mean on guitar?

music theory Aug 27, 2022

What does "in key" mean when playing guitar? Good question for today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on how to understand what it means when someone say that something is in a certain key. This can be kind...

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Why the most underrated part of playing guitar is using silence

music theory May 21, 2022

When it comes to playing guitar, it's not just about what you play, it's also about what you DON'T play. Using silence, or rests, is really important to making anything you play sound better. If all you have is a constant barrage of notes, adding in some silences will make things pop a lot more...

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What is the blues scale on guitar?

What is the blues scale on guitar? That's what we're covering in today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you going over what the blues scale is guitar. We're going to go over how to find the blues scale, how...

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What Are Guitar Scale Modes For Beginners?

music theory Sep 04, 2021

What are guitar scale modes for beginners is the topic of today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson on guitar modes explained simply. Modes is a confusing term for a lot of beginner guitar players. I know I was...

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The Best Way to Learn Scales on Guitar

music theory Jul 15, 2021

The best way to learn scales on guitar is not to just print off scales from the internet and play them. Welcome to today's guitar lesson for beginners guys, I'm Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com with another beginner guitar lesson that will help you actually understand what is going on with the...
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What the Heck is a Seven Chord?

music theory May 08, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about what the heck is a seven chord? This is a questions I had when I was starting out & was clueless about for too long. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you. In this guitar tutorial I'm going to...

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What The Heck Is The Circle Of Fifths?

music theory Apr 08, 2021

What the heck is the circle of fifths? Or is it Circle of 5ths? Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com with another beginner guitar lesson for you about one of the music theory things that confused the heck out of me when I was starting out learning guitar.

The Circle of Fifths sounds all...

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What Are Arpeggios on Guitar For Beginners?

music theory Mar 18, 2021

Today's beginner guitar lesson is about what are arpeggios on guitar for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another guitar lesson for beginners for you on some essential guitar theory. When I was teaching myself guitar, I had no clue what guitar arpeggios were. I...

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The First Major Scale You Should Learn on Guitar

music theory Feb 20, 2021

The first major scale you should learn on guitar is not the standard box shape major scale or the three note per string major scale. Instead, I propose that you first learn single string major scales & how to play them on all your strings. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here...

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Where Do Chords Come From on Guitar?

music theory Jan 16, 2021

Where do chords come from on guitar? Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another guitar lesson for beginners. In today's guitar tutorial I'm going to show you how chords work so you can easily figure out what chords are going to sound good together! We're going to look at the...
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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.