How To Do The Palm Muting Exercise For Metal Rhythm Guitar
As much as it pains me to say, James Hetfield is probably the best metal rhythm guitarist of all-time, and if you’re in the mood for some four-on-the-floor, 8th-note triplet chugging, look no further than the first three or four Metallica records. In my opinion, having slogged through a version of “Battery” or two in …
Why Tabs Are Better Than Music Sheets
There are two main ways to read notes for guitar songs: tablature and sheet music. For those of you who are able to play completely by ear, this post is negligible – move on. For the rest of us, here’s the good news: Tablature doesn’t require a great deal of music-reading ability, and it shows …
How To Play The Guitar “Slash Chords”
Looking for online guitar lessons, huh? Free? No problem. Today we’re going to talk about playing chords with notes other than the tonic in the bass – also known as “slash chords.” There is a very simple rule to understanding slash chords. The first note is the fundamental chord, after the slash is the bass …
Why Printable Formats May Be Better For Your Guitar Practice
There are going to be times in life when you need a hard copies of stuff. Though there is far less paperwork involved in our day-to-day routines, guitar players will eventually find themselves in a position where they will need printable guitar scales, chord charts, and maybe even song lyrics. Having learned to play guitar …
Time-Tested And Proven Method For Writing New Guitar Riffs
One of the coolest unspoken rules about rock guitar is that everything is a riff. Rock guitar is nothing if not a series of riffs. Let’s say you’re a rhythm guitar player in a band with a smokin’ lead guitarist. And let’s imagine you’re chugging away on a B5-A5-G5 pattern while Josh “Yngwie” Patterson is …
Key To Becoming A Good Shredder: Consistency Of Practice
Shred is a fairly subjective cultural term used by guitarists and enthusiasts of guitar music, and as a result, the concept of shredding on guitar is probably misunderstood by the general population of guitar players who have less than zero desire to play as many notes as possible within a particular span of time. And …
How To Play The Slide Guitar Licks From “Memo From Turner”
One of the greatest slide guitar performances of all-time also happens on one of the most unappreciated and misappropriated songs of all-time: “Memo From Turner”, a solo record by Mick Jagger, featuring the slide guitar by Ry Cooder, from the soundtrack of Performance (1970), in which Jagger played the leading role of Turner, a reclusive …
How to Spice Up a Pentatonic Scale On Lead Guitar
Want MORE info on how to use the “blue note” and MANY other soloing ideas, check out Killer Guitar Control Secrets.. KILLER GUITAR CONTROL SECRETS. Hey, guys. Claude Johnson here from guitarcontrol.com. I’m happy to be with you today and I want to talk about using the blue note to spice-up your pentatonic licks and …