In these exercises we go through different aspects of guitar practicing so that you improve your overall level of playing. In today’s rhythm guitar exercises we’re going to focus on your right hand technique, an often neglected aspect of guitar playing. Before you start working on these exercises, you may want to go through this […]
Being able to play multiple instruments is always a plus when you’re a musician. It’s a clear sign that you really have a knack for music. Knowing how to play different instruments can do wonders for your musical career, especially when you’re starting out. Imagine being able to play both piano and guitar and making […]
Before you learn these guitar scale exercises, I suggest you first go through this lesson on how to learn and use guitar scales In today’s lesson, we’ll be taking things to the next step. Rather than give you a random set of guitar scale exercises, I will take you through a process where you’ll not […]
If you’re stuck in your guitar playing, it may give you some comfort to know that nearly every guitar player in the world, no matter how great, has felt the same at least once during his guitar learning curve. What separates the successful guitar players from the ones who never become good on the instrument […]
Does guitar fascinate your kids? Yes, I know our kids love music and musical instruments. If your kids are older than 5 or 6 years, then probably it is the time to get them a guitar. Let’s assume you have never purchased a guitar before, so you are a newcomer in this. And since there […]
For more than a decade, my progress on the guitar was much slower than I would have liked it to be. I was practicing hard, doing numerous guitar exercises, reading articles, following books and trying different teachers. Even doing exams and getting good grades. Yet, I couldn’t express myself on the guitar the way I […]
If you have never played Heavy Metal on the guitar before, I suggest you read this lesson first so that you know what you will need to learn to become fluent in the genre. In today’s lesson we’ll be focusing on one of the most defining components of Heavy Metal music: The guitar riff. The […]
Composing a guitar solo may sound intimidating at first. In this lesson how to improvise a guitar solo and this one on how to plan it, I give you a step by step approach to writing your first guitar solos. If you have no clue on how to write a guitar solo I suggest you […]
In the title to this article I tell you that it is possible to become a self-taught guitarist but before moving on, it’s important to clearly define what being self-taught on the guitar means. In this context, a self-taught guitarist is one who doesn’t receive any formal education from a teacher or a school, online […]
Would you like to add some lead elements to your guitar riffs or chord progressions, but you’ve never done something creative before? If you are not experienced in improvising, an easy way to get started is to use the pentatonic scale. The good thing about the pentatonic scale is that it is easy to memorize […]