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  • Finger Style

    Finger Style

    Travis’s picking takes a lot of time. The main thing to focus on is the thumb. Take your time and learn to use the lead with your thumb.

  • More Chords

    More Chords

    Chords are vital to learning any style of music. Like anything, the more you understand it the more you can do with it. There’s always more to learn.

  • Guitar Tricks

    Guitar Tricks

    Slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs are key to taking your playing to another level. Mastering takes time but is well worth the wait.

  • The Pentatonic Scale

    The Pentatonic Scale

    The pentatonic scale is the most universal scale. All those rock solos that you love come from the pentatonic scale.

  • Music Theory

    Music Theory

    It’s so easy to ignore how things work. Most of the time, we can get away with it and not fully understand it. Music theory takes your creativity and imagination further than you could ever imagine.

  • Chords

    Chords

    Playing chords can be very difficult. Here are a few great tricks for smooth transitions and clean chords.

  • Power Chords

    Power Chords

    All rock songs are rooted in power chords. Learn them and rock out!!!!

  • The Blues

    The Blues

    The blues are a foundational part of a lot of styles of music. It’s also just enjoyable to play and easy to jam on.

  • Riffs

    Riffs

    The guitar in each riff will drop out partway through. This is so you can practice getting used to playing with other instruments. Learning to rely on your understanding of the guitar will improve your playing. 1 & 2 string songs Smokey Mountain Iron Boy Dynamite The Army Nation Love And Sunshine Come And Go

  • Your Guitar

    Your Guitar

    The guitar is an extension of who you are. It takes some time to find the right fit. The only way is through experimentation and self-discovery.