Like most of you I had visions of grandeur when I began, but soon I found myself playing the same thing I was playing for years. A lot this comes down to lack of focus on your goals. I always recommend taking time out of your guitar playing to lay ou ...
The Golden Rule of most music is: K.I.S.S. - keep it simple, stupid. A lot of times over complicating your part actually takes away from the over all effect you can have on the song as a whole. I can't tell you in how many songs I perform sometimes j ...
Minor Four chords are tough to get familiar soloing over, although they tend to be one of the more common borrowed chords we find in pop music. Where does the chord come from? Let's take a look at my Theory Sheet and check it out. The Chord Progre ...
What you can do with licks is virtually limitless: changing the first/last note, playing with the rhythm and even changing what beat you start the lick on will give it a different feel (More on this on my blog “Phrase Development”). But one of the co ...
Here's a list of terms, words and phrases with short definitions. I tried to make this list as thorough and complete as possible but it's inevitable I forgot some things. So I'll be adding to this throughout time. If you'd like to know what lesson vi ...
Have you ever thought about life before the internet? Life before radio even? How did musicians survive without Youtube showing them how to play? They played what they heard. How? By just tinkering around until they figured it out. Maybe they had ...
Practicing. What is it and how do you do it? I think developing good practicing habits and a good practicing schedule is a must. My practice schedule changes, as I am constantly working on new different things. Never be Stagnant I think one of t ...
Golden Rule: Always start and end your scales and arpeggios on the root note. No, I don't want you to say you're playing a C scale, but have your first note of the position your playing in, to be a B. That wouldn't be a C scale because you're first ...
There are tons of free lessons out there. I have tons of free lessons on this very website, but how do you know what you need to know? This is here to help. I have explicit walkthroughs for Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced players that can gu ...
Have you been playing for awhile, understand and are familiar with chords, arpeggios, major and minor scales and have developed a voice in your guitar playing, but looking for something new? Here's a guideline to introduce you to some things that mig ...
