Experiment with a guitar pick’s angle to find the best way to hold it. It effects how easy the pick is to use and what sound you get out of it.
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Category: Chords
What is a Guitar Chord, Anyway?
In the beginning there was cacophony, and it was good. But not everybody thought so. Several hundred years ago, Christian monks discovered how to play several notes simultaneously in a […]
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Playing Tough Chord Changes on Guitar, Method 2
Yeah, it’s a killer. Try this: Don’t strum all the way to the moment that the tough chord should be played and then changing chords (that’s like pressing pause while […]
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Learning by Ear From a Recording
It can be tricky. Try this: Pause the playback immediately after you hear the note/chord you’re listening for. Then, listen to your short term memory, sing whatever you hear and […]
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Looking at Hands While Playing Guitar = Thinking
And thinking is often too slow for playing. Now, obviously, we have to think and occasionally look at our hands when we play. But we often watch our hands because […]
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