Learning to properly strum the guitar is something a lot of beginning guitar players neglect because they concentrate so hard on making their fingers work the way they want them to work. Ironically, a lot of beginning guitar players have the most trouble with strumming, which can hinder their playing later on, just as they’re …
Whether we’re talking about rock, metal, country, or jazz guitar, there’s always a lick or two that stands out among the many. A lick is a series of notes played in conjunction with other licks to create a solo. Some of the best guitar licks used by guitar players are the same licks used by …
After years of playing and teaching guitar, I have noticed some common problems that plague beginning guitar players. These problems can be addressed with some basic beginner guitar tips that should apply to every guitar player just getting started. Beginner Guitar Tips The first tip is simple. Get the best guitar you can afford. It …
Have you ever walked by someone playing bluesy music on an acoustic guitar in either a club or just on the street, and just felt them really pouring their heart into it? The blues is a powerful style of music, and one that you can definitely learn a lot from. But what is it about …
Printed music for the guitar can be notated in several ways. One way is standard notation, which looks like printed music for any other instrument. The guitar actually sounds an octave lower than it’s written, which avoids having to use two clefs to notate. See the example below for the range of the notes on …
Scales are the foundation of music. You create melodies and harmonies from them. When we first get start playing guitar, the last thing on our minds is which guitar scales to learn. We’re more likely thinking about which of our favorite songs we can play first. There’s no reason you can’t do both. In fact, …
Playing guitar scales can be a good way to strengthen your fingers and help familiarize yourself with where the notes fall on your fretboard, but there’s more effective ways to practice playing scales if you want to excel as a player. Playing scales in note order can only take you so far, and if that’s …
Hey guys! Gaby Soule here from GuitarControl.com, today I want to give you some guitar playing tips that I hope you will find helpful to improve as guitar players. It can be good to know that from the moment when we start playing, every song, every solo, riff or lick that we listen to becomes …
Hey guys! Gaby Soule here from GuitarControl.com, today we’re going to talk about some cool ideas to keep in mind when we want to learn how to use and incorporate the major scales on the guitar. The major scales are one the very basic and most important things that every guitar player needs to have …
We’ve all heard of jazz music, and most of us have heard it before, whether it be on the radio, in a movie, or at a concert. But what exactly is jazz fusion? Music as a whole is very versatile and always changing. Look at where we are today, and look where we came from. …