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Guitar Hero, Guitar Musings → Will Playing Guitar Hero Make Me A Guitar Hero?

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February 7th, 2009 by Robby Brewer

The guitar based video game series Guitar Hero is very popular these days with guitar playing wannabees of all ages (I think I saw a video of a cat) strapping on plastic guitars and jamming away to their favorite songs.  These games are surely a lot of fun, but can they really help you learn to play a “real” guitar?  The answer is a resounding definite maybe yes.

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Guitar Musings → My First F

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January 26th, 2009 by Robby Brewer

When I went to grade school there were five different grades you could get on your report card.  These were represented by the letters A-D and of course F.  An A was the best grade you could get and obviously F was the worst grade you could get.

Interestingly, there are also standard guitar chords with the same names, A-D and F.  Do these chords also represent a progression from best to worst?  I decided to do some investigation into this intriguing hypothesis.

Since A was the best grade you could get in school, was A the best chord you could play on the guitar?  Let’s take a listen. 

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