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  • Why Local Bands Disappeared

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    DUI Law That Killed Live Music In the 1950s, rock ‘n’ roll was rebellion. By the 1980s, it was roadkill. From the earliest days of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the government, law enforcement, and religious institutions believed that the youth-oriented music nicknamed “Rock and Roll” was immoral, decadent, and sinful. They actively tried to suppress it.…

  • Playing Guitar is Kids Stuff

    Playing Guitar is Kids Stuff

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    Playing Guitar is Kids Stuff Learning anything—whether it’s your ABCs, tying your shoelaces, playing baseball, swimming, or playing guitar—depends on practice. How well you perform any task depends on how effectively you train your brain, mind, and muscles. Learning to play guitar is no different from learning to drive a car or ride a bike.…

  • Guitars, a Brief History

    Guitars, a Brief History

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    Guitars, A Brief History     Starting out as a 4 stringed potbellied lute, the common guitar has a very colorful and checkered past. From the sands of the Middle East to the largest live concerts in the world. Read this fascinating Bio of the common Guitar.   Historians believe the guitar originated in ancient…

  • When is a 3 Chord Song Not

    When is a 3 Chord Song Not

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    When is a 3 Chord Song Not In the first octave of a guitar, there are 12 major fret positions on the fretboard for each of the 12 notes: E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#. The second octave of these same notes begins again with the note E, after…