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	<title>Learn Electric Guitar &#187; Learn Guitar</title>
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		<title>Things I learned about playing guitar in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been playing guitar for a while now &#8211; my entire adult life actually.  I think I first started hacking away at it in 1994.  But, as the truism goes, &#8220;you never stop learning&#8221;.  And there are a few things about playing the electric guitar that the past year has really underlined for me, and I think they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should you be practicing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Shut up an&#8217; play yer guitar&#8221; &#8211; Frank Zappa For years now, I have made a habit of frequenting music forums and blogs quite a bit.  I&#8217;ve made a few firm friendships that way, learnt a great deal, and had some laughs along the way.  In reading the posts on some of these places I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuck in a rut?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learn Guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enjoyment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guitar Instruction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens to all of us some of the time.  Anybody learning electric guitar will at some stage reach a point where every time they pick up the guitar they end up playing the same few things that they played last time. It&#8217;s worth noting that playing similar patterns does not have to be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing your first chords</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[major chords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minor chords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open chords]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you first pick up the electric guitar and are unsure exactly what to do with it, one of the first things you will generally learn are some simple chords. So, just what is a chord, anyway? Technically, a chord is a set of harmonically related notes, played simultaneously.  To be less academic about it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So why learn to play guitar?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 05:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Learn Guitar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[learn to play guitar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many of us, our decision to learn guitar is not something we ever thought about too hard.  It was almost as though it was made for us.. we just knew that it was something we had to do.  For other people though, it&#8217;s something they will need to find some logical reasons to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuning a Guitar &#8211; What should you tune to?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[concert pitch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An electric guitar really does sound a lot better when it&#8217;s in tune.  Even the nicest, priciest, most gorgeous fourteen thousand dollar special edition Les Paul will sound terrible if the tuning is out.  If you&#8217;re not sure exactly what you should tune to, here&#8217;s a guide. What tunings are out there? Standard tuning on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to read guitar tablature</title>
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		<comments>http://www.learnelectricguitar.net/guitar-for-beginners/how-to-read-guitar-tablature#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[guitar tab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guitar tablature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learn Guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tab]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is guitar tablature? Guitar tablature, often just called &#8216;tab&#8217;, is a simple way of writing out music for the guitar.  It differs from standard musical notation in that, instead of just showing you what notes to play, it shows you the strings and the frets on which to play them.  Unlike regular musical notation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to find a band</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 09:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric guitar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[finding musicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[musicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rock]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Playing guitar at home can be very rewarding.  And for many people, that&#8217;s enough.  But, to really learn guitar beyond a beginner level, to really progress with your playing you will need to jam with other people.  Learning to really lock into a band and to listen and connect with other musicians is completely different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to play power chords</title>
		<link>http://www.learnelectricguitar.net/guitar-for-beginners/how-to-play-power-chords</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnelectricguitar.net/guitar-for-beginners/how-to-play-power-chords#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[power chords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhythm Guitar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is a power chord? Power chords are a basic element of modern electric guitar playing.  They are found throughout all genres of contemporary music, and feature heavily in rock, alternative, punk and metal guitar, because they will still sound clear, bold and full through an overdriven or distorted amplifier. A power chord has only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to hold an electric guitar</title>
		<link>http://www.learnelectricguitar.net/guitar-for-beginners/how-to-hold-an-electric-guitar</link>
		<comments>http://www.learnelectricguitar.net/guitar-for-beginners/how-to-hold-an-electric-guitar#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim E James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[comfort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric guitar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many players are unsure how they should be holding the guitar.  Others simply haven&#8217;t given it much thought.  Bad habits will hold back your playing, make it unnecessarily difficult for them to play the guitar, or will cause awkwardness or discomfort, and can even contribute to strain and injury.  Good habits will improve your playing, [...]]]></description>
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