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"Good on you Mike, always good to do your research. And it's never too late to do any…" Patrick Curley replied Apr 24, 2015 to Total beginner - need advice on which of these to get to help me learn	12	Apr 24, 2015 Reply by Patrick Curley
"The Starter Pack has over 20 songs all chosen to practice the technique for that les…" Patrick Curley replied Apr 24, 2015 to Total beginner - need advice on which of these to get to help me learn	12	Apr 24, 2015 Reply by Patrick Curley
"Hi there Mike I've sent you a Friend request if you've got any questions on LearnCig…" Patrick Curley replied Apr 21, 2015 to Total beginner - need advice on which of these to get to help me learn	12	Apr 24, 2015 Reply by Patrick Curley
"This might help. The first video is about the absolute basics of slide playing, incl…" Patrick Curley replied Aug 2, 2014 to Bad habits	12	Dec 19, 2014 Reply by Tom T
"Thanks, that makes my next few days a lot easier." Patrick Curley replied Apr 15, 2013 to Keys please?	5	Feb 4, 2014 Reply by Joe Cribb
"...nice!" Patrick Curley replied Apr 5, 2013 to Ok So I Can Play My Power Chords with Confidence. Now What?	54	Dec 4, 2013 Reply by Pete Turner
"I take your point about playing chords, if you prefer the sound of the three string…" Patrick Curley replied Apr 5, 2013 to Ok So I Can Play My Power Chords with Confidence. Now What?	54	Dec 4, 2013 Reply by Pete Turner
"Cheers Kevin I'm happy to be proved to wrong on this. From what I've seen and heard…" Patrick Curley replied Apr 5, 2013 to Ok So I Can Play My Power Chords with Confidence. Now What?	54	Dec 4, 2013 Reply by Pete Turner
"A very long thread so excuse me for not reading the whole thing. My 2 cents on the o…" Patrick Curley replied Apr 3, 2013 to Ok So I Can Play My Power Chords with Confidence. Now What?	54	Dec 4, 2013 Reply by Pete Turner
"Good job. I don't mean to be picky but you did ask for constructive criticism and be…" Patrick Curley replied Jan 4, 2013 to 3 String Theory Charts and Tab Sheets	11	Feb 4, 2014 Reply by Joe Cribb

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Difficulty Playing Chords - Finger Spread Across Frets!

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Chord charts for 3 string open tuning

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The moment it starts to click.

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Fat finger syndrome or just need to keep practicing?

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Chord charts for 3 string gbe tuning

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Total beginner - need advice on which of these to get to help me learn

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Bad habits

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Cigar Box Guitar Ideas for improving.......

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3 String Theory Charts and Tab Sheets

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Keys please?

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Ok So I Can Play My Power Chords with Confidence. Now What?

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U2's Wild Honey

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tuning a 4 string

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To use....or not to use, thumb and finger picks?

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songs to learn for a begginer.

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Patrick Curley's Discussions (274)

"Good on you Mike, always good to do your research. And it's never too late to do any…"

"The Starter Pack has over 20 songs all chosen to practice the technique for that les…"

"Hi there Mike I've sent you a Friend request if you've got any questions on LearnCig…"

"This might help. The first video is about the absolute basics of slide playing, incl…"

"Thanks, that makes my next few days a lot easier."

"...nice!"

"I take your point about playing chords, if you prefer the sound of the three string…"

"Cheers Kevin I'm happy to be proved to wrong on this. From what I've seen and heard…"

"A very long thread so excuse me for not reading the whole thing. My 2 cents on the o…"

"Good job. I don't mean to be picky but you did ask for constructive criticism and be…"

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