by Justin Comstock | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog, FretDeck
In order to learn guitar fast, students must complete a 2 part process. The first part is understanding fundamental music theory concepts and the second part is practicing those concepts on the instrument. You will not learn the guitar fast if you ignore either of...
by Justin Comstock | Aug 26, 2015 | Fretboard Theory, FretDeck
Understanding fretboard notes is a great challenge for many guitar players. Many students don’t know where to start. When I first started learning the guitar I had a desire to master the fretboard notes. It has taken many years and many days of practicing but...
by Justin Comstock | Aug 12, 2015 | FretDeck, Music Theory
The FretDeck can help guitarists to think quickly and more efficiently. There are many different ways to use the FretDeck. Today we are going to talk about how to transpose with the FretDeck. Transposing is the process in which, you take the chords or melody of a...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 16, 2015 | Music Theory
Over the years I have come to realize how essential music theory is for all musicians. I first started playing the guitar when I was 12 years old. I would listen to songs and figure out what other guitar players were doing by ear. Listening by ear and understanding...
by Justin Comstock | Mar 12, 2015 | Fretboard Theory, Music Theory
Arpeggios are chords that are played one note at a time. They can help guitarist create melodic solos or riffs. Arpeggios will help you to develop a feel for each individual note in a given chord. Your ears will “tune in” to each note and they will start...
