Craig Smith is a Guitarist, Teacher, and Writer living in Sanford, Florida. Craig has taught guitar lessons, performed 200+ gigs per year (for over 30 years), and published 4 guitar instructional books. When heβs not gigging, writing, or helping other guitarists, you may find him at the beach with his wife Celeste, 4 Chihuahuas, and a drink. https://lifein12keys.com
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Craig Smith is a Guitarist, Teacher, and Writer living in Sanford, Florida. Craig has taught guitar lessons, performed 200+ gigs per year (for over 30 years), and published 4 guitar instructional books. When heβs not gigging, writing, or helping other guitarists, you may find him at the beach with his wife Celeste, 4 Chihuahuas, and a drink. https://lifein12keys.com
Guitar Newsletter January 30th, 2025 Hey there Reader, Recently I had a great question from a reader about other ways to use the Circle of Keys to find useful information besides just the notes in a particular Major scale or Key. Like, what about the chords? A great way to find all of the Major Chords in a Key is to look at the adjacent keys on either side of the one you want to play IN. For example, in the Key of C Major you see F before and G after, so those 3 chords will be Major type...
Guitar Newsletter January 18th, 2025 Hello Reader!, I hope you enjoyed the free Triads book. I had over 2000 downloads this past week! If you missed it, you can still grab it anytime. Here's a little mini-lesson to get you through the weekend. Steve, an email reader had a great question:"What happens if you add the next (diatonic) 3rd to the existing triads in the book?" Answer:You get a Tetrachord built on each scale tone like this. π‘A tetrachord is a musical pattern of four notes that are...
Guitar Newsletter January 4th, 2025 Happy New Year Reader!, What kind of guitar stuff are you working on this weekend? Need any help with anything? Just reply back anytime. I had a great gig last night in Orlando at Digress Wine Bar. (follow my Instagram for all of my gigs if you're ever in town).... ....but I've noticed my picking getting a little loose over the holiday season. Too much making merry and not enough time in the practice room lately. π That's an easy fix.. getting out my...