Using a capo on your guitar.

A capo clamps over the finger board of your guitar just behind the chosen fret so that it raises the pitch of the open position chords.  If you put the capo just behind the first fret then when you put the E major open chord shape on the fret board it gives you an F major [...]

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Just dicovered the HERCO thumb pick and I love it.

I usually play guitar with a standard flat pick and I have never found a thumb pick I liked until I found the HERCO thumb pick. It’s basically a flat pick that fits on your thumb ‘genius’. If have struggled to find a thumb pick that wotks for you give it a try.

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E minor pentatonic chord progression backing track to play along to.

The chord progression for the E minor pentatonic scale on the mp3 player below (click the correct track) is Em   Bm   Am   Em. It is recorded at 70bpm for practising your E minor pentatonic guitar scale solos. pbguitar.co.uk

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Backing track for practising your A minor pentatonic guitar solos with.

Hit play on the and select the A minor pentatonic track to play along with chords which are suitable for soloing over using the A minor pentatonic scale. The chords are Am    Em     Dm     Am it just cycles round these chords giving you plenty of chances to try out different ideas.  Both tracks are recorded [...]

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One octave A minor pentatonic guitar scale for beginner guitar.

TAB |—————————————————————- |—————————————————————- |——————————————0———2——— |———————0———2—————————— |—0——-3————————————————– |—————————————————————-   Start on the open 5th (A) string and then fret the 3rd fret. Then move across and play the open 4th (D) string then fret the 2nd fret Then move across and play the open 3rd (G) string then fret the 2nd fret. There you have it [...]

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One not to be missed, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck are playing a gig in 2010.

One not to be missed, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck are playing a gig in 2010 at the O2 arena in London. Two of the all time guitar greats together.

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I have just bought my ticket for music live 2009.

I have just bought my ticket for music live 2009, how about you? If you have never been to music live at the Birmingham NEC you should go. It’s happening this year on the 7th and 8th of November 2009. If your idea of heaven is drooling over the latest guitar gear then this is [...]

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F major basic open position guitar chord.

The F major (F) guitar chord is the basic guitar chord that causes most people the most problems but like anything else practising it a little every day is what makes this chord happen. Just remember when your finding this difficult to fret cleanly it’s the same for everyone and persistence pays.   The 6th [...]

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B7 (B dominate seventh) basic open guitar chord.

The B7 (B dominate seventh) basic open guitar chord does not use the low E string. The second finger frets the 5th (A) string at the second fret. The first finger frets the 4th (D) string at the first fret. The third finger frets the 3rd (G) string at the second fret. The fourth finger [...]

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Some top guitar websites to visit if you have time to browse.

Some top guitar websites to visit if you have time to browse. musicradar.com some really good information and reviews on products. A vibrant forum. High quality instructional materials. guitar player gear guide if you want to know what gear your favourite guitarist uses to get their sound here’s a great place to start. guitar geek   find out here [...]

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