There’s a long-held belief that guitar players get all the girls and all the glory. This may or may not be true, but one thing’s for certain, bass guitar is the glue that holds it all together. Bass guitar is the bridge between the drummer and the rest of the band. There are lots of …
For as long as I can remember, guitar players have always enjoyed note-for-note tablature (TAB) versions of the songs they want to play. In the early days of TAB the focus was on guitar, while bass players were left to figure out bass lines by ear. Something happened to change that. Maybe some bass player …
It can be frustrating when you first decide you want to learn to play guitar. If you’ve never played one before, you have no idea where to start or what you need to learn to even get more than a few unpleasant sounds out of the instrument. You can always get a guitar teacher, but …
When we think of guitar music, we tend to think about rock, country, blues, maybe jazz, and (if you’re super fancy) flamenco. These have traditionally been the genres in which guitar is most prominent, and most people learn music in these styles when they pick up a guitar. These genres of music are great, and …
Guitar is undeniably one of the coolest instruments around. All you need to make a hell of a crazy noise is to pull out an electric guitar, plug that bad boy into a loud amp, and strum. That’s why it can be frustrating when you start playing and all anybody teaches you are basic folk …
Check out this free lesson from Guitar Control “Learn How To Play The Chromatic Scale on guitar” with free guitar tabs. Guitar Scale For the beginning and intermediate student learning guitar scales, you may be facing a confusing and daunting task. At the outset, you have to ask yourself, why do I want to learn …
Man, I’m the last guy to be writing about blues guitar riffs. There is very little in modern popular music that I find more redundant and flat-out boring than blues riffs. I have little or no respect for guys like John Mayer who got rich by rehashing the past glories of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie …
The most important aspect of any kind of musical instruction is finding the right teacher or method for you. No two guitar players are alike, but online guitar lessons are literally a dime a dozen. There are only so many ways you can demonstrate a pentatonic blues lick. At some point, it comes down to …
The guitar is an extremely versatile instrument. It can be used for so many different styles of music, and one aspect of it that can be found in nearly any style is the use of chords. And guitar chords themselves also come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Below, we will be talking about …
It doesn’t take years of practice to play the guitar. Yes, it takes years of practice to develop the skills necessary to be a really good guitar player and professional musician, but if all you want to do is strum a few songs for your own amusement or to impress your friends and family, there’s …