You would be surprised to learn that some of the most popular songs you may familiar with are at a beginner level of difficulty. Once you learn the simple formula for how modern popular music is structured, it becomes effortless to play and even write your own great tunes. Most songs are comprised of a

When it comes to playing the guitar, few people take the time to really understand guitar scales. Most people think in terms of guitar chords and start their training from there. But what most people don’t realize is that scales are the foundation for everything nd extremely important to study and fully grasp. After all,

Are you looking to learn some of the hottest guitar riffs, guitar licks and guitar chords from real guitar heroes like: Guns N Roses, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ozzy Osbourne and many more? Then you’re in the right place… First of all: you need a

Hey now….Claude “Bluesboy” Johnson here with a few words on the 12 bar blues pattern. Music can be simple when you break things down into its components, and one concept that is really useful is just understanding the basic chord progression underneath any song or piece. And by far the most popular chord progression used

The basic building blocks on the guitar are guitar chords. Every single song ever written has guitar chord progressions which are made of a variety of guitar chords. So let’s start with some beginner guitar chords. The first chords you should learn how to play should be easy one to do such as: E minor,

Hey its Claude Johnson and I’ve gota free guitar lesson for you. Andby the way, if you want morefree guitar lessons, sign up to my newsletter at Guitarcontrol.com. Now onto today’s topic: Arpeggios. An arpeggio is a fancy word that simplymeans the notes of a chord played seperately. If you play guitar, then you surely

Hi, Claude Johnson here and I want to talk today about the minor pentatonic scale. I freakin love this scale because first of all, its only 5 notes… Secondly, it sounds awesome, and third, its the basis for all rock and blues guitar soloing. Penta is latin for five. So the minor pentatonic scale contains

The acoustic guitar is an amazing world that has tons of various side streets, branches and rivers. You’ve got: acoustic fingerstyle guitar, blues acoustic guitar lessons, acoustic guitar finger picking, acoustic country blues guitar and much more… Plus: you’ve got all kinds of wild techniques you can do like: acoustic guitar alternate tunings, acoustic slide

I got my first guitar for Christmas 2008. After the novelty wore off, I searched for some great, quick, and easy beginner guitar lessons. I realized that I was not going to improve just by playing around. So I got serious about learning chords and guitar tablature. Lessons are all over the internet, but to