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Acoustic Guitar Product Reviews

Elixir 80/20 vs Phosphor Bronze Coated Guitar Strings

Elixir manufactures 80/20 and Phosphor Bronze Coated Guitar Strings. Both types are bronze, which means they are both copper alloys. With 80/20 strings, 80 refers to percentage copper and 20 is percent zinc, while phosphor bronze has higher copper content mixed with tin phosphide. With non-coated strings the sound changes with age. On the other […]

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Acoustic Guitar Classical Guitar Guitar Christmas Songs

Fingerstyle Guitar Christmas

Prepare for a Merry Fingerstyle Guitar Christmas LIVE NOW in US – $1 KINDLE BOOK between October 10, 2023, 12:00 PM PDT ENDS…October 17, 2023, 12:00 PM PDT UK promotion between October 17, 2023, 8:00 AM GMT and ENDS October 24, 2023, 8:00 AM GMT It’s good to prepare your Christmas repertoire ahead of time […]

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Acoustic Guitar Classical Guitar Scale Exercises

30 Days Segovia Scale Practice Results

When you do 30 days of Segovia Scale practice results may vary. But you WILL feel the difference in your playing if you’ve been diligent in your practice. I recently did that and found some surprising effects that I had not expected. See the video below on my 30th day. Perhaps it doesn’t look too […]

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Educational Music Scores and TAB Software Reviews and How tos

How To Create Music Books Free with Dorico SE

Learn how to create music books free with Dorico 4 SE music notation software. With the latest version of Dorico 4 SE, creating music books has become more accessible and easier than ever. And, if you want to use more than two instruments, you can upgrade to Dorico Elements. Music books and worksheet are a […]

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Acoustic Guitar Classical Guitar

Stevie Wonder’s Overjoyed on Guitar

Wanna learn to play Stevie Wonder’s Overjoyed on Guitar? Watch the FREE YouTube tutorial. Learn an arrangement based on the original track of Stevie Wonder’s hit song. It’s played in the original key. Who can play Stevie Wonder’s Overjoyed? You’ll need to play bar chords and also have some fingerstyle skills. If you play guitar […]

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Educational Music Scores and TAB

Download Free Music Sheets

GuitarBasement.com is a place to download free music sheets. This page has a collection of some of the most useful FREE pdf downloads on this site. Download FREE Blank Music Sheets, Blank Practice Log Sheets, Circle of 5ths Sheet (SCROLL DOWN for the Video – How to Draw Circle of 5ths in 60 seconds), Chord […]

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Mixcraft Tips and Tricks Software Reviews and How tos

ChordPulse MIDI Files

How to Create ChordPulse MIDI Files ChordPulse MIDI files are a type of file that can be taken into other programs such Digital Audio Workstations (DAW’s) or music notation programs. You can take chord progressions and arrangements created in ChordPulse and modify them in other programs. ChordPulse, a backing track creator, is a Windows based […]

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Educational Music Scores and TAB

7 Modes on Guitar

From the 7-notes of a major scale you can play 7 modes on guitar. Let’s take the C-major scale and look at its modes. Download combined TAB and standard notation for 7 Modes on Guitar Starting on A music sheet here (pdf). C-Major Scale Modes The C-major scale has seven notes C, D, E, F, […]

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Music Scores and TAB

Free TAB and Staff Sheet

Download the combined FREE TAB AND STAFF SHEET. It has both a 6-string TAB line with a 5-line staff above it. If you prefer this in a book, this is also available using the link below. Write guitar or other 6-string Tabulated notation (TAB) below a 5-line staff. This book also has the convenience of […]

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Guitar Chords and Strumming

When you say “guitar chords and strumming” it might create the image of someone bashing away on guitar to accompany a song. But that doesn’t mean that these skills are just for beginners. Or, that it doesn’t take skill to play them well. Many beginners start with strumming chords, but that process will be harder […]