Learning anything is an individual pursuit. By nature we all learn at a different pace and through different methods. Some of us can’t stand the thought of classroom instruction while others need the structure of a classroom to focus and learn anything. I’ve always been self-taught. It’s the way I work best. Guitar class never …
Shredding is a term used to refer to a type of lead guitar playing that involves very fast runs using techniques such as tapping and sweep picking. Some of the best know shredders include Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dimebag Darrel, Michael Angelo, Zakk Wylde, Randy Rhoads, and Eddie Van Halen. Shred guitar requires speed, dexterity, …
Jazz Scales Guitar is an advanced genre of music that requires more focus and a better understanding of music theory than other music genres. A good jazz guitar player understands the value of ear training, chord and scale theory, and how to improvise. These are all areas of study an aspiring jazz guitarist will pursue. Lessons …
Hey, music fans! What’s the word for today? Well, the word is: GUITAR MAJOR SCALE! Woop woop! (Sorry to get all dorky on you but major scales do rock, don’t they?!) CMC here with another mini-journey to your guitar greatness. So take a minute,pull up a chair and take a look. Nothing earth shattering here …
Yo, wassup! CMC here, peeps! What’s the word? Word is: GUITAR LESSON FOR BEGINNERS! We’ve been talking about this in previous articles and you may or may not have read them. So, bear with me and us- music is all about repetition, right? Practice (and repeating) makes perfect. We here at Guitar Control.com are here …
Hey everyone! CMC here. Wasssup? Ready for another mini -shot of musical Espresso for your rockin’ journey? Heck yeah, so let’s dive in, dig it and just do it: get ready for some Guitar Beginner Songs! So, you’ve just picked up your first guitar-maybe electric maybe acoustic. You know what you wanna do-you just want …
Hey y’all. CMC here. Ready for today’s quick-shout out? Good! Today’s mini-lesson is all about good acoustic guitar songs. And heck, who doesn’t want to know all about that, right? It’s like, not all of us can ever be (or want to be) guitar gods or rock stars…right? But who among us wouldn’t at least …
CMC here, peeps, with today’s brief tutorial on EASY GUITAR CHORD SONGS. Well, heck. Never really thought of myself as a tutor but I guess any source that moves you forward, even if it’s just a notch (or a stitch in time) is a tutor, so yes, let’s get on with this brief, Stitch in …
Hey Country Fans! CMC here. Welcome to another mini-shot of musical Espresso for all you guitar pickers, players and music appreciators, out there: Country Guitar Licks. You’ve found the right place- Guitar Control.com has everything you need to get in the groove and start playin’ some might tasty licks and chops on a variety of …
Hey Bluesmen and women! Wasssup? CMC here-today’s mini-shot of Blues Espresso is about blues scales guitar. You’ll find tons of stuff about this all over the net and our pros right here at Guitar Control have some great teaching tools you should check out as well. It’s amazing to me how they’ve assembled such a …