Since the 1980s the guitar has really taken a backseat to the synthesizer. Guitars are still really important for pop music, but they aren’t the central focus of the band to the same extent that they were in the 1960s and 1970s. But today we’re taking a look back at some of the most famous …
When you pick up your electric guitar for the first time, it feels really foreign. You might think tat you’ll never be able to figure out the electric guitar, but never fear! GuitarControl.com has a ton of electric guitar lessons for beginners. Some of them are more advanced than others, but we even start at …
Here at GuitarControl.com, we offer a wide range of great guitar lessons for guitar players at every level. If you take a look around our website, you’ll see a ton of lessons that you’ll be interested in, but if you’re just someone who is just starting out playing the guitar, take a look at the …
When you first begin to play the guitar, there are a few fundamentals that any guitar teacher will show you, and among them are the three of the most common chords: G, C and D. These are the easy guitar chords for beginners to learn. There are too many songs to name that just use …
Good day fellow students of the guitar, Darrin Goodman here with some new guitar tidbits for you. Like most of us you have probably spent a fair share of time looking for an online guitar lesson. With so many of them out there it can be frustrating finding one that pertains to what you are …
CMC here. Good day, mates! Hey, what does a middle aged wannabe rocker like me know about Jazz guitar scales? I know one thing: Pat Metheny was one of my all time favorite guitarists back in the day and a quick Google search just revealed to me that he’s still going strong in his 60’s. …
CMC here. Today’s lesson is on the guitar pentatonic scale. The Pentatonic scale is to rock and roll, what airplanes, cars, the internet and Movies are to modern civilization; something so ubiquitous as to create chaos if it weren’t there. Hey maybe that’s why punks weren’t into it. It’s really cool and fun to use. …
Dudes, Dudettes (if there is such a thing) young and old! CMC here. Here’s an idea: let’s get self taught! How? Here’s HOW TO TEACH YOURSELF GUITAR. I’ve compiled a few simple steps for those of you Rebels with a cause out there, who, like me, never wanted or don’t want to, actually pay for …
Hey! CMC here. So, you’ve never picked up a guitar huh? -and you want to be a star or the next Segovia or just impress your boyfriend or girlfriend? Want to know how to play the guitar for beginners? Did I nail it…or am I off in left field? Regardless, you’ve come to the right …
Hey folks, CMC here. Check it out: today’s notes are all about HOW TO LEARN GUITAR CHORDS. Chords rock, right! Where would we be without those divine six or twelve string harmonies, that gutteral Les Paul growl or Supertramp twelve string heavenly chorus? Where would we be without Smoke on the Water or Sound Garden? …