Printed music for the guitar can be notated in several ways. One way is standard notation, which looks like printed music for any other instrument. The guitar actually sounds an octave lower than it’s written, which avoids having to use two clefs to notate. See the example below for the range of the notes on …
Scales are the foundation of music. You create melodies and harmonies from them. When we first get start playing guitar, the last thing on our minds is which guitar scales to learn. We’re more likely thinking about which of our favorite songs we can play first. There’s no reason you can’t do both. In fact, …
Playing guitar scales can be a good way to strengthen your fingers and help familiarize yourself with where the notes fall on your fretboard, but there’s more effective ways to practice playing scales if you want to excel as a player. Playing scales in note order can only take you so far, and if that’s …
Hey guys! Gaby Soule here from GuitarControl.com, today I want to give you some guitar playing tips that I hope you will find helpful to improve as guitar players. It can be good to know that from the moment when we start playing, every song, every solo, riff or lick that we listen to becomes …
Hey guys! Gaby Soule here from GuitarControl.com, today we’re going to talk about some cool ideas to keep in mind when we want to learn how to use and incorporate the major scales on the guitar. The major scales are one the very basic and most important things that every guitar player needs to have …
We’ve all heard of jazz music, and most of us have heard it before, whether it be on the radio, in a movie, or at a concert. But what exactly is jazz fusion? Music as a whole is very versatile and always changing. Look at where we are today, and look where we came from. …
Hey guys! Gaby Soule with Guitar Control, today we’re going to take a look at guitar licks and some things that are good to keep in mind when you’re studying them. A guitar lick is always made out of a scale or a combination of scales. The cool thing about them is that they use …
Hey guys! Gaby Soule here from GuitarControl.com, today we’re going to talk about the best ways to learn guitar on the web, and how you can take a good guitar lesson online. Not so long ago you had to be ready to travel if you wanted to study with a good guitar teacher. Of course …
The bass guitar is a rhythm section instrument that can be played as an acoustic or an electric. Bass is found in every kind of musical genre, and while its function is primarily that of a rhythm section instrument, many great bass players have pushed its limits by bringing the bass guitar upfront as well. …
Are you a beginning guitar player who’s finding it difficult to learn on your own? Sure, there are tons of articles, video tutorials, books, and even online courses dedicated solely to the art of playing the guitar, but what if none of that is truly working for you, and you find yourself struggling with your …