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Vol. 23, No. 6: April-May 2019

Learn Harmony, Enhance Scales, & Unravel Theory

Get Inspired and Motivated With "In Their Own Words"
April-May 2019 ยท March 2019

Welcome to the April edition of the Guitar Nine on-line magazine. Diatonic harmony, scale/riff enhancement, and learning music theory are just a few of the subjects covered in the second issue of 2019. In total, four guest columnists have submitted six original articles on a range of musical topics of interest to practicing musicians. After working through the information and lessons, please sample some excellent music released by the over 1400 musicians we've worked with over nearly 22 years! Interestingly, we've now published over 220 artist interviews, while over 210 musicians and industry experts have written nearly 1200 guest columns for this site since 1996.

In this issue

9 columns
Guest Columnists
James Rosocha

Diatonic Harmony

James Rosocha

Gaining knowledge of all the chords, triads, and arpeggios that are built from the major scale.

Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

Expanding On Your Cool Guitar Riff

Tommaso Zillio

Did you know? Professional guitarists may spend at least 30% of their time refining this skill.

General Information
Guitar Nine

Explorer-Style Rock Electric Guitar

Guitar Nine

A LEGO Explorer-style Guitar, a 1587-piece, full-sized interpretation of this modern-retro instrument!

Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

Four Common Mistakes Made When Learning Music Theory

Tommaso Zillio

This article is a great place to start if you are ready to learn music theory in a more useful and effective way.

G9 Attic
Guitar Nine

Guitar Nine's Attic: All-Time Best Selling Albums 31-60

Guitar Nine

These 30 albums were the 31st to the 60th best-selling Guitar Nine titles from 1997 through 2012.

Guest Columnists
Roland Nipp

In Their Own Words

Roland Nipp

A collection of quotations to inspire and motivate.

Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

Learn More Music Theory - Get More Creative

Tommaso Zillio

Think outside the box when it feels like you've already played everything of which you feel capable.

Newsletters
Guitar Nine Newsroom

Newsletter April-May 2019

Guitar Nine Newsroom

Guitar Nine's April-May 2019 newsletter.

Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Scales: Combining Rhythmic Variations

Mike Campese

Now, Mike mixes up the rhythms when practicing scales to make things that much more interesting.

Also carried

First ran elsewhere

The survey that ran with it

52 answers

If you could take six weeks, jam, and pick the brain of one of these guitarists, who would it be (2019)?

Chet Atkins
33%
Frank Zappa
25%
Brian May
23%
Buddy Guy
12%
Angus Young
4%
Tony Iommi
2%
Scotty Moore
2%
Bo Diddley
0%
Johnny Ramone
0%
Elmore James
0%
Percentages of 52 answers. All the surveys.
← The one before February-March 2019