Category: On The Fretboard

Looking to learn more about actually playing guitar (rather than just having fun with gear)? This is where I collate all the playing and music tips that I come across.

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Mary Spender Breaks Down ‘Only One’

For this week’s Tuesday Talk, Mary Spender walks us through the history and recording of her new song ‘Only One’.

https://youtu.be/juikboGFLTw

This is the first song where Mary has done all the engineering herself. She normally records in a studio, but this time she wanted to have more time to work on the song – and studio time quickly becomes very expensive.

Please head over to YouTube to leave a like and a supportive comment. It takes a lot of courage to share this kind of information, especially in today’s world of armchair critics and trolls.

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How To Riff With The Major Scale

Over on his YouTube channel, Sean Daniel has posted a lesson all about how to  use the major scale in your playing.

He focuses on the basics, which are always good to know. The video’s short and sweet, so you’ve no excuse for not leaning them here!

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440 hz or 432 hz?

Over at Chords of Orion, Bill has posted a video comparing two slightly different tunings: A at 440 hz compared to A tuned to 432 hz.

Standard tuning is to tune the note A to the pitch of 440 hz. But you don’t have to. There’s a long history of alternative pitches . And some things just sound better if you tune to a different pitch.

Have a listen to Bill’s video and see for yourself which you might prefer. Can you even hear the difference?

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