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Musician's Gear: Dialing in effects pedals! Stacking gain pedals!
How much gain is too much?!? Signal Chain order!
WHY IS MY PEDAL BOARD SO NOISY!?!
Building killer chord progressions!
KILLER BLUES PROGRESSIONS!
Jazz up your BLAH chord progressions!
Plus, get answers to your theory questions in simple, easy to
understand tutorials, with lots of pix, and backing track support!
Like . . . Where do chords come from? How can I learn to play
100 songs in 3 months, even if I never played guitar before?
How can I be a better harp player! What harmonoica should I buy?
How do I know what key to play? What do I need to know so I
can jam, sit in with a band!
How to play a Blues or Rock solo only using 6 notes! And I
don't mean 6 notes, played all over the neck. I mean . . .
SIX NOTES!
"The 90 Day Guitar Challenge", "Seq 101 MIDI Editing Tutorial Series"
(Learn how to edit MIDI & KAR files and build MIDIs from scratch on
PC & Mac.) Plus an index link to other tutorials on many other cool topics.
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~ Short Read Tutorials ~
(Short, but info packed!)
Building Pedalboards, Cases, and Mounting Pedals
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Which pedal should I buy? Where do I put it in the signal path? Try PARALLEL!
- Click Here
Getting "THAT" Tone!
Getting Surf, Spaghetti Western, Rock-A-Billy and Country Tones!
- Click Here
Who Can Help Me? The Solution - This is a QUICK MUST READ! 2 minutes! - Click Here
Am What? What makes a "key"? Is Am a key or a mode? - Click Here
No More Wrong Notes! Never Hit A Wrong Note Again! - Click Here
~ Tutorials ~
Transposing Keys ~ It's not as hard as you think. I make it EZPZ!
- Click Here
What Are Mu Chords?
2nds (Sus2), 4ths (Sus4) add9, 9ths and Mu Chords Explained - Click Here
BIAB Tutorials: Main Page - Click Here
BIAB Tutorial: Styles Editing Tips - Click Here
The Thumb! Extending Your Reach - Eliminating PAIN! . . . - Click Here
Pedals and FXs
Let's Talk FX Pedals! - Click Here
Dialing them all in! Stacking pedals! - Click Here
Gain Pedals - Get'm dialed in, and quiet! No hum or buzz! - Click Here
Kill The Buzz - How To Get Rid Of Buzz And Hum! - Click Here
Misc. Topics
Who Can Help Me? The Solution - This is a QUICK MUST READ! 2 minutes! - Click Here
Timidity
Don't let shyness control your playing dynamics!
1). INTRO - Click Here
2). Tutorial - Click Here
3). Workshop - Click Here
Theory 101
All Instruments - Click Here
Harp - Click Here
Quik, EZPZ Way To Figure Out What Key You're In - Click Here
~ Workshops ~
Can Spiders Really Help Me Play Better?: Permutations! - Click Here
The Spider S T R E T C H !: EXPANDING YOUR REACH! - Click Here
Fretboard 101: Master The Fretboard EZPZ! - Click Here
Chord Substitution Tutorial: The 251 Trick! - Click Here
Guitar Chords 101: Go From Zero To Performing in 90 Days! - The correct order to
learn chords. How to dynamically improve changing chord to chord! -Click HereHow To Recognize Chord Patterns In Songs! "- Learn To Play By Ear!
How to dynamically improve your song learning skills!! - Click Here90-Day Guitar Challenge INTRO - "Solos" - Click Here
90-Day Guitar Challenge Workshop - Click Here
90-Day Harmonica Challenge Workshop - "Harp" - Click Here
Diminished Chords Short Workshop - "Dim7ths" - Click Here
Theory 101 Workshops
Simplified Theory Overview
1). EZPZ Music Theory Breakdown INTRO: - Click Here
2). Keys: Pick A Key To Work In - Click Here
3). C-Am - Click Here
4). C-Am Less Detailed Version - Overview - Click Here
Getting started, and . . . FIXING your bad startup!
1). Do This First: Where to Start, or Where/HOW To Start Over! - Click Here
2). 'THE' Practice Routine - Click Here
~ Master Class Workshops ~
(Not for the faint of heart!)Master the keys of C, G & D ! - PLAY 1,000 SONGS! Part 1, C Click Here
Master the keys of C, G & D ! - PLAY 1,000 SONGS! Part 2, G Click Here
Master the keys of C, G & D ! - PLAY 1,000 SONGS! Part 3, D Click Here
BARRE CHORDS! 2 DYNAMIC WORKSHOPS!!
Barre Chords 101 ! - The Workshop Click Here
Barre Chord Master Class!! - The Workshop Click Here
Barre Chord Special Bonus Page - The Grand Finale! Click Here
SOLO Workshop! Play dynamic solos using only 3 scale shapes!
3 Scale Shape Killer Solos!! - The Workshop Click Here
3 Scale shapes DRILLS Page - Click Here
Chord Change Workshop!
How to change from ANY chord to ANY other chord Lightning Fast!
Focus on Open B7 and F.Change Chords Lightning Fast!!! - The Workshop Click Here
Chord Workshop DRILLS Page - Click Here
Key Of F - Work this tutorial and you'll be able to play
ANY song in ANY key!Key Of F - The Workshop! - Click Here
Key Of F - The Progressions - Click Here
Picking Workshop
You can't be "Pickin' N Grinnin" if you can't pick correctly!1). Picking Workshop: INTRO - Click Here
2). Picking Workshop: Part 1 - Click Here
3). Picking Workshop: Part 2 - Click Here
Pentatonic Scale Master Class Workshops. Master all 5 POSITIONS!
(For ALL musicians!) Do These IN ORDER! Do NOT skip around!GUITAR
(Keyboards/Horn Workshop, next section BELOW the Guitar Workshop!)
GUITAR
1). Penta Workshop Tutorial: Short Penta Tutorial so we start this correctly! - Click Here2). Penta Workshop Intro - Click Here
3). Penta Workshop Guide: How to WORK this workshop! Instructions - Click Here
4). Penta Workshop INDEX - Click Here
5a). Penta Workshop Part 1 - Click Here
5b). Penta Workshop Part 1 DRILLS - Click Here
6a). Penta Workshop Part 2 - Click Here
6b). Penta Workshop Part 2 DRILLS- Click Here
7)a. Penta Workshop Part 3 - Click Here
7)b. Penta Workshop Part 3 DRILLS - Click Here
8). Penta Workshop Part 4 Jam Tracks - Click Here
9). Penta Workshop Part 5 Downloads - Click Here
10). Penta Workshop Part 6 Auto-Pilot Mode Offline! - Click Here
Keys and Horns Pentatonic Scale Master Class Workshops.
Master all 5 POSITIONS! (For ALL musicians!) Do These IN ORDER!
Do NOT skip around! Guitar version, next section ABOVE!Keys & Horns
1). Penta Workshop Tutorial: Short Penta Tutorial so we start this correctly! - Click Here2). Penta Workshop Intro - Click Here
3). Penta Workshop Guide: How to WORK this workshop! Instructions - Click Here
4). Penta Workshop INDEX - Click Here
5). Penta Workshop Part 1 - Click Here
6). Penta Workshop Part 2 - Click Here
7). Penta Workshop Part 3 - Click Here
8). Penta Workshop Part 4 Jam Tracks - Click Here
9). Penta Workshop Part 5 Downloads - Click Here
10). Penta Workshop Part 6 Auto-Pilot Mode Offline! - Click Here
Sequencing 101: Learn How To Make And Edit MIDI Files. Hands-On!
We take a 'BLAW' MIDI and turn it into a killer Backing Track! Together!1). MIDI Editing INTRO: Learn How To Make And Edit MIDI Files - Click Here
2). FIRST LOOK: Sequencing 101: Let's look at some MIDI editors - Click Here
3). Sequencing 101: Phaze 1 hands-on lesson
Changing tempo and key (PC or Mac) - Click Here4). Sequencing 101: Phaze 2 Organizing your stems/tracks - Click Here
5). Sequencing 101: Phaze 3, Part 1: Now we start editing a real
MIDI! Working with Events. Shaping your sound. Nitty-Gritty editing
that makes the difference between Blah and YEAH! - Click Here6). TBA: Sequencing 101: Phaze 3, Part 2
Let's finish making this new MIDI sound GREAT! - Click Here
Songwriting 101: How To Write A Song
(We'll write an entire song from 'scratch'!)1). Intro Songwriting 101 - Click Here
2). Part 1 - Click Here
3). Parts 2 thru 5 - Click Here
4). Part 6 - Click Here
5). Part 7 Writing A Blues Song - Click Here
V-Picks Why I use them. Why Carlos Santana uses them. And Billy Gibbons. And . . .
My V-Pick Story. Hopefully, it becomes yours, too! - Click Here
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