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Beginner Guitar Gold: 1 Finger Drop D Chords!

playing technique Jun 14, 2025

Beginner Guitar Lesson: Mastering Drop D Power Chords with 1 Finger

Welcome, beginner guitarists! In this blog post, we’ll break down the key lessons from my YouTube video on playing Drop D power chords using just one finger. This simple technique is perfect for new players looking to rock out w...

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Unlock Killer Guitar Vibrato: Step by Step for Beginners!

playing technique Jun 07, 2025

Unlock Killer Guitar Vibrato: Step-By-Step for Beginners!

Hey, guitar heroes! Welcome to this exciting lesson on guitar vibratoβ€”a key technique to make your playing sound expressive and pro-level. This blog post transcribes my latest YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqblIRc8KI0) to...

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Steal these chords to sound awesome today!

playing technique May 31, 2025

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. Check out my Facebook group and join it here:...

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This is the only trick you need to make all your solos sound way better

playing technique Sep 16, 2023

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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'...

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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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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.

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

playing technique Apr 29, 2023

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

playing technique Apr 01, 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.

Get faster fingers in 6 minutes with double...

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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.