Tips For Guitar Playing Success

Tension is good for guitar strings, but it's not so good for guitar players. Muscle tension and mental stressors can affect skills such as chords, notes, scales, strumming and picking, not to mention the overall enjoyment of playing guitar.

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After the C scale (October 8th episode), the G scale is the next scale you should learn. Playing different scales can help you with finger dexterity and fretboard/note familiarity.

For the G scale tab link go to: Thursday Tips blog

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Luck o' the Irish! Talk about song inspiration (last week's episode)... St. Patrick's Day, Wednesday 3/17, is a great music occasion. There are many fun Irish songs and jigs for guitar, Irish strumming patterns too. 

In this episode Marlene shares some Irish songs to play, Irish inspired strumming patterns and more. 

For song audio & chord links, and the Irish strum link go to: Thursday Tips blog

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Where does your song inspiration come from? There are several obvious, and not so obvious, influences that can trigger your guitar playing song selections.

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There are many great guitar strumming patterns, and calypso is one of them. It's a fun and useful strum to have in your guitar rhythm bag of tricks!

For the calypso strum notation go to: Thursday Tips blog

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Virtual guitar instruction is a popular way to learn, especially right now, but how do you know which one(s) will give you the playing results you're looking for? 

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Have you ever been inspired to play a song and not sure how to find the music? Problem solved - there are several music resources that are literally at your finger tips!

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Understanding tablature (tab) notations and symbols can help you play a song with more interesting nuances, inflections and style. They're pretty simple to learn and can add life to your songs.

In this episode Marlene will discuss & demonstrate 7 common tab notations and symbols.

Referenced Link: 12/3 Podcast Episode ~ Tab Basics

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Memorizing an entire song, start to finish, might seem challenging, but when broken down into manageable steps, it's very doable. 

In this episode Marlene presents her 7 super simple steps to memorizing a song.

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Marlene's latest installment of her Guitar Friends Interview features Linda Scott, guitarist and singer. Hear about her playing and song influences, her 2021 guitar goals, overcoming performance anxiety and playing through bloopers. Linda also talks about the positive effects of playing guitar, especially during COVID, and plays a beautiful song.

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