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Arpeggios – Crucial or What?
by Steve Elliott, Acoustic Guitar Workshop In this guitar lesson, we are looking at arpeggios from a fingerstyle point of view and how to play them smoothly on an acoustic, or even an electric guitar....
View ArticleIntroducing Vicki Genfan’s Acoustic Rhythm Guitar Survival Guide
If you play acoustic guitar, cover popular songs, write your own tunes, perform solo or work in a band setting, or just like strumming on the front porch, this is a must-have TrueFire course of study....
View ArticleJimi Hendrix on a 12-String Acoustic
And this was just a rehearsal… The post Jimi Hendrix on a 12-String Acoustic appeared first on TrueFire's Guitar Blog.
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Fireside Chat: Larry Carlton
It stands as no reminder that a guitar is made of wood, glue and metal. It is not a living thing. But when the 18-time Grammy nominated legend of guitar, Larry Carlton picks up his iconic Gibson...
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Fireside Chat: Mike Stern
A legend among modern jazzers yet still a hard-working musician, Mike Stern is a rare breed of guitarist. Even those who don’t know his name have probably heard his playing. Stern has been a band mate...
View ArticlePop Guitar: #1 Strumming
Pop Guitar is a free lesson as part of a preview series for Massimo Varini’s new upcoming course, Pop Guitar Survival Guide. Be sure to subscribe for more lessons and check out Massimo’s official...
View ArticleStrumming Patterns: #1 Full Bodied Flow
Strumming Patterns is a free lesson series by Vicki Genfan previewing the material covered in her upcoming course, 30 Strumming Patterns You MUST Know. Check out Vicki’s other courses, and be sure to...
View ArticleStrumming Patterns: #2 Up, Up, Up, Down, Down, Down
Strumming Patterns is a free lesson series by Vicki Genfan previewing the material covered in her upcoming course, 30 Strumming Patterns You MUST Know. Check out Vicki’s other courses, and be sure to...
View ArticleStrumming Patterns: #4 Club DADGAD
Strumming Patterns is a free lesson series by Vicki Genfan previewing the material covered in her upcoming course, 30 Strumming Patterns You MUST Know. Check out Vicki’s other courses, and be sure to...
View ArticleStrumming Patterns: #5 Bring In The Funk
Strumming Patterns is a free lesson series by Vicki Genfan previewing the material covered in her upcoming course, 30 Strumming Patterns You MUST Know. Check out Vicki’s other courses, and be sure to...
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Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 1
Labor Day weekend is upon us, and it is time that we honor all the hard work put in by the entire TrueFire faculty. They all have spent countless hours in and out of the studio trying to find the best...
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Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 2
Labor Day weekend has come and gone, but our tribute to the ever-hard-working TrueFire faculty continues. Here are the next 10 guitarists to whom we owe a great amount of gratitude (alphabetical...
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Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 3
The list must go on! Here are 10 more incredibly hard-working, talented, downright awesome guitarists from TrueFire’s stable of educators (listed in alphabetical order): Bugs Henderson Bugs’ signature...
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Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 5
And the final 10 are in! Rounding out our tribute to TrueFire educators, here’s our list of the Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists in no particular order. Drumroll, please… Mark Egan Mark Egan is...
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Yes, Master
“Mastering Engineer” — an industry job shrouded by a magical black veil of intrigue and mystery. Who are these guys? What do they do behind those closed doors that makes your music sound so good? Why...
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Fireside Chat: John Patitucci
Grammy-winning jazz bassist John Patitucci pulled up a seat to chat with our very own Charlie Doom. 1. If you weren’t a musician, what would you be and why? If I wasn’t a musician I would like to be a...
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Tuesday’s Daily Kindling
Good Karma: Check out and please support Little Kids Rock’s Right to Rock Celebration, a benefit event to restore and revitalize music education in low-income public schools across the United States....
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Fireside Chat: Vicki Genfan
Every now and then an artist comes along whose music reaches out and touches the soul of all who hear them. Virtuoso guitarist, singer and composer Vicki Genfan is among those artists. Drawing from...
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Fireside Chat: Kiko Loureiro
Colonialism is alive and well in the 21st century, but rather than pin helpless natives to the tips of bayonets, today’s conquistadors are building their empires in the ears and minds of young...
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Daily Kindling: Veterans Day
Today we Americans honor our military veterans and thank them for their service. Many people show their thanks by calling or emailing relatives, posting famous veterans day quotes on Facebook or...
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