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223 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i> Tags: <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/improvisation/" rel="tag">improvisation</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/jazz/" rel="tag">Jazz</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/music-theory/" rel="tag">Music Theory</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/practice-tips-2/" rel="tag">practice tips</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/scales/" rel="tag">scales</a></span> 224 225 <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i> <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2018/03/jazz-scales-chromatic-scale/#comments">4 comments</a></span> 226 </div> 227</div> 228</div> 229 230 <div class="post-5352 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guitar category-instruments category-mini-lessons tag-guitar tag-guitar-chords tag-guitar-technique tag-guitar-tuning" > 231<div class="single-post " > 232 <div class="media"> 233 <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_495263488-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="drop d tuning" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_495263488-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_495263488.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> 234 235 236 <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2018/01/drop-d-tuning/">Drop D Tuning for Guitar</a></h3> 237 238 <h6 class="post-info">Jan 06 2018- POSTED BY Patrick</h6> 239 240 <p>If youâve been playing guitar for a while, it can get easy to feel like youâre in a rut. Playing […]</p> 241 242 <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2018/01/drop-d-tuning/" title="" class="btn read-more">Read More</a> 243 244 <div class="tag-comment"> 245 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i> Tags: <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar/" rel="tag">Guitar</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-chords/" rel="tag">guitar chords</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-technique/" rel="tag">guitar technique</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-tuning/" rel="tag">guitar tuning</a></span> 246 247 <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i> <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2018/01/drop-d-tuning/#comments">4 comments</a></span> 248 </div> 249</div> 250</div> 251 252 <div class="post-5328 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-music-lessons category-music-theory category-piano tag-music-theory tag-piano-scales tag-scales" > 253<div class="single-post " > 254 <div class="media"> 255 <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_339764306-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="minor scales" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_339764306-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_339764306.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> 256 257 258 <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/minor-scales-for-piano/">Minor Scales for Piano</a></h3> 259 260 <h6 class="post-info">Dec 31 2017- POSTED BY Patrick</h6> 261 262 <p>Whether youâre completely new to the piano or have been playing for decades, having a solid grasp of what minor […]</p> 263 264 <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/minor-scales-for-piano/" title="" class="btn read-more">Read More</a> 265 266 <div class="tag-comment"> 267 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i> Tags: <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/music-theory/" rel="tag">Music Theory</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/piano-scales/" rel="tag">piano scales</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/scales/" rel="tag">scales</a></span> 268
269 <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i> <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/minor-scales-for-piano/#comments">2 comments</a></span> 270 </div> 271</div> 272</div> 273 274 <div class="post-5251 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guitar category-song-covers tag-guitar-chords tag-guitar-covers tag-guitar-tabs" > 275<div class="single-post " > 276 <div class="media"> 277 <img width="300" height="208" src="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_371986810-300x208.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="beatles guitar tab" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_371986810-300x208.jpg 300w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_371986810.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> 278 279 280 <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/beatles-guitar-tabs/">Beatles Guitar Tabs</a></h3> 281 282 <h6 class="post-info">Dec 26 2017- POSTED BY Patrick</h6> 283 284 <p>The Beatles are responsible for creating some of popular musicâs most thoughtful and infectiously catchy guitar riffs. Widely regarded as […]</p> 285 286 <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/beatles-guitar-tabs/" title="" class="btn read-more">Read More</a> 287 288 <div class="tag-comment"> 289 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i> Tags: <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-chords/" rel="tag">guitar chords</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-covers/" rel="tag">guitar covers</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-tabs/" rel="tag">guitar tabs</a></span> 290 291 <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i> <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/beatles-guitar-tabs/#respond">0 comment</a></span> 292 </div> 293</div> 294</div> 295 296 <div class="post-5360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mini-lessons category-music category-music-education tag-guitar-scales tag-music-theory tag-piano-scales tag-scales" > 297<div class="single-post " > 298 <div class="media"> 299 <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_388077679-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="learning music" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_388077679-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_388077679.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> 300 301 302 <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/dorian/">The Dorian Mode</a></h3> 303 304 <h6 class="post-info">Dec 19 2017- POSTED BY Patrick</h6> 305 306 <p>If youâre at all interested in making or even just understanding music, learning things like the Dorian mode is a […]</p> 307 308 <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/dorian/" title="" class="btn read-more">Read More</a> 309 310 <div class="tag-comment"> 311 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i> Tags: <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-scales/" rel="tag">guitar scales</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/music-theory/" rel="tag">Music Theory</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/piano-scales/" rel="tag">piano scales</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/scales/" rel="tag">scales</a></span> 312 313 <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i> <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/dorian/#respond">0 comment</a></span> 314 </div> 315</div> 316</div> 317 318 <div class="post-5308 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guitar category-song-covers tag-guitar-chords tag-guitar-covers tag-rock tag-song-covers" > 319<div class="single-post " > 320 <div class="media"> 321 <img width="300" height="300" src="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Green_Day_Insomiac-1-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="green day" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Green_Day_Insomiac-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Green_Day_Insomiac-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Green_Day_Insomiac-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Green_Day_Insomiac-1.jpg 316w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100v
321w, 300px" /> </div> 322 323 324 <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/rock-covers/">5 Easy Rock Covers That Will Help You Learn Guitar</a></h3> 325 326 <h6 class="post-info">Dec 12 2017- POSTED BY Patrick</h6> 327 328 <p>If youâre new to the guitar, the best way to solidify basic beginner concepts like proper tone, picking and rhythm […]</p> 329 330 <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/rock-covers/" title="" class="btn read-more">Read More</a> 331 332 <div class="tag-comment"> 333 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i> Tags: <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-chords/" rel="tag">guitar chords</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-covers/" rel="tag">guitar covers</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/rock/" rel="tag">Rock</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/song-covers/" rel="tag">song covers</a></span> 334 335 <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i> <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/rock-covers/#respond">0 comment</a></span> 336 </div> 337</div> 338</div> 339 340 <div class="post-5186 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-music category-music-education tag-music-theory tag-piano-scales" > 341<div class="single-post " > 342 <div class="media"> 343 <img width="300" height="150" src="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_562991365-300x150.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="composing" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_562991365-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_562991365.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> 344 345 346 <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/ionian/">Musical Modes: Ionian</a></h3> 347 348 <h6 class="post-info">Dec 05 2017- POSTED BY Patrick</h6> 349 350 <p>For as hugely impactful music can be, it can sometimes seem like a shapeless force in our world thatâs difficult […]</p> 351 352 <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/ionian/" title="" class="btn read-more">Read More</a> 353 354 <div class="tag-comment"> 355 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i> Tags: <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/music-theory/" rel="tag">Music Theory</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/piano-scales/" rel="tag">piano scales</a></span> 356 357 <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i> <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/12/ionian/#respond">0 comment</a></span> 358 </div> 359</div> 360</div> 361 362 <div class="post-5340 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guitar category-mini-lessons category-music-lessons tag-guitar tag-guitar-exercises tag-guitar-scales tag-music-theory" > 363<div class="single-post " > 364 <div class="media"> 365 <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_392963587-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="learning guitar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_392963587-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_392963587.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> 366 367 368 <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/11/minor-scales-for-guitar/">Minor Scales for Guitar</a></h3> 369 370 <h6 class="post-info">Nov 28 2017- POSTED BY Patrick</h6> 371 372 <p>If you recently started playing, learning minor scales for guitar probably isnât very high on your list of priorities, but […]</p> 373 374 <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/11/minor-scales-for-guitar/" title="" class="btn read-more">Read More</a> 375 376 <div class="tag-comment">
377 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-tags"></i> Tags: <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar/" rel="tag">Guitar</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-exercises/" rel="tag">guitar exercises</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/guitar-scales/" rel="tag">guitar scales</a>, <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/tag/music-theory/" rel="tag">Music Theory</a></span> 378 379 <span class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-comments"></i> <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/11/minor-scales-for-guitar/#comments">one comment</a></span> 380 </div> 381</div> 382</div> 383 384 <div class="post-5278 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guitar category-song-covers tag-song-covers tag-ukulele tag-ukulele-chords tag-ukulele-songs" > 385<div class="single-post " > 386 <div class="media"> 387 <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_680880085-1-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="hard ukulele songs" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_680880085-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shutterstock_680880085-1.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> 388 389 390 <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/11/hard-ukulele-songs/">5 Hard Ukulele Songs</a></h3> 391 392 <h6 class="post-info">Nov 22 2017- POSTED BY Patrick</h6> 393 394 <p>If youâve been playing the ukulele for a long time, you might have run into the problem of not feeling […]</p> 395 396 <a href="https://www.musikalessons.com/blog/2017/11/hard-ukulele-songs/" title="" class="btn read-more">Read More</a> 397 398 <div class="tag-comment"> 399 <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa 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