If you want to play or create electric guitar riffs, effects such as distortion, overdrive and fuzz offer you a lot of options you don’t have on the acoustic guitar. In this lesson I won’t get into the differences between these effects, but will just advise you that the following electric guitar riffs are likely […]
The amount of guitar riffs you can play on one string is infinite. While in many cases, guitar riffs played on a single string are simple and easy, this may not always be the case. For instance, intro guitar riff to Sails of Charon by the Scorpions, is played on just one string, but it […]
For beginner guitar players, building guitar callus on the tip of their fingers is a major issue, especially since it implies “pain”. As well as having less time to practice because of that pain. You’ve probably even heard horrible advice such as “play until your fingers bleed” as if actually playing the thug and ignoring […]
How to get better at songwriting when you’re a guitarist The aim of these songwriting tips is not to get you write a hit the coming week but to get you started on the right track on learning the craft of songwriting. A really pleasant and never ending journey. I will show you what skills […]
There are different ways you can go about composing a guitar solo. What I’ll show you in this lesson is just one simple method you can use to compose your first planned guitar solo. What do I mean by planning? Starting to improvise on guitar is not hard. If you don’t have a clue how […]
There are tons of easy guitar riffs one can learn and there is a reason for this. Unlike a guitar solo, when it’s your time to shine and show your musical and technical skills, the main role of a guitar riff is usually to provide a harmony for someone else playing a melody – usually […]
When I was writing the lesson on creating and using guitar licks I had a problem deciding whether as examples I use easy guitar licks, intermediate ones, or more advanced. After sharing the post on Reddit some people suggested that the guitar lick examples should be easier – while others, that they should be more […]
Guitar techniques involve everything related to the execution of notes on your guitar. Every instrument has its own set of techniques that make playing it special, different from any other instrument. The electric guitar is no exception. The following guitar techniques are essential if you want to make the notes you play stand out on […]
Lead guitar players in Rock and Blues music are not playing whole solos all the time. Most of the time they’re playing short musical phrases, which are commonly referred to as guitar licks. While a guitar solo is in reality a number of guitar licks played in different forms and variations, licks are also commonly […]
When a teacher presented me a book showing the diagrams for all guitar scales, or rather, the most common guitar scales, I was like “Holy crap, do I need to memorize all this to become a good guitar player” Not to mention that there were all the guitar chords that needed to be learned, as […]