TJMLJSBW Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026 · 5 min read Knowing how to transpose is one of those skills that separates guitarists who can work in any situation from those who are stuck in one key. A vocalist needs the song higher. A jam…
whatTJMLJSBW Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · 7 min read JS Featured in this articleFeaturing Jeff Scheetz · TrueFire educator Once you’ve scheduled your guitar practice and decided what you’re going to work on, there’s another important question: What should you actually do with…
ouIsTJMLJSBW Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · 5 min read JS Featured in this articleFeaturing Jeff Scheetz · TrueFire educator One of the hardest parts of practicing guitar is knowing whether you’re actually improving. When you’re in the middle of playing, it can be…
TJMLJSBW Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · 6 min read JS Featured in this articleFeaturing Jeff Scheetz · TrueFire educator One of the biggest challenges guitar players face isn’t finding things to practice. It’s deciding how to use the practice time they actually have.…
TJMLJSBW Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026 · 5 min read EH Featured in this articleFeaturing Eric Haugen · TrueFire educator The G CAGED shape gets skipped more than any other position in the system. It feels wide, a little awkward to barre cleanly, and…
TJMLJSBW Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026 · 6 min read EH Featured in this articleFeaturing Eric Haugen · TrueFire educator The A CAGED shape is more than a chord voicing. Most guitarists treat the A form as a barre-chord workhorse and stop there. But…
TJMLJSBW Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026 · 5 min read EH Featured in this articleFeaturing Eric Haugen · TrueFire educator The C CAGED shape is one of the first chord forms most guitarists ever learn. Yet most players stop there, using it purely as…
TJMLJSBW Published Aug 26, 2026 · Updated Aug 26, 2026 · 5 min read AW Featured in this articleFeaturing Andy Wood · TrueFire educator Rock blues flavoring is not something you pour on top of an existing blues solo. It lives inside the decisions you make before you…
TJMLJSBW Published Aug 26, 2026 · Updated Aug 26, 2026 · 5 min read AW Featured in this articleFeaturing Andy Wood · TrueFire educator Country funk flavoring is one of those hybrid ideas that sounds unlikely until you actually hear it. Then it sounds completely inevitable. Both genres…
TJMLJSBW Published Aug 26, 2026 · Updated Aug 26, 2026 · 5 min read AW Featured in this articleFeaturing Andy Wood · TrueFire educator Jazz fusion flavoring is one of the most powerful upgrades you can make to a fusion solo. Most fusion players already have the speed,…