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Guitar Music Theory

Desi Serna

EN379 episodes
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This podcast features free audio guitar lessons taught by Desi Serna, author of Fretboard Theory and Guitar Theory For Dummies. Learn how scales, chords, progressions, modes, and more get applied to the fretboard and familiar songs. Hear how to best get your playing skills in order. Begin to improvise and compose. Understand why your favorite songs sound so good. ➝ What do you specifically need to do in order to play guitar better? Visit the GuitarMusicTheory.com website to get FREE custom video...

Episodes (379)

Ep189 How I Prepared for a 40-Song Cover Band Gig

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Ep188 The Genius Behind New Kid in Town with Scott Sheriff

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Ep187 The Art of Recording Guitar Solos with Jason Wyatt Kuhn

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Ep186 Lessons from the Studio with Ryan Jones

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Ep185 Q&A 6 Chords – PRS Myles Kennedy Signature Model Guitar

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Ep184 Pentatonic Pattern 1 – The Foundation of All Great Guitar Solos

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Ep183 What Is the Pentatonic Scale and Why Every Guitarist Should Master It

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Ep182 From Boston to Belmont – Mike Valeras on Guitar Education and Finding Your...

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Ep181 Top Hits of 2025 with Lila

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Ep180 Q&A Song Tempos - Warm-Ups - Ear Training - Modes - Chord Extensions & Mor...

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Ep179 Fixing the Worst Guitar Solo – Heat of the Moment by Asia (feat. Matt Revi...

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Ep178 Tribute to Ace Frehley – Favorite Guitar Solos

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Ep177 Man on the Silver Mountain – How Does This Song Work?

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Ep176 How to Build a Pro Tribute Band- Inside The Heart of Rock and Roll with Ro...

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Ep175 Q&A Thumb Chords - Song Memory - Rhythm Tips - and Foo Fighters Fretboard...

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Ep174 Recreating Iconic 80s Tones For Kemper and Helix with Matt Reviere

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Ep173 From Demo to Radio - Inside Music Production with Jason Wyatt Kuhn

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Ep172 Q&A playing style - physical limitations - key changes - bar chord techniq...

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Ep171 Q&A Practice Plan-Joe-Bonamassa Rhythm-Take On Me Chords-Numbering Modes-G...

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Ep170 Top Hits of 2024 with Lila

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Ep169 Good Christmas Songs to Learn

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Ep168 Q&A - New Coaching Program - Bass Playing - Playing with Confidence - Runn...

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Ep167 Learning "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" - PRS SE NF3

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Ep166 Q&A Rhythm and Timing - Horizontal Pentatonic Patterns - Bass Note Selecti...

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Ep165 Preparing For Huey Lewis Tribute Band Gig

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Ep164 Nashville Studio Drummer and Music Producer Scott Williamson

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Ep163 Jack and Diane - How Does This Song Work?

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Ep162 Knights of Cydonia - How Does This Song Work?

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Ep161 Q&A Hot For Teacher - Multitracks - Bass Rigs - Funk #49 - Mastering Songs...

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Ep160 Improvise with Refugee

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Ep159 Every Type of Seventh Chord and How to Use It

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Ep158 The Harmonic Minor Scale and How to Use It

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Ep157 Q&A Circle of fifths - playing left-handed - Squier guitar mods - playing...

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Ep156 Biggest Part of Me - How Does This Song Work? - Scott Sheriff

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Ep155 Q&A Modes - Rocksmith - Major Scale Patterns - Memorizing Songs - Effects...

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Ep154 What Scales Are Used in Sweet Child O' Mine?

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Ep153 Matt Reviere Slash Guns N Roses Guitar Style and Tones

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Ep152 Q&A Keith Richards Open G Tuning - Acoustic Amps - Memorizing Songs - Sus4...

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Ep151 The Best Christmas Songs

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Ep150 Q&A Guitar Modelers - PRS Guitars - Beginner Struggles - Slide - Drop-D Tu...

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Ep149 Guitar Octaves and Songs That Use Them

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Ep148 What Is Syncopation?

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Ep147 Scott Sheriff - Keyboardist For Carrie Underwood and Huey Lewis Tribute

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Ep146 Q&A Chord tones and extensions - white rabbit - playing with injuries and...

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Ep145 "Satellite" Dave Matthews Band - How Does This Song Work?

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Ep144 What Guitar Scales Should I Learn?

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Ep143 Using the Major 2 Chord in Music

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Ep142 Mixolydian Mode in Huey Lewis and the News

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Ep141 Q&A Chord recognition - chord fills - Halfway Gone by Lifehouse - online v...

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Ep140 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - How Does This Song Work?

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