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Learn Gwenifer Raymond’s Haunting Solo Guitar Arrangement of the Sacred Harp Hymn ‘Idumea’
“Idumea,” also known as “And Am I Born to Die,” is a traditional song written by Charles Wesley and first…
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Learn Cole Porter’s Slightly Silly Show Tune “Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love”
“Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love” was written in 1928 by Cole Porter for his Broadway musical Paris. With…
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“I never liked the idea of getting lessons from a guitar player, and thought it would be more useful to learn from someone who didn’t play the guitar at all”: Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist
From creating his own brand of expressive, jazz-infused yet genre-fluid guitar music to capturing the internet’s fascination with his Fender…
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Learn the Power of Motivic Development Through This Modern Fiddle Tune
One of the most fascinating aspects of composition and improvisation is motivic development:taking a short musical idea (or motif), and…
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Learn to Play “The Lakes of Pontchartrain” | AG Patreon Song of the Month
This month’s Patreon song is “The Lakes of Pontchartrain,” a ballad that originated in the Southern United States that chronicles…
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Learn a Modern Solo Guitar Arrangement of the Classic Cowboy Ballad “When the Work’s All Done This Fall”
Welcome to Non-Traditional, a new song department where contemporary guitarists offer fresh takes on old songs. Originally composed in the…
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Learn to Play John Prine’s “Hello in There” | AG Patreon Song of the Month
The AG editorial staff regularly queries readers about the songs that they would like to learn to play, organized by title, musician, and style, and one…
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Learn to play guitar – and have fun doing it– with the feature-packed Gibson App
News (Image credit: Gibson) Gibson has been in the forefront of the music industry for the last 130 years providing…
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Learn Sophisticated Chordal Ideas Through Stevie Wonder’s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”
When you think of an acoustic classic, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” is probably not the first or…
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Learn to Play “Blue Skies”—a Jazz Age Classic with Clever Harmonies and a Bit of Drama
Written by Irving Berlin for Florenz Ziegfeld’s short-lived 1926 musical Betsy, “Blue Skies” was a last-minute addition to the show…
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