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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/lessons.xml.php?author=471407 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:48:22 -0500 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:16:15 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/lessons.xml.php?author=471407 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/improving_general_rhythmic_coordination.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/improving_general_rhythmic_coordination.html For Beginners: How learning to play rhythms in drum creation software can improve your general musicianship.]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:48:22 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/relieving_fretting_hand_tension.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/relieving_fretting_hand_tension.html Practice Tips: A few tips on how to relieve unnecessary hand tension by releasing The Clamp.]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:41:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/useful_exercises_for_chicago_blues_and_old_school_rock.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/useful_exercises_for_chicago_blues_and_old_school_rock.html Soloing: If you still like to play solos of Hendrix, Clapton etc type, then these sorts of exercises are essential.]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:09:29 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/picking_and_fretting_fundamentals.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/picking_and_fretting_fundamentals.html Practice Tips: A couple of fundamental exercises for the picking and fretting hands.]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:44:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/how_well_do_you_know_your_stuff.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/how_well_do_you_know_your_stuff.html Practice Tips: A little game you can play to check how well you know a piece of music or technical exercise.]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:10:00 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/a_simple_blues_lesson.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/a_simple_blues_lesson.html Soloing: How abandoning the blues scale will hopefully lead to blues heaven.]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 06:47:39 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/interesting_patterns.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/interesting_patterns.html Guitar Scales And Modes: An interesting pattern found within 3 notes per string scales.]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:33:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/breaking_out_of_the_box.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/breaking_out_of_the_box.html Soloing: How breaking free of the box patterns can help your playing.]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:43:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/in_bed_with_mr_and_mrs_awkward.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/in_bed_with_mr_and_mrs_awkward.html Practice Tips: Spending time in the most awkward areas.]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:45:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/the_a_to_a_of_scales_part_3_modes.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/the_a_to_a_of_scales_part_3_modes.html Guitar Scales And Modes: Using minor pentatonics and the A to A method to learn the modes.]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:09:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/the_a_to_a_of_scales_part_2_phrasing.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/the_a_to_a_of_scales_part_2_phrasing.html Soloing: Using the A to A method to make phrases more interesting.]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:05:23 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/the_a_to_a_of_scales.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/the_a_to_a_of_scales.html Guitar Scales And Modes: A useful way to approach scales.]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:17:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/how_to_get_a_clean_tone_from_a_distorted_guitar.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/how_to_get_a_clean_tone_from_a_distorted_guitar.html For Beginners: Get rid of that horrible unwanted crunchy sound from your solos.]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:21:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/modal_arpeggios_hear_the_darkness.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/modal_arpeggios_hear_the_darkness.html Guitar Scales And Modes: Arranging and playing the modes in such a way as to better hear their particular qualities.]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:13:37 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/general_practice_tips.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/general_practice_tips.html Practice Tips: A few pointers on how to approach exercises.]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:28:20 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/why_scales_arent_as_easy_as_you_might_think.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/why_scales_arent_as_easy_as_you_might_think.html Guitar Scales And Modes: Scales are more difficult to play on guitar than you think they should be, and here's why.]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:37:56 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/the_science_of_speed.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/the_science_of_speed.html Soloing: Taking a simple look at the mechanics of speed playing.]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:34:20 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/songwriting__lyrics/how_to_finish_what_you_started.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/songwriting__lyrics/how_to_finish_what_you_started.html Songwriting: A few basic tips that might help turn a scrap of an idea into a finished song.]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:59:47 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/why_do_my_scales_sound_boring_part_2_time_signatures.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/why_do_my_scales_sound_boring_part_2_time_signatures.html For Beginners: Practical application of time signatures.]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:50:41 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/why_do_my_scales_sound_boring.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/why_do_my_scales_sound_boring.html For Beginners: Despite my guitar being in tune and my playing in time, my scales still sound really boring. Why?]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:34:27 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/how_to_practice.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/how_to_practice.html For Beginners: An article about how rather than what to practice. Having the right attitude can make a huge difference on the productivity of your practice sessions.]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:10:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/beginning_arpeggios.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/beginning_arpeggios.html For Beginners: Basic major and minor triads designed to get you used to playing arpeggios in manageable chunks.]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:16:43 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/the_importance_of_rest_and_relaxation.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/the_importance_of_rest_and_relaxation.html For Beginners: Why it's just as important to not do as to do. In other words, why we should keep activity and rest in proportion.]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:45:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/how_to_sing.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/how_to_sing.html For Beginners: A few tips that will hopefully make your singing more powerful and musical.]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 08:48:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/key_signatures_explained.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/key_signatures_explained.html For Beginners: A brief explanation of key signatures.]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:29:35 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/awkward_key_signatures_made_easy.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/awkward_key_signatures_made_easy.html Soloing: Are you totally comfortable with some key signatures but the rest stubbornly refuse to stay in your head? Read on.]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:39:48 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/phrase_separation_polish_up_your_performance_skills.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/correct_practice/phrase_separation_polish_up_your_performance_skills.html Practice Tips: Use the phrase separation technique to really tighten up your performances.]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:35:24 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/guitar_techniques/fingerpicking_right_hand_strength.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/guitar_techniques/fingerpicking_right_hand_strength.html Guitar Techniques: Some useful exercises for strengthening up the right hand.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:15:24 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/soloing_the_linear_approach.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/soloing/soloing_the_linear_approach.html Soloing: Why approaching the scale from a single string point of view can be very useful indeed!]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 11:06:23 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/guitar_techniques/how_to_program_the_subconscious_mind_for_effortless_guitar_playing.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/guitar_techniques/how_to_program_the_subconscious_mind_for_effortless_guitar_playing.html Guitar Techniques: Understanding and programming the subconscious mind as it applies to guitar playing.]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:16:15 -0400