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    Guitar Practice With a Metronome Without Letting It Stress You Out

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Funk Guitar: How to Use the 6th-9th Chord Combo

July 16, 2026
Funk guitar lives and dies by the groove. Specifically, funk guitar rhythm is where the entire band finds its pulse, its tension, and its release.
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Funk Rhythm Guitar: How to Play the Funky Flutter Strum

July 16, 2026
Funk rhythm guitar gives you more tonal options than most players realize. Standard alternate strumming is the default, and it works well.
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Funk Rhythm Guitar: How to Use Intervals of Thirds

July 16, 2026
Intervals of thirds are one of the most powerful tools in funk rhythm guitar. They sit in a sweet spot: fuller than a single note, but lighter and more mobile than a full chord voicing.
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Play Your Space and Transform Your Funk Rhythm Guitar Playing

July 16, 2026
When you play your space instead of chasing shapes, your funk rhythm parts transform overnight.
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Funk Phrasing and Timing: The Real Secret to Funk Lead Guitar

July 16, 2026
Funk phrasing is the real secret to a great solo over a funk groove. Most guitarists are chasing the wrong thing.
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Funk Lead Guitar: How to Play Like the 3 Funkateers

July 16, 2026
Funk lead guitar gets a bad reputation as a mysterious art. Players assume the secret lives in rare scales or specific amp settings.

Guitar Vibrato Technique: Fundamentals, Fixes, and Musical Application

July 16, 2026
Every intermediate guitarist eventually notices the same thing about the players they admire most: there’s something in the...
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BB King Guitar Style: 5 Pro Guitarists Break Down His Techniques

July 8, 2026
BB King didn't just play blues guitar. He sang with it, and learning to hear that difference will change the way you play forever.
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How Josh Smith Builds a BB King-Style Shuffle Solo

July 8, 2026
How Josh Smith builds a BB King-style shuffle solo is, at its core, a lesson in conversation.
Blues guitarists playing a solo on stage

BB King’s Vocal Phrasing: How Mike Welch Shapes His Blues Guitar Phrasing

July 8, 2026
BB King's vocal phrasing is the key to his blues guitar phrasing. Mike Welch understood this early, and it changed everything about how he approached BB's style.
blues guitarist playing a blues solo

BB King Motif and Minor Third Bends: Build a Blues Solo

July 8, 2026
BB King built one of the most recognizable guitar voices in history from a surprisingly small collection of moves.
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BB King’s Tone, Economy, and Soul Through Robben Ford’s Eyes

July 8, 2026
BB King changed Robben Ford's life in a single night. Ford was around 16 years old when he caught BB King live at the Fillmore Auditorium, opening for the Electric Flag.
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