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If your solos sound like they're floating over the chord changes instead of following them, chord tones are the missing piece. f.mtr.cool/jnap1xt83n

Chet Atkins' signature sound was partly in his right hand. Muriel Anderson explains how muting the bass strings helped create his distinctive fingerstyle tone. f.mtr.cool/o1gzdgil3s #ChetAtkins #TrueFire

Standards are the gym where jazz players build strength. Today's workout: PLAY JAZZ GUITAR 1 (Quick-Start for Beginners). Free: f.mtr.cool/aa1sauo1ak #jazzguitar #guitarlessons

Small lesson, big unlock. That is the pattern with the good stuff. Understanding Extensions (Demonstration), free: f.mtr.cool/j2m0wwdvq1 #guitarist

Learn the lick. Then move it, bend it, break it. That is how vocabulary becomes voice. Kalamazoo (Lick 1), free: f.mtr.cool/72aofvw1cw

Play the main guitar part from Kings of Leon's "Sex on Fire"! Jeffery Marshall demonstrates it with on-screen TAB. Learn the full song: f.mtr.cool/oh4flyzje9 #KingsOfLeon #GuitarTAB #TrueFire

The fastest way to level up is playing full pieces, not fragments. Try AB/CD (Performance). Free: f.mtr.cool/j7t4qz8haj

"I just want to sound good. And play cleanly too." Yngwie Malmsteen reminds us that even at incredible speed, the sound comes first. f.mtr.cool/4v50orwcbw #YngwieMalmsteen #TrueFire

Ten focused minutes on this beats an hour of noodling. Connecting Lines & The Helix Pattern (Demonstration), free: f.mtr.cool/jmxxhl5ewi #guitarist

Frank Vignola’s Jazz Studio Jam is live today at 2 PM Eastern. Join Frank for rhythmic scale practice, classic jazz standards, and plenty of playing. Watch live: f.mtr.cool/szqywikj31

Struggling with a guitar lick? Sleep on it. Molly and Tom Dempsey discuss why rest is an important part of learning and retaining new musical skills. f.mtr.cool/68evlq2rqm #GuitarPractice #TrueFire

The blues masters built their vocabulary one stolen lick at a time. How to learn solos from the greats and make them your own. f.mtr.cool/sz27h5m8fj

Two notes can create a lot of music. Eric Haugen plays double-stops and sixths with on-screen TAB so you can follow along. f.mtr.cool/icz5al1c4e #EricHaugen #GuitarTips #TrueFire

Theory is not rules. It is a map of choices. Read the map with Drawing Pictures: Scales as Chords - Major (Lesson). Free lesson: f.mtr.cool/bjdwsk9756 #musictheory #guitar

Repertoire is the point of practice. Add this piece: Billy in the Lowground Performance - 85 BPM (Bluegrass Songbook: Intermediate). Free: f.mtr.cool/uu9c4866ld #guitar

You want your bends to cry, not squeak. Comping the Shuffle (Rhythm: Performance) will get you there. Free lesson: f.mtr.cool/imkj103wv4 #bluesguitar

Your future self wants you to learn this now. Leaving Space & Walking (Lesson 2: Demonstration), free lesson: f.mtr.cool/lxt2sj0e2o

Learn the turnaround and you will never get lost in a blues again. Shuffle E Solo (Performance), free: f.mtr.cool/oymwflo5i8 #guitar

A great phrase is a complete musical thought. It starts somewhere, says something, and resolves. A player's guide to phrasing and sounding genuinely musical. f.mtr.cool/sou4bvk6f6

Repertoire is the point of practice. Add this piece: Borsalino 2 (Performance: Wide). Free: f.mtr.cool/04el26ixqt #guitarist