Tablature is the best invention for guitarists since sliced bread. Well, sliced bread wasn’t invented for guitarists, and tab wasn’t just invented for guitar players. Tab has been around for a very long time and was created for string players in general, although these days it is most associated with guitar players. Tab is a …
A guitar rhythm pattern is a series chords or notes arranged in a mostly repeated pattern built from various note duration such as 8th notes, quarter notes, whole notes, etc. Any combination of these note values used in a repeated manner constitutes a rhythm pattern. Below is an example of a guitar strum pattern that …
When I first set out to learn to play guitar, I read every book I could get my hands on. Actually, when I started playing guitar, reading books or watching VHS tapes was about the only way to learn to play guitar for someone who was better at teaching himself than going to a private …
The blues dates back to the early 20th century and conjures in my mind an old black man sitting on a porch with an acoustic in his hand and a harmonica around his neck, singing about a broken heart and all the losses he’s suffered through. While this is an image easily associated with the …
I’ve heard the phrase that nothing in life is free. That’s not always the case. The Internet is full of free stuff for guitar players. When I was learning, long before there was an Internet, I had to hope there was sheet music available for a song I wanted to learn, or I had to …
Guitar teachers often struggle with keeping students interested. A lot of beginning guitar players want to be able to play something right away, and it’s always a good idea to accommodate them. Teaching students to play something, even if it’s only a new song every other week, is a great way to keep up their …
Acoustic guitar playing is one of the purest forms of guitar playing. With an electric guitar, you have volume and guitar effects that can help process what you play or give it a different sound. With an acoustic, there’s nothing to come between you and what you play. For this reason, a lot of beginning …
An easy guitar riff is a riff that is typically made up of just a few notes that create a very recognizable pattern. It can also be based around a set pattern of chords that form the foundation of a song. A riff is a building block. Many songs, such as the Stones’ “(I Can’t …
Country music is fun to play. The songs often contain elements of folk, rock, and blues. The lyrics are typically rich in story. This makes playing country music fun for everybody from straight country musicians to guitar players who simply enjoy getting into the groove. Finding easy country guitar tabs to play isn’t difficult. There …
A guitar lick is a musical phrase which can stand alone or acts as one element of a solo. Some guitarists are recognized by the licks they play. Chuck Berry and his double stop bends come to mind. IN fact, one of my favorite licks can be found in the opening phrase to “Johnny B. …