by Ryan | Dec 28, 2016 | General Queries |
Hi Mike, I’ve been practicing scales with a metronome everyday day for a whole year and have came to the conclusion that it wasnt worth it and that I was better doing other stuff in that time. My end goal is to create good original music therefore I feel like I... by Karla | Dec 19, 2016 | Guitar Techniques |
Hi Mike, I’m a newbie so please excuse the simplicity of my question. I am learning eighth notes on my guitar, remember this is only my second lesson, Anyhow the lesson book says to pick the eighth note first down, and then pick up which works fine when your... by Jas | Dec 8, 2016 | General Queries |
Hi Mike, I notice than when I record myself that my timing is not good enough, I usually rush for something like 25ms and that can be easily heared with other perfectly timed instruments in the mix. Perhaps someone could advice how could I practice that? Thanks!... 
by Mike | Dec 1, 2016 | Music Theory |
What Is The Circle of Fifths In this article I won’t go into too much theoretical detail and will summarize how guitarists can use the circle of fifths to their advantage as a quick reference guide and for composition. What Is The Circle of Fifths on Face Value... by joey | Nov 17, 2016 | Music Theory |
I have been playing on and off for over 5 years. I can play chords and do lots of cool little tricks within that area, I can finger pick in several patterns pretty well, and I have an excellent sense for beat and rhythm. I know very little music theory. My main... by Cassie | Nov 14, 2016 | Guitar Techniques |
Hi Mike, I’ve got an interest in learning slide guitar. Can you give me a few tips on what involved and can we practice at our next class Thanks Cass by Danny | Nov 7, 2016 | Physical Guitar Components |
Hi Mike, I’m fairly new to all of this and want to start busking and playing small gigs. I currently own a single input guitar amp. My question is, am I able to turn this into a multi input amplifier to feed both vocals and guitar through, and if so what is the... by Angela | Nov 3, 2016 | Guitar Techniques |
Hi Mike, Whats the correct technique for finger picking using I and M Thanks Ange by Tom | Oct 31, 2016 | Guitar Techniques |
Hi Mike I’m finding that my chord changes aren’t happening quick enough. Any tips? Cheers Tom by Jad | Oct 27, 2016 | Physical Guitar Components |
Hi Mike, would anything bad happen if i put steel strings on a nylon acoustic? like damage to the bridge, neck, headstock, or nut? Jad by Amber | Oct 25, 2016 | Music Theory |
Hi Mike, When I improvise, or play with others in a band setting and im asked to solo / jam or come up with a melody to something I always start with finding the key , and then playing the respective pentatonic scale over it. What I then do is listen to the music and... by Mike | Oct 8, 2016 | Music Theory |
Hi Guitarists Forming Chord progressions is an easy process when generating progressions in the same key. All you need to know is which chords belong to which key and combine them together in any order and voila! You have a chord progression. To find this information... by Jessica | Sep 11, 2016 | General Queries |
Hi Mike, I have an acoustic guitar and am a beginner. I find it painful using my left hand fingers to hold down the strings. Any tips on how I can overcome this? Thanks Jess by Mike | Aug 19, 2016 | Music Theory |
Hi Guitarists After posting about how Major chords are formed from the Major scales I’ve received requests to do the same thing for Minor scale chords. Natural Minor Let’s us the A Minor (natural) key as an example: The scale of A Minor is A B C D E F G... 
by Mike | Aug 15, 2016 | Music Theory |
Guitar Modes Want to know what guitar modes are and how to play them? You’ve come to the right place The diagram in this article is one of the best images/patterns I’ve come across for all guitar modes in the one spot It is very much worth our while to...
