Take Your Fingers for a Walk
Take your Fingers for a Walk If you're new to fingerpicking, here's an exercise that's really great for developing some fluidity in your...
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Michael Edwards
- Sep 3
Creating Tension and Energy
Creating Tension & Energy Here's a pattern that's really fun for adding tension and energy. I like to use this in like a groovy...
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Michael Edwards
- Aug 28
Ascending Lead Pattern
Here’s an ascending lead riff that is a great exercise for connecting parts of the “caged” patterns together. It helps to visualize chord...
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Michael Edwards
- May 31
Cool Chords in Double Drop-D
Have you ever spent any time in double drop-D tuning? If not, you should definitely give it a try. Here are some cool chords to get you...
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Michael Edwards
- May 27
Acoustic Slapping
Did you know that it’s ok to slap-a-da-acoustic guitar. This is a fun exercise for getting a new groove on! Equipment Used: Taylor 114CE...
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Michael Edwards
- Mar 24
A Capo is Your Friend
A Capo is Your Friend! My favorite use for a capo is not about changing the key of a song, it’s about creating using different open...
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Michael Edwards
- Mar 18
Alternating Time Signatures
Alternating Time Signatures Here’s a good exercise for palm muting, precision, and playing with alternating time signatures. Here, we...
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Michael Edwards
- Mar 6
Descending Lead Guitar Harmony
Here's a cool two-bar descending 16th-note lead line that's really fun to play in harmony with another guitarist. I use this in a song...
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Michael Edwards
- Feb 26
Dissonance is Beautiful
Did you know that dissonance is actually really beautiful? Check it out. If I play a B and a C at the same time, sounds pretty awful,...
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Michael Edwards
- Feb 4
Quick Tip for Playing in Open-G
Quick tip if you're ever playing guitar in Open G. We know the high E string gets tuned to a D, the A string gets tuned to a G, and...
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Michael Edwards
- Dec 12, 2022
Boss OD-200 Overdrive/Distortion Pedal
Just Jammin’ with the Boss OD-200 on the X-Metal Setting. The Song is Pull Me Under by Dream Theater. From Boss: The OD-200 Hybrid Drive...
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Michael Edwards
- Dec 9, 2022
Guitar Rig Citrus Amp
Just jammin’ with Native Instruments Guitar Rig Citrus Amp. From Native Instruments: If you’re yearning for a 70s British sound with a...
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Michael Edwards
- Dec 3, 2022
Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz
Just jammin’ with the Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz Guitar Pedal. From Behringer: If the raw, Neanderthal power of history’s most...
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Michael Edwards
- Nov 29, 2022
Radial Tonebone Hot British V9
Just jammin’ with the Radial Tonebone Hot British Guitar Pedal. Listen to the Original Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVH0ghPzGv4...
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