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Desi Serna

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 instruction calibrated to your current level. Discover how to progressively play and sound better—today, in as little as 33 minutes!

Guitar Music Theory

In episode 169 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I review some Christmas song guitar lessons I’ve previously posted on YouTube. These lessons feature great Christmas songs to learn, and I’ll break down the nuggets of music theory wisdom each one provides. Topics include passing chords, chord melody, playing in sixths, and more.
 
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Ep169 Good Christmas Songs to Learn

In episode 170 of the Guitar Music Theory audio podcast, I look back at some of the top songs from 2024 with a very special guest, my 12-year-old daughter, Lila!
 
🎸 What do you SPECIFICALLY need to do to play guitar better? Answer the questions about your playing at https://www.GuitarMusicTheory.com and get FREE custom video instruction calibrated to your current level.

Ep170 Top Hits of 2024 with Lila

In episode 171 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I answer listener questions on a variety of guitar topics, including:
 
🎸 Assessing your guitar practice plan
🎸 Joe Bonamassa’s rhythm guitar playing
 🎸 Breaking down the key to "Take on Me" by A-ha
 🎸 Understanding mode numbering
 🎸 Different ways to finger a G chord and which one is best for you
 🎸 Choosing the best guitar practice amp for your needs
 
Tune in to get practical guitar advice, improve your playing, and gain new insights into music theory and technique!
 
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Ep171 Q&A Practice Plan-Joe-Bonamassa Rhythm-Take On Me Chords-Numbering Modes-G Chord Fingerings-Best Practice Amp

In episode 172 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I answer listener questions about playing styles, overcoming physical limitations, key changes in songs, barre chord techniques, music theory exercises, slowing down music, and more.
 
Riff Rockers Zoom class details: https://www.guitarmusictheory.com/riff-rockers-zoom-class/
 
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Ep172 Q&A playing style - physical limitations - key changes - bar chord techniques - music theory exercises - slowing down music

In episode 173 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I sit down with Nashville music producer Jason Wyatt Kuhn to talk about the art of recording and producing music. Jason shares his journey from singer and songwriter to becoming a sought-after producer helping both aspiring artists and hobbyist songwriters bring their music to life. We discuss what it’s like working in the studio, how the production process unfolds, and the critical role a producer plays in shaping a song’s final sound. You’ll even hear before-and-after audio examples that reveal the dramatic transformation from raw work tape to polished master.
 
Jason Wyatt Kuhn - We the People Music
 https://wethepeople.music/
 
Lexi Lew
 https://linktr.ee/lexilewmusic
 
Brooks Herring
 https://brooksherringmusic.com/
 
FREE GUITAR VIDEO COURSE
 🎸 What do you SPECIFICALLY need to do to play guitar better? Answer the questions about your playing at https://www.GuitarMusicTheory.com and get FREE custom video instruction calibrated to your current level.
 
00:00 "Recording Insights with Jason Kuhn"
 
05:30 "Jason Wyatt's Musical Journey"
 
12:51 "We the People" Music Company
 
16:49 Finding Success in Music Industry
 
22:28 Musician's Dilemma: Confidence and Choices
 
28:35 From Rough Tapes to Studio Pros
 
35:37 80s Fan Reflects on Nirvana Shift
 
39:12 "Creating Musical Hooks"
 
43:51 Creative Process in Songmaking
 
54:34 Pre-Production Essentials Explained
 
58:54 Musical Collaboration Process
 
01:04:15 First Nashville Recording Session Experience
 
01:05:49 Impressive On-the-Spot Musicianship
 
01:16:13 Post-Production Sound Editing
 
01:19:32 Episode 173 Wrap-Up

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

In episode 174 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I chat with Carrie Underwood guitarist Matt Reviere about recreating classic 80s guitar tones for the Kemper Profiling Amplifier and Line 6 Helix using the new Inspired by the 80s pack from Tone Junkie. We discuss his workflow for analyzing songs, dialing in tones, and jamming on iconic riffs from artists like Dire Straits, The Police, Bon Jovi, and more. 
 
🎛️ Check out the Tone Junkie pack here: tonejunkiestore.com/inspiredby/p/inspired-by-the-80s-kemper
 
🎸 Get started with a free video course tailored to your current level at GuitarMusicTheory.com

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

In this free guitar lesson, you get an introduction to applying music theory to the guitar fretboard. You learn how knowledge of scales, chords, and progressions can help you understand music and become a better player. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com and author of Fretboard Theory.

Episode 01 What is Guitar Theory?

Guitar players typically use the sixth and fifth strings to keep track of notes and keys while playing chords, scales, and progressions on the fretboard. For this reason, it’s important to memorize the notes along these strings, which is the focus of this podcast episode. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.

Episode 02 Learn the Notes On the Guitar Fretboard

How to learn one of the most commonly used scales on guitar, the pentatonic scale. The five pentatonic scale patterns are used to play melodies, riffs, solos, and bass lines. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.

Episode 03 How to Learn Pentatonic Scale Patterns and Play Pentatonic Songs

This free lesson focuses on how guitar players use the CAGED system to play various chord shapes, chord voicings, chord inversions, and arpeggio patterns. Taught by Desi Serna of http://GuitarMusicTheory.com.

Episode 04 Using Guitar CAGED Chord Forms to Play Arpeggios and Chord Inversions

In my latest installment of How Does This Song Work, Matt Reviere (Carrie Underwood guitarist) and I give you a music theory breakdown of "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News. We take a look at some of the key parts played by guitarist Chris Hayes and explain the key, chords, progressions, and scales used for the guitar solo. This song uses a mixture of major and minor, a bit of the Dorian and Mixolydian modes, and the minor pentatonic blues scale. The bridge features some beautiful extended chords with 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths.
 
I have also created a separate video with guitar tablature and posted it on YouTube. 
 
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Ep129 The Power of Love - How Does This Song Work?

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