hey Friend, TGIF Yo… I’m tired as heck… Couldn’t get to bed last night at a reasonable hour cause I was up workin on somethin for you! It’s on my blog, go check it out. https://www.claudejohnson.com/blog I’ve gotten great feedback all month long on my blog posts so if you haven’t checked out, you’re missing …
Ok here’s another fast lick for you to try out. On this one, I want to emphasize the picking – there’s very little picking going on actually. It’s mostly hammer ons and pull offs, and especially hammering on “from nowhere” onto a new string. Try to only pick using the picking symbols shown here…Its …
hey Friend, Today is MLK day. I recently got a chance to really listen to his “I have a dream speech”… Wow. What a powerful leader. It’s inspiring to see someone do great things in the face of great adversity. Of course, I’m just a simple guitar teacher, but I have my own obstacles to …
Hey Friend, Got another cool guitar tip for you today. I think you’ll dig this one because it has to do with playing fast. Hey, everybody wants to play fast right? Well, ok not everybody…BUT… It’s FUN to play fast… and plus you get bragging rights too…lol… Well, there’s many ways to build speed. I …
Everyone wants to play some fast licks… If 16th notes aren’t fast enough for you, how about 32nd notes ? 🙂 It helps to have a way to use fast notes in really musical way though, instead of just mindless speed. Here’s an interesting lick I came up with that features a few 32nd notes. …
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Mornin Friend… It’s early on Saturday morning and pretty freakin cold and windy here in Pennsylvania. I’m up early cause I gots a few things I gotta get done today – some work, and of course, I want to get my daily guitar practice in. A good dose of guitar practice in the morning makes …
Hey now… Sometimes rippin’ guitar licks sound great even though its not the most crazy patterns or crazy tempos. I’ve seen many a “guitar god” solo made up from basic pentatonic licks in very ordinary fretboard positions. You can certainly make some wailing sounds in the root position pentatonic pattern. The keys are smooth bends …
Friend, There’s always new tasty treats, sweet licks, and crunchy riffs to learn on the guitar. I’d be honored if you thought of me and Guitar Control as your virtual Smorgasbord of guitar grub. We’re always delivering new goodies, and there’s something for everyone, whatever your favorite style is, and whatever your level is. For …