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NOTATION 38: Handy Diagrams for Reading, Recording and Arranging
Reference diagrams are useful in the way that a dictionary (or a calculator or an AI bot) is when you have an idea but the data is not memorised yet.
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GEAR 32: Mindset of a Guitar Buyer
Most of us start our guitar journey on whatever is provided or by choosing one based on a review or word of mouth because we have no personal prior…
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8str 4: Scales 3 - The 'Grand' Minor scale
This 5 octave Natural Minor monster reveals the vast range of an 8str.
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ARPEGGIOS 28: Sliding Between Positions
Shapes in one position are essential to understanding the foundations and building blocks of the parts we encounter by others, and for our own initial…
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June 2025

MUSICAL ADVENTURES 1: The Work of Mephistopheles
A new section focussed on composition and songwriting.
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GEAR 31: True Temperament Frets
Reissued to split the content
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8str 3: Arpeggios 1 - Essential Triad Forms
There are a four basic forms to learn so that you can string triads together across the board and roam in all directions.
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8str 2: Scales 2 - Whole-Half Diminished, Lydian and Whole-Tone in circular positions
Here is the Bb Whole-Half ascending one way and descending in a parallel position.
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CHORDS 81: Build & Play with Joe Pass
This excerpt is taken from a transcription of Acoustic Blues by Joe Pass.
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NOTATION 37: Bach's Melodic Tapestries
Bach provides endless opportunities for the aspiring creator to both enjoy in the medium of sound but also to study and learn.
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TECHNIQUE 147: Switching Techniques
Here is a brief but feisty workout focussed on switching techniques and patterns while maintaining a steady stream of semitones.
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