Want to rock out on that acoustic blues guitar like B.B. King or Buddy Guy? Here are some simple blues guitar tips to help you play those sweet, sweet tunes: Use vibrato to make your music “shake” — When you play blues, a lot of the notes on the guitar are held for a long
Like alternate tunings, slide, whammy bars, and tremolo effect pedals, there is a time and a place for every guitar technique known to man. Shredding guitar is no different. Steve Vai recently conducted a Reddit Ask Me Anything forum, and one of the questions pertained to shredding. And Vai gave a very simple but powerful
Technology has made it possible for guitar players to learn in ways we’ve never had before. Not only are there websites offering TAB transcriptions of some of your favorite songs, but video sites like YouTube offer great instructional videos that teach beginning guitar players every aspect of guitar playing. Technology for guitar players extends
Playing guitar requires attention to both your left hand (which chooses notes) and your right hand (which establishes rhythm). Of course, the roles are reversed if you’re a left-handed player. It’s important for beginning students to focus on both hands equally because they will always work in conjunction. So what about Guitar Finger Tips? This
Free is a word we all like to hear, especially when we’ve just spent the last of our money on a brand new guitar and need something to play. Fortunately for the aspiring (and broke) beginning guitar god, the Internet is full of websites run by helpful peers who’ve poured their blood, sweat, and tears
Howdy everybody, Crawford Smith here with a sweet little country lead guitar lesson. Today’s lick showcases a technique that country lead players use quite a bit to emulate the sound of lap or pedal steel guitars. To mimic the fluid sound of steel guitar players sliding between notes, country lead players will often do a
It doesn’t take years of practice to play the guitar. Yes, it takes years of practice to develop the skills necessary to be a really good guitar player and professional musician, but if all you want to do is strum a few songs for your own amusement or to impress your friends and family, there’s
There’s no set way to learn how to play guitar. People are different and everybody has their own way of learning. Maybe you learn better in a classroom setting or with a private teacher, and maybe you’re the type of person who works better on your own, reading everything out of books. There are certainly
Some of the most recognized and popular guitar songs throughout the history of music are also some of the easiest to learn. A lot of beginning guitar players are surprised to learn that a song doesn’t have to be difficult to play in order for it too sound good. Three people could compile a list
The guitar has always been considered the ultimate rock instrument. Throughout the history of music there’ve been some cool guitar songs written that highlight the many facets of what makes the guitar such a beautiful, versatile instrument. It’s hard to pinpoint what makes a cool guitar song, but just about any guitar player knows it
