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Top 10 Covers: that are (debatably) better than the original!

Guitars & Gizmos

Me First and The Gimme Gimmes – Hello http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI0d-kOxb4A Starting this list we have an explosive punk cover of “Hello” by Lionel Richie. Me First and The Gimme Gimmes are…

Interview with Nils Lofgren

Features

Springsteen sideman and solo artist Nils Lofgren shares teaching and tips much more. “If you find yourself challenged, frustrated and pushing yourself to learn to play, don’t forget to enjoy…

Folsom Prison Blues Strumming Lesson

Beginners

Folsom Prison Blues Strumming Lesson Learning to strum is one of the first hurdles beginners will need to overcome. It can be frustrating for many guitarists, so it is always…

Jimmy Dillon: musician, songwriter, teacher

Features

“Have fun with it” – The SF, California professional guitarist shares his wisdom or learning, becoming inspired and staying motivated. Background & Theory San Francisco Bay area guitarist Jimmy Dillon…

Chord Of The Month: D9

Tricks & Techniques

It’s strage 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…

Improvisation for Beginners

Coaching Sessions

Improvisation for Beginners: The Open E minor pentatonic scale This month, Andy is going to introduce you to the art of improvisation. This particular session introduces you to the E…

Blues Locations: Then & Now

Guitar Stuff

For this month’s Blues edition of Guitar Coach Magazine we decided to take a look at some of the famous locations and cities that birthed the Blues, and what music…

The Blues. Love it, or hate it?

Guitar Stuff

For the Blues The Blues is a fundamental part of every piece of music you listen to. All of them. And I’m going to prove it to you. First of…

Fingerstyle for Beginners

Beginners

Welcome to this Fingerstyle for Beginners on acoustic guitar; a playing style that has found it’s way into every genre of music. Whether it be as an accompanist or solo…

Acoustic Guitar Hand Positions

Beginners

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 these issues…

3 Top Tips To Playing Guitar?

FAQs

Here’s a short selection of the most popular FAQs this month. Please send my your questions and we’ll try and cover as many as possible in the next issue. How…

The Three Stages To Song Writing

Guitar Stuff

A THREE-STAGE ROCKET TO WRITING LYRICS by Robin Fredericks When NASA wants to blast a rocket into orbit, they do it in stages: There’s the big lift-off, then one or…

Nils Lofgren Guitar School

Features

‘Keep exploring, keep learning, because it’s a never-ending journey.’ This is Part 1 of the interview. Click here to watch part 2. Nils Lofgren Guitar School: The Origins: Guitarist Nils Lofgren,…

App Review: Guitar Toolkit

Reviews

Since the launch of Apple’s iOS and the release of the iPad and iPhone there have been hundreds upon hundreds of apps that have claimed to be a cut above…

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