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  1. Chris Johnston

    Starting from scratch

    No worries at all! Step by step is the best way 🤘
  2. Chris Johnston

    Starting from scratch

    Welcome back! I've been playing since I was about 11 (I'm 25 now) but I really only feel as if I started playing properly the past 5-6 years. I was self taught for the first while and then lucky enough to get a private tutor that encouraged me to study further at college. That was where I...
  3. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'Second Heartbeat Solo (attempt)'

    It is indeed!
  4. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'Learning a Motif: John Mayer - Gravity'

    Loving your tone man!
  5. Chris Johnston

    Happy birthday senpai

    Happy Birthday, Syn! Words can't explain what you've done for me as a musician & a guitar player. Chill out, get drunk and enjoy your day 🤟
  6. Second Heartbeat Solo (attempt)

    Second Heartbeat Solo (attempt)

    This is my attempt at one of my favorite A7X solos and one of the hardest thing's I've ever played in my life! It's still a work in progress...enjoy! (I had to improvise some bits as my strat doesn't have enough frets to get everything in the solo haha!)
  7. Chris Johnston

    Songs to Learn? (And advice in general)

    Excellent, man, best of luck!
  8. Chris Johnston

    [MEDIA] My band are live now on facebook! Go check it out 🤟

    My band are live now on facebook! Go check it out 🤟
  9. Chris Johnston

    Absolutely nothing worse than stress when you're playing. I'm glad you're feeling better, man!

    Absolutely nothing worse than stress when you're playing. I'm glad you're feeling better, man!
  10. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'How to play over a Minor 2-5-1 using only Major Arpeggios (quick tip)'

    Notes on the fretboard are definitely great things to start with! - There are 12 Keys in total, so not that many haha. Absolutely no need to apologize man :) Good luck!
  11. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'How to play over a Minor 2-5-1 using only Major Arpeggios (quick tip)'

    Me too man! I'm such a big fan of the Irish and English accent - I feel as if the Scottish accent just sounds really flat compared to them :LOL: 2-5-1 is just a shortened way of saying the 2nd chord, 5th chord, and 1st chord in a Key. The Key of A minor is: 1. A minor 2. Bm7b5 3. C...
  12. Chris Johnston

    Songs to Learn? (And advice in general)

    Yeah 100% man, it can get really tedious just practicing the one technique over and over. One thing an old college lecturer taught me was called 'Eastenders Practice' for those kinda techniques (Eastenders is a popular TV show in Britain haha) - The idea is that you work on a technique while you...
  13. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'How to play over a Minor 2-5-1 using only Major Arpeggios (quick tip)'

    I wish I could take credit for the chords haha! I'm actually playing along to this backing track from youtube: It's actually a Scottish accent you're hearing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and I'm playing in Standard Tuning for this video
  14. How to play over a Minor 2-5-1 using only Major Arpeggios (quick tip)

    How to play over a Minor 2-5-1 using only Major Arpeggios (quick tip)

    Here's a quick Minor 2-5-1 hack that I like to use, for all the jazz guys on here You basically play a Major arpeggio from the b5 of the ii chord, the b5 of the V chord, and the b7 of the i chord. Enjoy!
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  15. Chris Johnston

    Been in a total jazz mood today, so I've went and filmed a short video on a fun Minor 2-5-1 hack...

    Been in a total jazz mood today, so I've went and filmed a short video on a fun Minor 2-5-1 hack I like to use. It shall be up soon!
  16. Chris Johnston

    Songs to Learn? (And advice in general)

    Hey Anthony! Playing songs will always be an amazing thing for you're playing but I think your question really depends on which technique you're looking to learn. For example, if you wanted to work on Sweep Picking, then I'd definitely recommend isolating and perfecting that technique before...
  17. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'Homework Solo'

    Great stuff! Loved the lick at 09 seconds in 🤟
  18. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'My new riff in Drop D'

    Sounds badass man!
  19. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'CAGED System Chords - My Understanding'

    No problem at all! If you think about it, you're barring with your first finger, but your pinky is taking over that same string which changes the note to a B. And yeah totally! If you're thinking in terms of CAGED then you've just went back to the beginning of the set technically 🤟
  20. Chris Johnston

    A Thing I Learned From Bill

    Thanks so much for posting Jak! It's totally true. Half of the reason I'm not as active as I should be on here posting media-wise is because I sit down to record a video and I can't get it to a high enough standard for my liking :LOL: Some times a 'just-do-it' attitude is all that's needed! I'm...
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