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		<title>Guitar in Two Weeks, day 13: Open Tuning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally &#8211; it took more than a year, but here&#8217;s the next lesson: on open tunings. I have had three life-changing epiphanies in my life as a guitar player. The first was the first time I tried a twelve-string guitar. I realized that the fullness of that sound was what I had been dreaming of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guitar in Two Weeks, day 12: Chords, chords, chords</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This lesson is all theory, but it’s theory that you’re going to have use for more often than any other theory item so far. It answers two questions: &#8220;What the &#8230; does F#m9-5 and E+ mean?&#8221;, and &#8220;I made up this great chord, but now I want to write it down before I forget it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guitar in Two Weeks, day 11: Fingerpicking II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s lesson will pick up from where the previous ended and take it further in two directions. And be warned: this lesson is probably the most advanced lesson in the whole series. As one commenter wrote, these songs are not easy to play.  They demonstrate some more advanced things you can do with fingerpicking once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Between lessons: In case you need some inspiration</title>
		<link>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2010/01/between-lessons-in-case-you-need-some-inspiration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a little something for those who need to chill out to some good music between lessons: He&#8217;s doing exactly the right thing: no matter if you have to pick your nose, scratch your butt or do some facial gymnastics: keep the flow!]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, day 10: Fingerpicking I</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far, we&#8217;ve been playing as if you only had one finger on the right hand (or two, like Bruce Langhorne). If plain strumming &#8212; whether with a plectrum or one of the fingers &#8212; is guitar playing&#8217;s equivalent to the pathetic one-button Mac mouse, fingerpicking is more like an advanced gaming mouse, or the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons: update</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick note to say that I haven&#8217;t abandoned the lessons series, I&#8217;ve just been having a Christmas and a headache. What remains are: Two days of fingerpicking glory, one more chord lesson covering the thousands of chords remaining; a brief look into open tunings (with an obvious focus on Blood on the Tracks); [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, Day 9: D major redeemed (dropped tunings)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Died and were reborn, and then mysteriously saved&#8221; Bob Dylan: &#8220;Oh Sister&#8221; I can&#8217;t begin to tell you how much I&#8217;ve been looking forward to this post: the post where the ugly duckling, despised by everyone, turns out to be a swan. All it takes is to tune the sixth string one tone down, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, Day 8: Strumming My Gay Guitar</title>
		<link>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-8/</link>
		<comments>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/?p=287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth&#8221; (Matthew 6:3) &#8220;there should be no schism in the body; but the members should have the same care one for another&#8221; (1 Cor. 12:25) Jesus and St Paul may not be best known as guitar tutors, but their advice, if taken together, not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, Day 7: Barre chords</title>
		<link>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-7/</link>
		<comments>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/?p=289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My order has been messed up. I had intended to stick to a steady left hand &#8212; right hand &#8212; left hand etc. rhythm for the remaining posts. Today was going to be some more flatpicking/right hand techniques, but I realized that we need one more group of chords in place before we go further. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, Day 6: Chords and Overtones</title>
		<link>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-6/</link>
		<comments>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If less is more, is &#8220;lesson&#8221; the opposite of &#8220;moron&#8221;, or is it even more stupid? More Chords Forget all about which hand is most artisty &#8212; today it&#8217;s all about chords. So far, we&#8217;ve covered most of the &#8220;simple&#8221; chords. Here are the ones that are left: o oo o o oo o oooo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, Day 5: All Strings Are Not Created Equal</title>
		<link>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-5/</link>
		<comments>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/?p=273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been said about guitar playing that the left hand is the craftsman, but the right hand is the artist. I first read that when I was a kid, struggling with some classical guitar etudes or whatever, and I thought it was a great quote &#8212; only whoever said it must have gotten the hands [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, Day 4: Tablature and Rhythm</title>
		<link>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-4/</link>
		<comments>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/?p=226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My original idea was to write a post in this series each day for two weeks. Obviously, I won&#8217;t be able to keep up that speed, but I&#8217;m sure you can find things to practice on even on days without a new post. One of the reasons why it takes longer than planned is of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, Day 3: More Chords &#8212; seventh and minor</title>
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		<comments>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You didn&#8217;t really think you were going to learn to play the guitar in two weeks, did you? If you did, I apologize for having deceived you. It takes a little more time. And yet, in a way it is true: the guitar is not a very difficult instrument to get a decent sound from. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks, Day 2: First songs, first theory</title>
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		<comments>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So why is, then, that D is such a boring chord? To answer that, I&#8217;ll have to give you some theory. You probably don&#8217;t mind, since you&#8217;re going to rest your fingers a little while longer anyway. &#8220;Grau ist alle Theorie&#8221; If you think theory is boring, think again. Think of it, not as something [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Learn to Play the Guitar in Two Weeks (and Impress Your Girlfriend)</title>
		<link>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-and-impress-your-girlfriend/</link>
		<comments>http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2009/12/learn-to-play-the-guitar-in-two-weeks-and-impress-your-girlfriend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eyolf Østrem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to be a guitar hero? Here&#8217;s how: Day 1 Go to your local instrument dealer and buy the following items: A tuner. It&#8217;s essential to have an instrument in tune, otherwise it will sound bad no matter how well you play it. You will think it&#8217;s your fault (and so will your [...]]]></description>
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