Guitar tablature (tab) is a method of reading music designed primarily for guitar players. It’s a simple system that illustrates music by using a diagram of the guitar neck and marking the notes you’ll play by indicating string numbers and fret numbers. The tab method can be used for other string instruments as well, but …
Today, playing the guitar is easier than ever. Guitar manufactures are making very affordable guitars for millions of people around the globe who can’t afford a classic Martin D-28, and the Internet is making is so easy for people to put together their own piecemeal guitar course. While there are definitely downsides to not having …
There are a lot of opinions out there about which song is the easiest guitar song to play, but my vote goes to The Troggs’ “Wild Thing.” It’s a great song to have under your fingers because it’s easy to remember and everybody knows the tune. Let’s walk through the different parts of this easy …
Jamming solo on your acoustic guitar is great because you can do it virtually any time and anywhere, but it can also be a little intimidating for guitar players because there’s not always a band backing you. Some of the most powerful songs written during the latter half of the twentieth-century were cool acoustic guitar …
There are a lot of cool places to show off your guitar chops, but playing the guitar around the campfire is probably the coolest. The campfire gives you an opportunity to entertain your friends and have everybody sing along! Here’s a list of 5 campfire guitar songs to help you make your campfire set list. …
Blues guitar is one of the great genres for guitar players, and it’s one that every guitar player should have at least a passing familiarity with. So much of rock and folk music find their foundations in classic blues chord progressions and song structures, having a blues lesson or two up your sleeve is always …
We all remember the feeling of picking up an acoustic guitar for the first time, looking down at the fretboard and having absolutely no idea what to do next. But don’t worry. This is a stage that all guitar players go through, and once you have a few songs under your fingers, you’ll never feel …
Over the years, blues guitar players have used a lot of different guitars to get that blues sound, but which electric guitar is the quintessential best blues guitar? Fender Stratocaster Fender’s Stratocaster, or “Strat” for short, has been a staple of blues music since the ‘60s. Although it’s used for virtually any genre of music, …
The bass player is the guy or gal standing in the back, putting down a slick bass line that gives a song heart and soul, but when we listen to songs, sometimes the bass line gets overlooked. Let’s take a minute to reflect on some of the best bass guitar songs of all time. “Feel …
The most important thing a lead guitarist can have in his or her toolbox is a keen understanding of guitar scales. If you understand how scales are put together and how they fit into one another, you can move up and down your guitar’s fretboard effortlessly. There are four beginner guitar scales that every guitar …