The Secrets of Learning the Fretboard
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Highlighted Lesson

Guitar Picking Techniques
Free Lessons

Picking Techniques

Learn strumming, alternate picking, and sweep picking in this lesson that covers an introduction to each.

Lick, Riff or Trick

LRT-022 Jazzy Blues Turnaround Feature Image
Licks, Riffs, and Tricks

LRT-022 Jazzy Blues Turnaround

Learn a jazzy blues turnaround in the key of C.  In this turnaround, the chord progression is I-vi-ii-V-I.  The I-vi-ii-V is common in the last two bars of a 12 bar blues.

Selected Exercise

Ex-004 Fretting Combinations Exercise Part 1
Exercises

Ex-004 Fretting Combinations Exercise 1

The goal of this exercise is to improve the speed of your fingers when playing on a single string in a given fretboard position.  The example below shows the 6th string in 1st position. Place […]