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How to Practice Guitar More Effectively

Guitar Stuff

I’ve been teaching guitar for almost 10 years. Over this period of time I’ve taught hundreds, maybe even thousands of students. Different walks of life, different skills, but the same goal –…

Alternate Guitar Strumming: Play As Fast As Possible

Tricks & Techniques

You’re listening to the chorus of a new song and think the guitarists are just letting chords ring out with some effect on them. But after a moment, you realize…

Create a Powerful Old-School Sound with 3-Chord Acoustic Blues

Almost by definition, an acoustic blues in E is the original blues. Done right, it can send a shiver up your spine. If it’s below par, it can be incredibly boring to…

How to Play a Guitar Bend

Tricks & Techniques

Whether you’re playing blues, country, rock or just about any other genre imaginable, you need to know how to play a good guitar bend. The guitar bend is such a…

How to Hear and Play Intervals on Guitar

How to Hear and Play Guitar Intervals

Guitar Theory

Learning guitar intervals is one of the best ways for guitarists to start ear training – the process of developing a good ear for music. An interval is the distance in pitch from…

Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs and Trills

Tricks & Techniques

Hammer-ons and pull-offs are iconic guitar techniques. Mastering them is essential to playing faster songs – and especially solos. Why? Because hammer-ons and pull-offs allow you to play notes without…

Fretboard Fundamentals – Guitar Modes You Already Know

Guitar Theory

Most guitar players have, at some point in time, heard of guitar ‘modes’, or ‘modal playing’. For some, the concept of guitar modes is confusing or daunting. Frequent questions include,…

4 Easy Electric Guitar Songs and How to Play Them

‘Some songs only need one or two fingers to play.’ When I first started playing guitar, finding easy electric guitar songs seemed impossible. I thought all of the bands I listened…

How to Play a Legato Slide on Guitar

Why should I learn how to play a legato slide? The legato slide is one of the first skills every guitarist should learn. Here’s why: It’s easy. It’s used in…

Easy Power Chords Played with One Finger

How to Play Easy Power Chords by Barring

You’re learning to play guitar for the first time. You say to the instructor, ‘Teach me something easy.’ Your instructor says, ‘Sure, just put this finger on this fret, that…

Guitar Improvisation

Guitar Solos

Let’s look at what guitar improvisation isn’t and is. Guitar improvisation isn’t some ethereal realisation that all of a sudden you’re playing something you’ve never played before … sort of.…

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How to Practice Guitar More Effectively

Alternate Guitar Strumming: Play As Fast As Possible

Create a Powerful Old-School Sound with 3-Chord Acoustic Blues

How to Play a Guitar Bend

How to Hear and Play Guitar Intervals

Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs and Trills

Fretboard Fundamentals – Guitar Modes You Already Know

4 Easy Electric Guitar Songs and How to Play Them

How to Play a Legato Slide on Guitar

How to Play Easy Power Chords by Barring

Guitar Improvisation

Drop Guitar Tuning

11.1 Intro To Scales

10.2.1 Twist & Shout Intro