The Official Blog of the Guitar Dojo - Helping Intermediate Guitarists

As a guitar player, one of the most valuable skills you can develop is the ability to play triads all over the neck. Triads are the basic building...

In this blog post, we'll be discussing the concept of fretboard navigation and how to extend your scales across more than a single position. ...

As we ring in the new year, let's make a resolution to pick up our guitars and practice every day. With dedication and hard work, we can make our m...

There are many ways to make your chords sound richer, fuller...and like you are some kind of music theory wiz! One great way is to “mess up” regul...

Last week, the week focused on a cool and simple lick for use with a capo. Today - we're looking at a continuation of that same idea. This time mo...

A capo allows us to simplify tricky chord fingerings that often happen in "difficult" keys like A♭, B♭ or E♭.But there is more to the simple Capo ...

Happy Thanks giving to all my Canadian friends! To you folks in the US and elsewhere I know this is likely confusing, but we do things a bit differ...

Ah....the one note solo. I'm not a fan of these types of solos in Jazz, Rock or Blues, or just in general. However, there is something charming abo...