Flamenco refers to both a style of dance and a style of music that originated in Southern Spanish regions. Through the years, however, the style of music has evolved and mutated and found its way into other cultures. As a result, those guitar scales considered as flamenco guitar scales have grown to include many variations, …
Riffs are the all important building blocks that can make a song stand out in the minds of listeners. A riff is a grouping of notes that is typically played throughout a song as the rhythmic foundation or played frequently throughout the song, either in the verse, the chorus, or as an opening or ending. …
Tablature for guitar, by its nature, is pretty easy to understand. Six lines that represent the guitar strings and numbers placed on the lines to indicate which frets are used is all you need to understand about guitar tab notation. This is an easier system of notation for most guitarists than the standard method of …
Easy Guitar Tabs Songs didn’t start showing up regularly until I was in my twenties. Before that, learning songs was mostly a matter of listening to recordings and trying to play what you heard. This could take anywhere from hours to weeks, depending on how hard a song was. Even relatively easy songs could take a …
Easy Guitar Riffs For Beginners are those killer musical motifs that most people recognize as soon as they hear them. A guitar riff is that beautiful musical figure that makes some us want to play the guitar. Most guitar players can remember the first riff we learned and what we had to go through to learn …
Guitar sheet music can be found in a lot of variations. There are piano/guitar/vocal sheets that typically have piano and vocal parts with guitar chords written over the top of the music stave so a guitar player can follow along. Since only chords are used, these sheets are pretty easy for guitar players who have …
Tablature is a system of musical notation developed many years ago for string players in general, not just guitar players. Referred to as TAB, tablature is now primarily associated with guitarists, and the Internet is full of websites devoted to offering free Easy Beginner Guitar Tabs. For beginning guitar players, easy beginner guitar tabs are …
Country music has seen a growth in popularity in recent years, even in the rock community. It’s not the same “Cowboys” only approach that used to be the case. There’s nothing wrong with that kind of country music, of course, but today’s country music is getting more accessible. On a musical level, there’s a lot …
Classical guitar lessons online can take years of study, not only of playing techniques, but of music theory as well. Most classical guitarists are professionally trained, either by attending a school for the performing arts or by studying with advanced teachers. A lot of times it’s a combination of both of these. Some classical guitar players …
A guitar riff is a recognizable pattern of notes that typically forms the foundation of a song. The world of rock is made up of classic guitar riffs that have stood the test of time. Among them are such killer classics as “Smoke on the Water,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, and “Layla,” all of …