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Unlocking the guitar fretboard and understanding key signatures

March 17, 2024 / Guest Posts, Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Guitar Tips

By Gary from Tune in, Tone up! This supports our podcast on SoundCloud on Friday 12th May 2017 (episode 13b is about how to practise without your guitar) https://tunein-toneup.com/2017/05/05/guitar-lesson-13-how-to-practice-without-a-guitar-and-further-rhythm-ideas-and-alternate-tuning/ If I could advise myself when I first started out on guitar, what things would I say? What do I wish I knew then, that I […]

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In Search of the Perfect Guitar Tone

March 16, 2024 / Guest Posts, Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Guitar Tips

This is very much a Holy Grail-type quest. By this we mean it will never be fully accomplished but neither would any guitar player want it to be. Part of the joy of learning how to develop your guitar tone is the endless experimentation with your technique and equipment. This is not to say that

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How to improvise better solos on the guitar

July 8, 2023 / Guest Posts, Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Guitar Tips

Thoughts, advice and demonstrations on Guitar solo improvisation from tunein-toneup.com Why do I love playing the guitar so much? Mainly because the guitar is an instrument, a tool, which I use to express myself and hope to make the listener feel something. My voice. As Maya Angelou said: People will forget what you said. People

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5 Ways Musicians Can Showcase Their Brand Through Digital Media

May 30, 2020 / Guest Posts, Music, Music Business

The music industry is getting tougher for independent musicians. Having unique talent is not enough to place you at the top and create a loyal fan base. Without the backing of a record label, you will need to work harder. You need to use smart and effective methods to rise above the competition and build

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Tune in, Tone up! Free Guitar Lessons Podcast

January 15, 2017 / Guest Posts, Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Guitar Tips

Tune in, Tone up! A fortnightly recording of Dan Davies giving Gary Shilladay advanced guitar lessons with loads of pace, ideas, advice and guitar talk. It’s available on SoundCloud, iTunes and Stitcher and topics include how to improvise over 12 bar blues progressions, some neoclassical shredding ideas, country guitar playing techniques, funk rhythm playing and

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