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Palm Muting | Guitar Tutorial Apr 27, 2011: Learn how to control your strumming a little better with palm muting. You can create very unique sounds with this technique. In this members only lesson, you will learn how to palm mute when strumming as well as how to palm mute when flat picking!

Why Standard Tuning? | Guitar Tutorial Sep 15, 2010: Have you ever wandered why the guitar strings are tuned in the way that they are tuned? Why was that specific combination of notes chosen for guitar? What is the relationship of the notes to each other. Find out in this video lesson that will unlock the secrets of standard tuning.

Short Cut Capo | Guitar Tutorial Jul 28, 2010: A short cut capo is an extremely useful tool, especially for songs in the key of E. This capo is cut off to only press down certain strings on the guitar. The result is a sound similar to DADGAD tuning which allows for very easy chord shapes.

Transposing Quiz | Guitar Tutorial Jul 14, 2010: Can you transpose from one key to the next? Are you able to turn Nashville Numbers into chords in a given key? Quiz yourself to see how well you can transpose. Studio musicians are experts at this, and you can be as well!

7362 Code | Guitar Tutorial Jul 7, 2010: This simple code will allow you to easily transpose from one key to another key without having to memorize a single chord. This simple and extremely helpful trick will help you become an expert at the Nashville Number system and transposing.

Circle of Fifths Part 2 | Guitar Tutorial Jun 30, 2010: The circle of fifths is a common music theory tool that can help any musician in a number of ways. Guitarmann shows you how guitar players can get the most out of the circle of fifths and can begin to understand new things about how music and guitar work.

Circle of Fifths Part 1 | Guitar Tutorial Jun 23, 2010: The circle of fifths is a common music theory tool that can help any musician in a number of ways. Guitarmann shows you how guitar players can get the most out of the circle of fifths and can begin to understand new things about how music and guitar work.

How to Diagnose a Lick | Guitar Tutorial Mar 10, 2010: In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn how to figure out exactly what's happening in a lick or a solo so that you can use a particular sound for your own licks. This lesson is a must for any electric player or song writer.

Spicing up the E Chord Family | Guitar Tutorial Feb 24, 2010: In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you'll learn how to play in the key of E all over the fret board. The key of E provides many beautiful open sounds, and here you'll learn how to play most chords higher up on the fret board.

Spicing Up the C Chord Family | Guitar Tutorial Feb 17, 2010: In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn how to spice up the C chord family. There are a handful of ways to take the "dreaded" F chord and turn it into a beautiful, open sounding chord. There's even a way to make it much easier to play. Learn this tip and many others!

Spicing up the A Chord Family | Guitar Tutorial Feb 10, 2010: In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn how to breathe some life into the A chord family. In learning these unique chords, you will see how to create open sounds that do not exist in any other chord family!

Spicing up the D Chord Family | Guitar Tutorial Feb 3, 2010: In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn how to make the D chord family more fun to play. Learn how to provide different sounds for all of the chords in the D chord family. Get yourself out of a rut!

Spicing Up the G Chord Family | Guitar Tutorial Jan 27, 2010: In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn how to make the G chord family much more interesting. Learn some great ways to change some of the notes in these common chords to give them a unique sound that works well in most songs. These tips will help both your song writing and your playing style.

Triplet Strum | Guitar Tutorial Nov 25, 2009: In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn about a cool new strum technique that creates a very fast rhythmic element to your strumming that has a Spanish sound. This strum was made popular by Shane Barnard.

Clap Strum Pattern | Guitar Tutorial Nov 18, 2009: In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn about a cool new strum pattern that makes it sound like the guitar is clapping to the music! This more advanced strum pattern is great to add to your arsenal!