Wanderfly | Spark Your Journey Learn The Guitar Fingerboard Thoroughly in 16 Days Photo by John W. Tuggle If I have to name two things that took my guitar playing to the next level I would say music theory and memorizing the fingerboard. It made me understand the big picture. Combining music theory (understanding scales, modes, chord structure, improvising over chord progressions, etc, etc.) and knowing all the notes on the fingerboard will open up a whole new world. Guitar playing becomes more fun when you know what, when en where to play it on the fingerboard. When you want to know where to play any type of chord shape instantly it’s pretty helpful if know the notes. To know the name of the chord you need to know all the notes on the low E-string. A Bb major chord shape (x13331) can also be played on any fret. To know the name of this Esus2 chord shape: (xx2452) on any fret you need to know the notes on the D-string. The same applies to scale shapes, triads, arpeggios, licks, etc. Here’s how you do it: First things first. Example 1: A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A
6 great party board games - Video Games Blog Plugged In Classic party games like Trivial Pursuit, Taboo and Twister have enlivened countless millions of get-togethers over the years. But how many more games of Pictionary can you really stand? There comes a point where you just need something new -- and thankfully, there's a whole host of lesser-known party games out there that'll give your next shindig a jolt of newfangled fun. Wits and Wagers A classic Trivial Pursuit may be, but it's not the most forgiving of games. Telestrations How big are your parties? Time's Up! Celebrity lovers, grab your partners: here's one for you. Wise and Otherwise You can take a horse to water, but you can't fit a quart into a pint pot. Apples to Apples The word-matching masterpiece has dominated the past decade of board game partying for good reason: it's a hoot. Cranium Hoopla Cranium If you've heard of any of the other games on this list, you've almost certainly heard of Cranium.
Musicovery 5 things you might not know about Pokemon - Video Games Blog Plugged In Pokemon Black/White - Nintendo Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the Pokemon series has been one of gaming's most successful. Not content with a smash hit series of portable games, it's spawned full-size console spin-offs, a card game, a TV show, a successful series of movies, a string of comic books, and more toys, action figures, and other tchotckes than you can shake a Spearow at. But did you know that it was borne out of the designer's love of bugs? It's the biggest seller this side of Mario. Describing Pokemon as being popular is rather like describing the Hindenburg disaster as "a bit of an oopsie." Forget The Sims, Bejeweled or WarCraft -- Pokemon is second only to Mario as the franchise to have generated the most sales in the history of video games, and that's before you factor in the vast amount of cash it's earned from its astonishing quantity of merchandise and spin-offs. Check out the craziest game collections It owes its life to bugs. Catching them all ain't easy.