If you’re currently not a blues guitar player, you might want to consider checking this style of music out. Playing blues guitar will really help you broaden your horizons as a musician. It Helps You Keep an Open Mind. Playing the blues, or any genre you’re not familiar with, is great for you as a …
Any discussion of guitar songs needs to include a discussion of guitarists as well. We can’t have great guitar songs without great guitar players to go along with them. Musicians and music lovers alike can shoot the breeze for hours on end talking about their favorite guitar songs or discussing who they think are the …
Being able to play the blues on guitar is a useful skill for any beginner player to have. There’s so much you can do if you know the blues, so it really does open up your world to more possibilities. If you’re new to this genre though, don’t worry. We have a few tips to …
Most people who hear shred guitar players shredding their hearts out are in awe; the speed and precision needed to execute the notes and techniques correctly are beyond what most musicians are able to do without years and years of intensive practice. So for a tribute, we are giving you some of the greatest shred …
If you’re one of the lucky musicians to pick up a bass guitar, then you’re in for one hell of a ride. Every band needs a bass player, and if you can keep a steady and slick rhythm going, you’re going to be in high demand. The Bass guitar isn’t as well-known as a regular …
Musical scales are the notes of music arranged in a series of steps based on frequency and pitch. These scales are derived from one large scale we call the chromatic scale, which includes every note in our musical system. See the chromatic scale below. All of the notes have an enharmonic equivalent except for E …
Many people want to play blues guitar because the blues is such a popular genre of music. It sounds great and it’s emotional, and especially on the guitar, it’s super fun to play. For anyone who’s looking to get into playing the blues, there are a few things you’ll need: A guitar: Obviously, you need …
Tablature is one of the best inventions for guitarists since the guitar went electric. It isn’t, however, limited to just the guitar, and it isn’t anything new. Tablature is a method of notating music for stringed instruments that’s been in use since the Renaissance and Baroque eras (see the example below). Today, however, tablature, frequently …
Jazz is an amazing style of music, and if you’re reading this, it means you’re probably looking to get into playing jazz guitar, which is great! But since there’s so much out there to learn, how do you know where to start? Today, we’ll be going through some of the basics when it comes to …
Most people who pick up the guitar want to play lead guitar. That’s the flashiest, most important spot in the band, right? Not necessarily true. The importance of the rhythm guitar player or the rhythm parts in a song can’t be overstated. Without good rhythm playing, the rest of it falls apart. There are a …