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2005
Volume 165 "Common Bending Problem"
Volume 164 "Thumb Action On Alternating Bass"
Volume 163 "Bends: What Goes Up! "
Volume 162 "Technical Tip: Day Tripper "
Volume 161 "How To Nail A Solo "
Volume 160 "Optimizing The Movement Process"
Volume 159 "Technique"
Volume 158 "Get Off The See Saw "
Volume 157 "Minor 7th Triads "
Volume 156 "Bar Chord Secrets"
Volume 155 Q&A- "Tremolo- Pull Offs"
Volume 154"Major 7th Triads "
Volume 153 "Even Hammers & Pulls"
Volume 152 "The 5 Fret Rule"
Volume 151 "Auto Correct"
Volume 150 "Breakin' The Rules"
Volume 149 "Fingerboard Harmony: 3 String Triads"
Volume 148 "Coupling"
2004
Volume 147 "Conquering A Challenging Chord: D13b9"
Volume 146 "Fernando Sor Etude 17"
Volume 145 "Ritchie Blackmore"
Volume 144 "Lifers"
Volume 143 "Living On The Edge Of Why"
Volume 142 "Chord Confusion"
Volume 141 "String Muting"
Volume 140 "Achieving Independence with 3 & 4"
Volume 139 "Secrets of Minor Pentatonic #4"
Volume 138 "Ideo-Motor Action"
Volume 137 "The Necessity Of Precise Rhythm"
Volume 136 "Plateaus"
Volume 135 "Faith"
Volume 134 "Tips On Minor Pentatonic 1 & 3"
Volume 133 "Guidance For Blues You Can Use"
Volume 132 "Boredom"
2003
Volume 131 "Quality Control"
Volume 130 "Singing And Syncopation"
Volume 129 "First Blues Shuffle"
Volume 128 "Muting The Strings"
Volume 127 "Pulling Up Your Slack!"
Volume 126 "Work Smart, Then Hard!"
Volume 125 "Slides & Hammers"
Volume 124 "Pull Offs Across Strings"
Volume 123 "Is This Hard, Or Am I An Idiot?!!"
Volume 122 "Fingerstyle Blues Right Hand Position"
Volume 121 "Becoming The Music!"
Volume 120 "Do, Then Get!"
Volume 119 "The Three Great Questions"
Volume 118 "The Alchemy of Art"
Volume 117 "Moving in the Direction of Skill"
Volume 116 "The Tapestry of Truth"
Volume 115 "Attentional Deployment"
Volume 114 "Critical Mass"
Volume 113 "Outside the Box"
Volume 112 "Double Trouble"
Volume 111 "Perfect Intention"
Volume 110 "Our Animal Nature"
Volume 109 "Fingerpicking Arpeggios"
Volume 108 "Climb Every Mountain"
Volume 107 "Basics of Business - Conclusion"
2002
Volume 106 "Basics of Business Part Five "
Volume 105 "Basics of Business Part Four "
Volume 104 "Eradication Campaigns"
Volume 103 "Basics of Business Part Three "
Volume 102 "Basics of Business Part Two "
Volume 101 "Basics of Business Part One "
Volume 100 "A Guitarist is Born"
Volume 99 "Exercise or Test?"
Volume 98 "Lesson with Ney Mello"
Volume 97 "Major and Minor"
Volume 96 "Making It"
Volume 95 "Teaching Guitar"
Volume 94 "Fingerstyle Arpeggio"
Volume 93 "The Inner Master"
Volume 92 "General Guitar Development"
Volume 91 "Sweet Child of Mine"
Volume 90 "Lost in Time"
Volume 89 "The Working Speed"
Volume 88 "Sincerity and Mastery"
Volume 87 "Finger Vibrato"
Volume 86 "Fingers Do Two Things"
Volume 85 "Back in Black"
Volume 84 "On Singing"
Volume 83 "Peace"
Volume 82 "Two Voices, One Staff"
Volume 81 "Practicing Everything!"
Volume 80 "Elbow Room"
Volume 79 "Stretch Marks"
Volume 78 "Get the Juices Flowing"
Volume 77 "Steve Vai, Metallica"
Volume 76 "The Glue of Repetition"
Volume 75 "The Ballad of Frankie and Jamie"
Volume 74 "Goalines Not Deadlines"
Volume 73 "Student Abuse"
Volume 72 "Bends and Vibrato"
Volume 71 "Standing with Electric"
Volume 70 "Conductor's Mind"
Volume 69 "Q & A - Planting (Finger Preparation)"
2001
Volume 68 "Fundamentals of Fun"
Volume 67 "Knowledge of Results"
Volume 66 "Relaxation"
Volume 65 "Make It Practical, Not Personal"
Volume 64 "What It Feels Like to Play"
Volume 63 "For Non-Starters: Get Started!"
Volume 62 "Get Sharp, Stay Sharp!"
Volume 61 "Q & A - Basic Practice Approach"
Volume 60 "The Divine Doorway"
Volume 59 "Q & A - Practice Feedback"
Volume 58 "Spanish Romance/Confront Your Confusion"
Volume 57 "Questions to Ask When You Practice"
Volume 56 "Chord Melody"
Volume 55 "Discovering First Principles/Straight Talk on the Straight Wrist"
Volume 54 "Problem or Process"
Volume 53 "Q & A - A Million Dollar Guitar, a Hundred Dollar Sound"
Volume 52 "Chord Melody"
Volume 51 "The Alone Place"
Volume 50 "Bottom of Your Practice"
Volume 49 "Q & A - Guitar Gods and Technique"
Volume 48 "Right Hand in Fingerstyle"
Volume 47 "Q & A - Attention to in-Attention"
Volume 46 "Perfection"
Volume 45 "Q & A - Tension"
Volume 44 "Intervals/Listen to Yourself"
Volume 43 "Improvising"
Volume 42 "Ear Training"
Volume 41 "It's a Jungle Part Three/Thinking! Part Two"
Volume 40 "It's a Jungle Part Two/Thinking! Part One"
Volume 39 "Q & A - It's a Jungle Out There! Part One"
Volume 38 "Q & A - My Position on Positions"
Volume 37 "Q & A - Keeping Tempo"
Volume 36 "Chord Inversions/Slash Chords"
Volume 35 "Why Should I Take Lessons?"
Volume 34 "Power of Intention"
Volume 33 "Remember the Titanic"
Volume 32 "Why Should I Learn to Read Music? Part Two"
Volume 31 "Why Should I Learn to Read Music? Part One"
Volume 30 Q & A - "Speed Picking, Musicality
Volume 29 "Q & A - Can You Help Me"
Volume 28 "Scales - Why and What For?"
Volume 27 "Q & A - Classical Position with Electric"
2000
Volume 26 "The Meaning of Life"
Volume 25 "Changing Bad Habits Part Two"
Volume 24 "Changing Bad Habits Part One"
Volume 23 "Q & A - Economy of Motion"
Volume 22 "Q & A - You Must Play!"
Volume 21"How to Handle Your Teacher"
Volume 20 "Shifting"
Volume 19 "Q & A - Performance Level"
Volume 18 "Q & A - You Can Have it All!"
Volume 17 "The Circle of Success"
Volume 16 "Review is Required"
Volume 15 "State of the Site"
Volume 14 "What Should I Practice?"
Volume 13 "Stage Fright Part Three"
Volume 12 "Stage Fright Part Two"
Volume 11 "Stage Fright Part One"
Volume 10 "Changing Chords"
Volume 9 "Making Bar Chords Easy"
Volume 8 "My Personal Work Habits"
Volume 7 "Attitudes, Success!"
Volume 6 "On Memorizing" Part Two
Volume 5 "On Memorizing" Part One
Volume 4 "Measuring Your Progress"
Volume 3 "Teaching by Travel Brochure"
Volume 2 "The Importance of Fingering"
Volume 1 "The Principles of Practice"
