Office Hours, Q&A

Question 1: Pauly was wondering why scale patterns on guitar don't always start and end on root notes.

Question 2: Kevin is having difficulty with A Shaped bar chords, so I troubleshoot the various things that make the A shaped bar chord tricky

Question 3: Mateus "jokingly" asks how to build a guitar from sticks in the woods and I ended up just showing some pictures of guitars I've made.

Question 4: Barry wanted to know if I'll be doing more Rubik's Cube style lessons - I'm considering it (but Barry, if you want to tell me more specifically what you want out of those lessons, let me know)

Question 5: Kevin would like to solo and combine chords! I give some ideas for how to practice.

Question 6: Russ was wondering if there was a more visual or obvious way to navigate my content. I have the Lesson Archive but I'm considering another approach on my website.

Question 7: Riccardo wanted to know what kind of maintenance I do on my guitars - not much, but I did talk a bit about truss rod adjustment AND adjusting intonation

Question 8: Davin had some questions about DAWs and how to tell if you're singing in tune. I came up with some weird fun vocal exercises to get you more comfortable with controlling the pitch of your voice.

Question 9: Vinícius wanted to know if it was worth it to get a bass - my answer is pretty much always yes. Playing bass helps you understand guitar better. Playing guitar helps you understand bass better.