Before I figured out how to execute an effective guitar warm up I used to either not warm up at all before practicing the guitar or else, play the same chromatic exercises over and over with no particular purpose. In this article I will explain why it is important to warm up before a guitar […]
Should a student specialize in one genre of guitar playing or learn as many guitar styles as possible? The answer to this question is to do both. To learn from different genres but specialize in the guitar styles you love most. To learn techniques and get ideas from great guitar players in different styles, but […]
Guitar solos – whether learned, composed, or improvised – can be among the most fun and rewarding endeavors on the instrument. From advanced rock’s virtuoso technical wizardry, to melodic minimalist simplicity, and along the whole spectrum of tasteful lead guitar phrasing in between, soloing and improvisation are arguably the most important parts of lead guitar […]
In this lesson on guitar strumming patterns I explain the basic subdivisions of the beat. To keep things simple I have stuck to beats split in divisions of two. There are actually more options than this when creating music, and in this lesson we’ll explore another group of rhythmic patterns: Guitar triplets. This will be […]
Motivation to practice the guitar on a regular basis for a long period of time, or lack of it, is the main reason mediocre guitar players remain mediocre (or quit) and great guitar players become great. Persistent motivation far outweighs any “natural talent” one may have. People gifted with an innate ability to learn more […]
When playing the guitar, your right and your left hand should be synchronized together. In order to be able to do that fluently you need to train your right hand and your left hand separately as well as together. In today’s guitar finger exercises we’ll focus specifically on training your left hand. Though you will still […]
In this lesson I explain the name of the notes on the guitar fretboard and give you a method to memorize them while in this lesson I explain the relationship between guitar notes, intervals, scales and chords. It is important to have a basic knowledge of how these patterns on the guitar neck work as […]
In these lessons I show you how to come up with your own guitar riffs, guitar licks and guitar solos. As explained in those lessons, your riffs, licks and solos don’t need to be complex and fast to be of a good quality. That said, if you’re an advancing guitar player, you will also want […]
When I reached an intermediate level of guitar playing I wanted to be able to play fast. Thus, I searched for a ton of random guitar speed exercises which I practiced for hours, while incrementally increasing the tempo on each. After some time, my speed on the guitar started going up, and I recall showing […]
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 […]
