Left handed? Start here. 10% of us our left handed. That makes about 32 million of us in America. When I started out wanting to learn guitar, I asked folks…
What is ear training, and how can it help you improve musically? Well, for many centuries now, musicians have been fascinated with this wonderful aspect of the human ear and…
If you’re a fan of David Brent AKA Ricky Gervais, then you might be surprised to know he’s also into playing guitar and actually has some videos entitled ‘Learn Guitar…
Rock Star Guitars From Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Jack White and Many More Featured in Exquisite New Art Book 108 Rock Star Guitars. By Photographer/Author Lisa…
Now that you have a grasp of the fundamentals of the acoustic guitar, you can begin to indulge and treat yourself! So, let’s look at a few key factors, such…
Writing guitar solos can be a daunting task, in this lesson I will try to simplify the process of guitar soloing. In a lot of ways writing music is no…
Rikky Rooksby talks about the opportunities a little re-tuning can offer songwriters. Think of songs such as Led Zeppelin ‘Kashmir’, The Rolling Stones ‘Honky Tonk Women’, Joni Mitchell ‘Big Yellow…
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…
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…
Welcome to our first Chord of the Month. This regular feature is all about looking at the more unusual chords (not standard majors and minors) explaining the fingering, their qualities…
Born: November 27th 1942 Died: September 18th 1970 Choice of Guitar: Fender Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix: The Facts Jimi Hendrix was named Johnny Allen Hendrix when he was born and was…
