Imagine turning on your computer and doing a quick search for online guitar lessons and finding a world of guitar instruction at your fingertips, all for free. You can do exactly that. The Internet is a vast resource of guitar lessons that range from very beginning instruction to advanced lessons on music theory as it …
Seasoned guitar players rarely practice proper posture when they’re playing, but in the beginning, when you’re first starting out, it’s a good idea to get into the habit of holding your guitar properly, sitting while you play, and finding a quit place where you can focus on your scheduled practice time. While you may toss …
There’s no single way to learn how to play the guitar. To some people it comes naturally and they may not need much instruction at all. Other people may have to practice until their fingers bleed. Some people need a structured environment such as a classroom setting and others may need one on one instruction …
The guitar is an amazing instrument capable of a range of sounds and musical textures on its own. Paired with someone who knows how to play, and who has a few guitar tricks under his belt, the guitar becomes a formidable musical force. Here are some of the coolest guitar tricks around. Add a few …
The guitar is a stringed instrument, electric or acoustic, used in a wide variety of musical genres. While some guitars have varying numbers of strings, the most common is six. The strings are tuned (from high to low) as E-B-G-D-A-E. Guitar is a popular choice for beginners who want to learn how to play music. …
If you ever have a wild dream of being a heavy rock and roller or a sassy blues and jazz player, then the pentatonic scale is a must know for you. While at first, it may seem challenging to actually learn a new scale (as well as making guitar seem more tedious), your music will …
Joshua Olivieri here, fellow guitar enthusiasts! Today I’ll be helping you learn an important aspect about guitar: split chords. This is a critical aspect of the guitar, as split chords are not at all uncommon, D/F# being the most used out of them all. To begin learning these unique chords, you must first understand what …
Hello, guitar fanatics! Joshua here with a tutorial on fingerstyling. When most people start out, they begin with using a pick and they stick to basic strumming. Don’t get me wrong, knowing how to strum is an essential of any guitarist’s skillset. However, those that want to get better begin playing with their fingers. This …
Remember those times when you’re sitting back, kicking your legs up, and listening to your favorite radio station? Then all of a sudden, that great song comes on with that beautiful melody in the beginning that sticks in your head more than the lyrics do. As guitarists, we’ve all been there, haven’t we? Hello, this …
Hello, fellow guitarists! Joshua from guitarcontrol here with some free guitar tabs for all of your playing needs! For those of us less musically inclined folk, sheet music can be difficult to read. That’s why we have tablature or tabs for short. Tabs take the idea of sheet music and break it down to a …