OFFICE HOURS 76 | Friday, March 18, 2:00PM (Patreon)

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Hi Everyone,

Here are the timestamped question from this week:

Question 1: Mark was curious about my take on the variety of fretwire available for refretting guitars (or fretting brand new ones).
Question 2: Mateus was curious about this situation: If you're soloing over triads and you play the 7th or 9th of that chord, are you altering the chord? Yes!
Question 3: Brett was wondering how to decide where to play a chord voicing or where to play a pentatonic scale on the fingerboard? Why bother with all the different places to play chords and scales if it's all kind of the same notes?
Question 4: Jerry was wondering about how to make up your own fingerpicking patters after watching my Fingerpicking Technique video. I gave a few pointers and recommended using some Eighth-note scratch paper, which I attached below.
Question 5: Stevie was wondering what key this set of chords belongs to: Fmaj7, C, G, Am, and Em. I discuss a few quick ways to figure out what key a set of chords comes from.
Question 6: Sean wanted some tips for how to hold and aim the pick a little better.
Question 7: Ian was having difficulting accessing the community forum. I suggested he delete his discourse account (NOT the patreon account) and try again, being sure to follow the rules laid out on my "Where to Start" page.
Question 8: Mark needed some help playing along with a metronome.

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