Interview with Nils Lofgren. “If you find yourself challenged, frustrated and pushing yourself to learn to play, don’t forget to enjoy the gift of music. It has to be fun, too. I find…
JJ Cale. Call Me The Breeze. Introduction Teach Backing Why J.J.Cale? As you have probably gathered, Andy is a massive J.J.Cale fan, which has prompted him to give you a brief…
Introduction To Finger Picking Hand Position Any seasoned, acoustic guitarist will tell you about the perils of tendonitis and RSI, but it’s not just the professionals that can suffer. The best way to avoid…
eJamming New technology allows musicians to jam and collaborate anytime, anywhere. At the expense of showing my age, this writer never dreamed of jamming with other musicians thousands of miles away when I…
It’s strange isn’t it? A few days ago we were thinking what weird, perhaps complex, unusual chord should feature for this month. Should it have a long name? Should you have…
Eric Clapton. Bell Bottom Blues. Introduction Bell Bottom Blues” was written by Eric Clapton and performed by the band Derek and the Dominos way back in the 70’s. It’s a…
Download the latest issue to your Tablet or Smart phone using these links: For iOS Devices: goo.gl/FoUzex For Android Devices: goo.gl/wSHh36 Hi and welcome to Issue 9 of Guitar Coach magazine. We…
Tablature. I loathe it. As far as I am aware, the guitar is the only instrument that offers the system. As a professional guitar teacher and performer I tell my…
Ultimate Guitar Tabs HD for iPad. If you use guitar tab, then you’ll no doubt be familiar with Ultimate Guitar. So what does the Ultimate Guitar app have to offer…
After 25 years playing guitar, I should be agnostic on this. I should tell you they are both very valuable, and both will contribute to your technique and development. I…
One method of improving your playing is to take simple finger exercises and spend some time focusing on building up strength and independence in the digits. For this selection of…
Thinking Out Loud by is another massive hit song for singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. This song is great for learning fingerstyle guitar playing with a Latin rhythm with percussive dead notes…
Playing fast doesn’t mean there is no emotion, and having more ‘feeling’ is not a good excuse to never play fast. I’ve probably ruffled a few feathers with that statement,…
