The guitar is what I like to call a relative instrument. How easy or hard it becomes is relative to the amount of effort and work you put into it. For some people, it’s a walk in the park, but for others, it becomes calluses and bloody fingers. This post is going to show you …
Hello my guitar friends, Darrin Goodman here with another mini guitar lesson for you. I often get asked about how to learn guitar notes, so I want to show you an easy way to learn them. New guitarists seem to be under the impression that you have to learn where every note is on every …
Guitar tablature is a universal and well-known concept in the world of (you guessed it) guitar playing. It is a way for us musicians to play close to any song without really knowing how to read sheet music (don’t undermine sheet music though; you will benefit from learning both musical and guitar tablature, but it …
Hey Peeps! CMC here. Finally, an article I can relate to! Just kidding but the fact is, that’s exactly what I did and I came out OK! In another post I lauded and sang the praises of taking lessons, of studying. But ya know what? Not everyone is going to do that. There are just …
Good day, mates! No–I’m not Australian, just a good ol Yank livin in Hollywood. CMC here and today’s hot topic is SONGS TO LEARN ON GUITAR. So I know what you’re thinking. It’s almost too cliche, right? Stairway to Heaven…Free Bird…RUSH. What’s up with that? Well, what’s up with that is that they are dang …
CHORDS! – Think rhythm guitar, as opposed to “lead” guitar, song as opposed to solo. Actually, don’t think that- Great guitaring aint just “pickin’ -it’s strummin’.Yep, Joe Strummer, as well as Jimi Hendrix, needs to be a role model. What would rock be without POWER CHORDS, BAR CHORDS! The sheer force of Smoke on the …
Hey! Don’t ask me! I perhaps did it the wrong way: I rejectedthe idea of “lessons” and “study” and learning to readmusic…that was until, almost ten years after (yes, like theband) I started, I realized that just might be a good idea ifnot a great idea. But here’s the thing: my bad habits mighthave been …
Hey all, CMC here. Today’s Guitarticle is on GUITAR SONG. Now, I know what you’re thinkin’ : FREE BIRD, right? Of course not!- Stairway to Heaven! Regardless, let’s talk about guitar songs. What are they? Where do they come from? Where did they start? And what does this all have to do with YOU? OK, …
OK. CMC, here. So you’re ready to start now, huh? Thinkyou’ve got what it takes? Or maybe just curious? No worries,here are a few tips from an old wanna-be rock-star masterwhatever! And in that you can see again (if you read my first article)what is a crucial aspect of beginning guitar: try to get agrip …
It’s CMC here-and you’re here ‘cause you want to get one of those bizarre wooden things shaped like a woman’s body and you want to make it sing, huh? Well, maybe not “sing” per se but you want to make some nice sounding noises to come out of her, well, it. Well, you’ve come to …