April-May 2019

Vol. 23, No. 6: April-May 2019
Learn Harmony, Enhance Scales, & Unravel Theory
Get Inspired and Motivated With "In Their Own Words"

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.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

Is it really true? Will you get 30,000,000 music fans checking out your music just by creating a web page? Let's separate the hype from the reality.

Mike Campese
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

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

Tommaso Zillio
Tommaso Zillio

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

James Rosocha
James Rosocha

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

Tommaso Zillio
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.

Roland Nipp
Roland Nipp

A collection of quotations to inspire and motivate.

Tommaso Zillio
Tommaso Zillio

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

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

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

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

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

Guitar Nine Newsroom
Guitar Nine Newsroom

Guitar Nine's April-May 2019 newsletter.

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