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Guitar Music Theory

Guitar Music Theory

By: Desi Serna
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This podcast features free audio guitar lessons taught by Desi Serna, author of Fretboard Theory and Guitar Theory For Dummies. Learn how scales, chords, progressions, modes, and more get applied to the fretboard and familiar songs. Hear how to best get your playing skills in order. Begin to improvise and compose. Understand why your favorite songs sound so good. ➝ What do you specifically need to do in order to play guitar better? Visit the GuitarMusicTheory.com website to get FREE custom video instruction calibrated to your current level. Discover how to progressively play and sound better—today, in as little as 33 minutes!© 2025 Desi Serna Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Music
Episodes
  • Ep176 How to Build a Pro Tribute Band- Inside The Heart of Rock and Roll with Roger and Tony Langdon

    Ep176 How to Build a Pro Tribute Band- Inside The Heart of Rock and Roll with Roger and Tony Langdon
    Jul 15 2025

    In episode 176 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I talk with Roger and Tony Langdon, founders of The Heart of Rock and Roll—America’s #1 Huey Lewis tribute band. We dive into what it takes to run a high-level tribute act, including building a band, nailing the sound, preparing for gigs, and delivering a polished live show.

    The Heart of Rock and Roll
    Learn more about the band at https://hueytribute.com/

    Free Guitar Video Course
    Enroll in a free video course at https://www.GuitarMusicTheory.com and get custom instruction based on your current playing level.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Ep175 Q&A Thumb Chords - Song Memory - Rhythm Tips - and Foo Fighters Fretboard Tricks

    Ep175 Q&A Thumb Chords - Song Memory - Rhythm Tips - and Foo Fighters Fretboard Tricks
    Jun 17 2025

    In episode 175 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I answer listener emails about:

    • Using your thumb to fret the 6th string in barre chords and possible workarounds
    • How to improve your rhythm and memorize songs more effectively
    • The G form barre chord and how it's used in modern playing
    • A theory-based analysis of Foo Fighters’ use of pedal tones in chord progressions
    • Why sus4 and minor 6 chords don’t naturally occur in certain scale degrees
    • Why guitarists sometimes play notes like F# over A minor—mixing scales in blues-based rock

    Plus, I mention the JamZone app and how it can help you practice and play along with real songs.

    Zoom Classes
    https://www.guitarmusictheory.com/zoom/

    Quiz and Free Video Course
    https://www.GuitarMusicTheory.com
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    1 hr
  • Ep174 Recreating Iconic 80s Tones For Kemper and Helix with Matt Reviere

    Ep174 Recreating Iconic 80s Tones For Kemper and Helix with Matt Reviere
    May 15 2025

    In episode 174 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I chat with Carrie Underwood guitarist Matt Reviere about recreating classic 80s guitar tones for the Kemper Profiling Amplifier and Line 6 Helix using the new Inspired by the 80s pack from Tone Junkie. We discuss his workflow for analyzing songs, dialing in tones, and jamming on iconic riffs from artists like Dire Straits, The Police, Bon Jovi, and more.

    🎛️ Check out the Tone Junkie pack here: tonejunkiestore.com/inspiredby/p/inspired-by-the-80s-kemper

    🎸 Get started with a free video course tailored to your current level at GuitarMusicTheory.com
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    1 hr and 37 mins
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I always read the titles to these things and think, do I really care about that? The answer is YES! With Desi it's not just the main subject but all the ancillary info that I find so useful...every time! great job Desi, I really appreciate your work! keep it up, PLEASE KEEP IT UP!

As usual, Excellent Podcast

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years of experience are showing. this is a podcast for chilling out while doing chores etc. awesome insights and easy to follow instructions wit a lot of examples.

great podcast!

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The material in these podcasts is relevant to guitar players of all levels. Theory combined with songs is the best way to learn music and Desi does that with great clarity.

Best Guitar Theory podcast

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Like the narrator comment you can take a two hundred and when you get the money replace the stock tunners with locking ones, and replace the bridge pickup. I also sent two days setting it pickup a set of diamond covered files and really spent time beveling, triming, and taking the edges off the frets to make it like an instrument which had money spent on it.

Cheap Ibenze Too upgraded main guitar.

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