50 More Guitar Hacks: For the Thinking Man's Guitarist
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50 More Guitar Hacks: For the Thinking Man's Guitarist
Due to the fantastic response to the first book in this series, ’50 Guitar Hacks for the Thinking Man’s Guitarist’, it gives me immense pleasure to bring you this second installment; 50 More Guitar Hacks for the Thinking Man’s Guitarist.
My hope is to again provide you with timely insight into all aspects of learning and playing guitar. These hacks are things I’ve learned from years of playing that should and will be passed on to those seeking insight, out-of-the-box thinking, and the deepening of their knowledge of the guitar whatever their current level may be. The information herein takes the form of mini-lessons, anecdotes, wisdom and knowledge, divine inspiration and friendly advice. It is my desire to help you on your journey to being the best guitarist you can possibly be.
Here's what you'll get insight into in this book:
1. How to Always Land on the Right Notes in a Blues 2. Are You Really Improvising? 3. The Easiest Way to Come Up with Exotic Sounding Stuff 4. Why Bass Players Can Teach You Modes 5. Don’t Panic When Soloing Live: The Theory of Relativity Has Got Your Back 6. Secrets of Great Technique: Economy of Movement 7. Why You Should Sing Along to Your Solos 8. Why Learning Stuff ‘All Over the Neck’ is a Little Misleading 9. How to Do Ear Training the Right Way6 10. Why You Need to Practice Playing Through the 12th Fret. 11. Chords: Your Comfort Comes First 12. Four Ways to Master Barre Chords 13. How to Get Famous Playing Guitar 14. Why You Don’t Sound Like Satch… Yet. 15. What to Play in a Guitar Shop 16. Avoid Doing This and You’ll Be a Great Guitarist 17. What is the Finger Roll? 18. The Tasteful Guitar Solo Checklist 19. How I Stumbled Across Absolute Pitch 20. Play as Fast as You Can Think 21. The Difference between Soloing on an Electric and an Acoustic Guitar 22. Pentatonic Springboards or… Ways to Play Over Dominant Chords without Woodshedding 23. The Most Useful Scale (apart from the minor pentatonic) 24. Budget Outside Sounds that Require No Thinking 25. Two More Ways to Fatten Up Your Tone 26. How to Be Melodic 27. The 3NPS Problem You Never Saw Coming 28. How to Change Chords Smoothly 29. What Separates Guthrie Govan from the Rest 30. How to Learn Technique Visually 31. When to Use the Harmonic Minor Scale in a Blues 32. Get into a 3-piece 33. The Problem with Shapes 34. Things to Practice While Watching TV 35. There’s No Right Way to Play Guitar 36. How to Write Your First Guitar Riffs 37. How to Invent New Techniques and Sounds 38. How to Start Improvising by Ear 39. Learn about the Music Business 40. How to Get Rid of Sloppiness in Your Playing 41. How to Write Modal Riffs 42. There Are Other Blues Open Positions 43. How to Deal with Mistakes On-stage 44. How Not to Learn a Tune 45. How to Learn Solos by Ear… Or your Brain is a Slow-down Machine 46. How Not to Become a Frustrated Musician 47. How to Improve Your Hand Coordination 48. How to Start Writing Music on Guitar 49. How to Craft Long-term Success 50. Play with Passion.