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If you’re wondering about the best way to learn to play the guitar, there are two ways of looking at the question. One viewpoint says you need to learn musical theory and read sheet music. This method of learning gives any student the maximum number of possibilities. The idea is that you have learned to read music and know your theory, it does not matter how talented, or otherwise, you are, you have the knowledge it takes to get a job in a band or as a session musician or a guitar teacher... Read Full Story

The basis of your efforts to play a blues solo will be the minor pentatonic scale . In the key of E, the scale is: E G A B D. Just five notes, but they are all good ones! If you are new to guitar playing you may not be aware of how many different ways you can play five notes. e—————————–0–3–0——————————-| B——————–0–3——————-3–0——————–| G—————0–2—————————–2–0—————| D———–0–2————————————-2–0———–| A——0–2———————————————–2–0——| E-0–3———————————————————3–0-| Here is a diagram of the A... Read Full Story

Well, really there are no beginner guitar scales, just guitar scales. They are all easy to play, but there are some that you should learn as a beginner in order to help you understand the guitar and music in general. It is very important to learn to play guitar scales since they are a fundamental element of music. Learning to play scales on the guitar will help your progress as a guitar player in a number of ways. If you would like to learn to write your own songs and to improvise guitar... Read Full Story

There are big differences between guitar strings for acoustic guitar. Their thicknesses are different, the stuff they are made of is different. As a result, guitar strings can SOUND quite different from each other. There are mellow strings, and bright strings. You can experiment with different kinds of strings and choose the best guitar strings that fit in with how you want your music to sound. There are acoustic guitars that use nylon strings and there are those that use steel strings... Read Full Story

Many newbie guitar students want to know how long they need to practice before their practicing becomes playing. The short answer is practice every day for say, half an hour and you will notice you will gradually get some command over your hands and your guitar. But the way we practice varies from person to person. Here’s a video that discusses the question of how long it takes to get good on the guitar: Kaizen is a practice that originated in Japan and involves going about our daily... Read Full Story

Many people think that if you are going to start learning to play guitar you just go to your local music teacher. You just show up every week, pay your money, learn your material, go home and practice and you will be playing the guitar in next to no time. Sometimes it takes a shock to learn that that is not necessarily the best way to go. You might find that a friend you have not seen in a while is suddenly an accomplished guitar player. How come you’re not playing like that? The fact is... Read Full Story

Guitar techniques lessons by Peter Vogl. Peter Vogl started playing guitar in 2nd grade and very quickly realized his calling. He played in several bands through his years at Okemos High, and proceeded to study classical guitar in college at the University of Ga. under the tutelage of John Sutherland. In the 90’s Peter met Jan Smith and began to play with the Jan Smith Band performing on several of her CDs including nonstop Thrill, Surrender, and Resurrection. Peter has performed on stage... Read Full Story

guitaretab.com has a buttload of free guitar tabs and a guitar player-friendly interface. Here’s what is on their current front page: Knockin On Heavens Door – Guns N Roses Nothing Else Matters – Metallica Tears In Heaven – Clapton Eric Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers Hotel California – Eagles Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple Hotel California – Eagles My Immortal – Evanescence Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana Wish You Were Here – Pink... Read Full Story

Playing lead guitar needs dedication. Here are a few tips for playing lead guitar which will help you make the best use of your practice time. There are many techniques used in playing lead guitar – vibrato, slides, bends, pull-offs and hammer-ons. You will have your favorites among the various techniques but you will need to learn all of them if you want to be an interesting lead guitar player. If you are wondering which techniques to practice, just get some CDs and videos of the style... Read Full Story

Packington’s Pound is a very old traditional melody dating back to the fifteen hundreds. It is a dance tune so once you become familiar with it, let it swing. The technical requirements are minimal so if you are a beginner fingerstyle guitarist you should give it a try to add some zing to your repertoire at modest outlay. Here is a link to Packington’s Pound tabs And here is a feisty performance of Packington’s Pound so you can see how it should be played: Incoming search terms... Read Full Story