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Regardless of the style of guitar you want to play, it’s important to know the fundamentals that need to be covered. Whether you want to play in a band, sing and play, or be a singer-songwriter, you’ll need to work on specific areas and skills. Here’s an overview of the ten fundamental things to learn to become …

Bob Lefsetz is a notoriously tough customer. A well-known voice in the music industry, he’s been writing the Lefsetz Letter (now a blog) since 1986. Self-described as “beholden to no one and speaking the truth” he is the quintessential fan: an outspoken critic of any form of music that doesn’t serve the listener first and …

Guitarists are who are involved in chords for accompaniment have no need for scales. If, however, improvisation becomes necessary, scales are mandatory.
Scales are the basic source material for melody. They are quite simply a collection of notes in generally alphabetical order. The difference from one scale to another is the variations in distance from one note …