crashdaddyHow to Play Guitar Modally Using only the Minor Pentatonic ScaleWe’re going to get a little carried away today, but it’s going to be a fun ride, and you’ll end up with something terrific you can use to…Aug 3Aug 3
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crashdaddyHow to Get the Rock-n-Roll Sound from the “Cowboy Chord” ZoneThe skill-level covered in this article will be the transition from beginner to intermediate.Jun 22Jun 22
crashdaddyHow to Shred Your Guitar Like a Big ‘ol Rock StarThis article is written for the beginner-level guitarist — or maybe an insecure, self-doubting intermediate player. You know who you are…Jun 20Jun 20
crashdaddyHow to Incorporate “Shell Voicings” into Your Groovy Blues GuitarYou may be thinking, “Shell voicings?! What jazzy nonsense are you trying to sneak in, here? Ahm a BLUES player!”Dec 9, 2023Dec 9, 2023
crashdaddyHow to Build a Major Scale Anywhere on the Guitar without Memorizing PatternsMany times, guitar beginners somehow get it stuck in their heads that in order to be proficient at soloing, they have to memorize scores of…Feb 24, 20221Feb 24, 20221
crashdaddyHow to Build “Wordle” Using ReactJS and About 200 Lines of Sloppy CodeFor the last couple of weeks, my news feed has been cluttered full of headlines gushing about this “new” game called Wordle. I just…Feb 21, 2022Feb 21, 2022
crashdaddyHow to Use Mysql Password Encryption with NodeJS, Express and BcryptNote: this article begins after you’ve setup and coded an Express Router on a NodeJS server and written an API that connects to a msql…Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020