There are some qualities that every professional musician has, regardless of what instrument or style they play. And no, it’s not that all of them were born with it or have a natural talent; while some people can pick things up quicker than others, everyone started from the same place, which is as a beginner, …
For any blues guitarist, licks are a very important part of creating cool guitar fills and solos. But what is a lick exactly? You can think of a lick as a stock pattern, meaning it’s just a common pattern that everyone can use. You shouldn’t be afraid that you’re ripping anyone off, or stealing from …
So, you’ve decided that a guitar is the right instrument for you? Great! There are a few guitar basics every beginning player should know with regards to the parts of a guitar, and we’re including them here below for you. Knowing how to refer to certain parts of your guitar will help you in your …
Guitar licks are great for beginning guitar players to practice. They are repeating patterns that occur in many songs, so by learning only a few, you’ll have a better grasp of some of your favorite solos. Below, we have a few easy guitar licks for you to try out. They each came from a popular …
A large reason for why many people initially pick up the guitar is because they absolutely love that heavy, raw sound they hear in songs by their favorite bands. Well, now, you can learn how to play like them too, specifically with palm-muting, speed and rhythm. These things are very common in punk and metal …
For a beginning guitar player, there are a lot of challenges. There’s learning the individual notes on the fretboard, learning proper posture, and dealing with coordinating both hands at once. And then, on another level, there are chords. For beginners, guitar chords are one of the hardest things to do, because doing them right involves …
Whether you’re a beginning bass player or a beginning guitar player, scales are extremely important and necessary for you to expand your abilities and take on new challenges. And for any bass player, they should be an integral part of your practice schedule. Below, we’re going to show you some Beginner Bass Guitar Scales. There …
Guitars are extremely versatile instruments, and probably one of the factors that makes them so versatile are their capacity for chords, which are three or more notes played simultaneously. For many other instruments, chords aren’t possible, such as with flutes or clarinets, but that’s the beauty of stringed instruments, and most famously, the guitar. So …
Guitar is a very popular instrument and everywhere you go, you’ll probably run into someone who knows how to play at least a bit. In today’s world, learning how to play guitar is made even easier by all the online guitar lessons that are available and at your fingertips at any time. While there’s nothing …