It is a lot easier to get a good sound out of your guitar if you use a pick at first..
You could strum the strings with a thumb pick or your fingers, but this may be hard at first.
Here are 3 simple steps you can use right now to hold the pick more easily.
Don’t hold the pick between your fingertips
Another crucial mistake new guitarists make is holding the pick between their fingertips. Doing this makes you feel as if you have more control, especially when you start playing. They do... Read Full Story
The Patriotic Guitarist: 22 Patriotic Guitar Solos for Fingerpickers and Flatpickers ( Paperback ) By Larry McCabe Buy new : $19.95 8 used and new from $12.83 Customer Rating: First tagged by Blue Star Related tags: songbooks , guitar , patriotic , larry mccabe Review & Description This red, white and cool collection contains 22 all-American guitar solos for fingerpickers and flatpickers masterfully arranged by Larry McCabe. Includes: America the Beautiful ¥ The Battle Hymn of the Republic... Read Full Story
Mostly Autumn has been one of the most productive progressive rock bands over the last ten years. They also quickly became one of the best even though flying slightly under the radar initially did not position them ideally or fairly. Most deservingly that changed and now its over ten years later and we have Pass The Clock-1998-2008 , a collection of 35 remastered tracks spanning that timeframe.
Bryan Josh (lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, 12... Read Full Story
101 Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Turnarounds book and CD (Red Dog Music Books Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Series) ( Spiral-bound ) By Larry McCabe Buy new : $17.95 Customer Rating: First tagged by Art and Music Customer tags: blues guitar instruction (3), blues (2), electric guitar (2), blues guitar tablature , blues guitar licks , beginner blues guitar , blues guitar , blues guitar practice , blues guitar method , blues book , blues guitar beginner , blues guitar lessons Review & Description Open... Read Full Story
10 DVDs
5 Jam-Along CDs
100+ Lesson Book
unlimited access to Student Support Site
Product DescriptionLearn & Master Guitar consists of 10 fully-produced dvds (Region 1 NTSC) and 5 Jam-Along cds, all crammed with step-by-step instruction, clear demonstrations, and cool songs you already know. Also included in the Learn & Master Guitar Lesson Book, a detailed guide with pages and pages of songs and exercises to go along with each of the video lessons, giving you even more... Read Full Story
10 DVDs
5 Jam-Along CDs
100+ Lesson Book
unlimited access to Student Support Site
Product DescriptionLearn & Master Guitar consists of 10 fully-produced dvds (Region 1 NTSC) and 5 Jam-Along cds, all crammed with step-by-step instruction, clear demonstrations, and cool songs you already know. Also included in the Learn & Master Guitar Lesson Book, a detailed guide with pages and pages of songs and exercises to go along with each of the video lessons, giving you even more... Read Full Story
A lot of beginner guitar players like to jump in and learn to play chords. While that can be fun it doesn’t always provide you with the foundation needed to grow as a more advanced guitar player. I feel it’s important that beginners learn to play the notes on each string first before they begin chords. After all everything, chords and scales, are made up of notes.
This post is going to cover how you can find the notes on each string following an easy to understand pattern. We’ll first... Read Full Story
101 Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Fill-In Licks (Book and CD) (Red Dog Music Books Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Series) ( Spiral-bound ) By Larry McCabe Buy new : $17.95 Customer Rating: First tagged by Andi Saitenhieb "Andi Saitenhieb" Related tags: blues guitar instruction (2), blues licks (2), blues (2), guitar instruction (2), blues guitar tablature , blues guitar licks , chicago blues , blues guitar books , blues guitar , chess records , blues guitar playalong , beginners guide Review... Read Full Story
Drag + Drop – Portable content for your iPod, Zune, etc.
First-person perspective – The easiest way to learn guitar
Learn over 100 of the most commonly played guitar chords
Easy-to-follow tutorials will get you started with the basics
Play-along chord progressions in a variety of keys and tempos
Product DescriptionThe Learn Guitar Chords DVD teaches the user from the First Person Perpective how to play the guitar and features drag and drop portable content that can be put on... Read Full Story
The Rock House Blog Weekend Read is published every Friday or Saturday and is filled with links to the best articles from around the web. Articles include guitar lessons, guitar bass guitar news, guitar playing tips and tricks and just some plain old good reading.
Desafinados - The golden rule of Sweep Picking that every guitarist must know, is that in this technique, just play a note you mute (mute), this avoids that by making sweeping arpeggios with, finished playing all the notes in... Read Full Story
