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Career Beginner: Fret Notes Cleanly
October 7, 2026 · 21 minIf your fretted notes buzz, choke out, or just don't sound as clean as they should, the problem may be hiding in the details of your technique. In this lesson, we'll use a simple backwards spider exercise to improve finger placement…
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Guitar Octaves Explained with 3 EASY Exercises
October 3, 2026 · 13 minOctaves are one of the easiest ways to unlock the fretboard and start seeing how notes connect across the neck. In this lesson, I'll walk you through 3 easy octave exercises to help you find notes faster, get more mileage out of your…
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3 Overlapping Exercises That UNLOCK the Fretboard
September 23, 2026 · 12 minThe same note can be played on different guitar strings, but each location gives you a different sound and a new way to move around the fretboard. In this episode, we'll explore how the strings overlap and use three exercises to find…
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The MOST Overlooked Fretboard Trick
September 16, 2026 · 15 minMost guitar players know the notes repeat after the 12th fret, but knowing it and actually using it are two different things. In this lesson, you'll use this overlooked fretboard trick with technique, scales, and arpeggios to make playing…
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3 Easy Chromatic Fretboard Exercises (And Why They Open Up the Fretboard)
September 9, 2026 · 16 minLearn three easy chromatic exercises that move across the guitar fretboard in completely different ways. Practice them slowly while saying the notes out loud to work on your technique, ear training, and fretboard mastery at the same time…
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How to Find the Notes on Your Guitar Fretboard
September 2, 2026 · 13 minFinding the notes on your guitar fretboard doesn't have to mean memorizing every fret one at a time. In this lesson, I'll show you how to use the musical alphabet to find the natural notes on the fretboard, then use those notes to help you…
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LOVIN' My Pentatonic Scales!
August 26, 2026 · 18 minPentatonic scales may be simple, but those five notes can give you a lifetime of musical possibilities. In this episode, we'll explore how pentatonic patterns open up across the fretboard and become more useful as your playing grows. ▶▶…
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You're Closer to Understanding Guitar Scales Than You Think
August 19, 2026 · 16 minGuitar scales can look like an endless collection of patterns, keys, and sounds to learn. In this episode, you'll discover how much of that knowledge is connected—and why the scale work you're doing now can take you much farther than you…