Guitar scales are a complex, yet crucial aspect to any advanced guitarist. Having a knowledge of these scales will help you become more of a well-rounded and expert musician. Not only will you become more versatile, but you will be prepared when rocking out with your buddies, because you’ll know what to play and when …
Good afternoon, my fellow guitar enthusiasts! This is Joshua Olivieri (don’t try reading my last name out loud) from guitarcontrol.com bringing you some simple beginner chords to get you started on the path of music. So you’re just starting out with your guitar, and you’re a little unsure of where to begin. Should you start …
Hello, guitar players! It’s Joshua Olivieri from guitarcontrol.com bringing you some easy guitar songs for all of the beginners out there. So you just got your guitar, you’ve learned a few chords, and you strum well. Now you’re ready to start playing music. You may be a put unsure of how to start looking for …
Blues guitar is a more complicated and stylistic portion of guitar playing. Its classic feel has caused it to fade into the background of modern things like pop and rock. Regardless, it is still used today by great guitarists all around the world. And it’s easy to see why: it has a vibe that makes …
You’ve been pleading with your parents for a long time. Finally, after all this time, you finally got it: your very own guitar. The excitement is bubbling out of you. You can’t wait to play all kinds of music, maybe even sing a song for that special someone. But in all of the ideas and …
The electric guitar is a staple for modern rock bands. We’ve all had that dream ourselves: becoming a famous rocker that can sent a shockwave through millions of people as they line up just to hear you play. However, like playing any other instrument, becoming renowned takes a lot of hard work. There are many …
Good day guitar land, Darrin Goodman here with another mini guitar lesson for you. Today I want to talk about how to get started playing lead guitar licks. Before we get started there are a couple of things that you need to know in order to get going. First is the pentatonic scale, which is …
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 …