These guitar introductory lessons include general articles on how to approach learning guitar. This includes tips for total beginners as well as articles that cater to guitar players with experience. Some of these posts are meant to help you understand how to go about learning each lesson. I explain how to read the scale diagrams and the chord diagrams among other things.
The guitar is one of the deepest of musical instruments. You can be as good or as bad as you wish. You can even play very well without knowing much theory. That’s if you have a good ear and a keen feeling for the instrument. However, the more time you dedicate to the guitar, the better.
Throughout this site you will encounter various diagrams that will show you a visual representation of what you will learn to play. These diagrams are slightly customized for my lessons, but they are very similar to what most books and teachers use as a standard. Most authors don’t go through all the trouble of identifying…
These 10 essential and basic guitar chords can get you easily started on guitar and playing a good number of songs. You can also learn the major bar chord shape which will allow you to play any of these chords up the neck. Start here if you are new to guitar.
How many times have you met a player that plays awesome metal guitar but falls apart when you ask them to play some funk? Or how about a player that can play great lead lines but turns into a heap of crap as soon as you present him with some latin or jazz rhythms? The…
Part 2 of the “Become a Great All Around Guitar Player” series goes into detail about the different levels you should aim to achieve. We also look into things to do in order to avoid falling into a guitar progression rut.
Playing guitar is probably one of the biggest forms of art where vintage gear (or the inspiration of it) plays the biggest role. Just think about it for a sec. If you flip through the pages of any major guitar catalog you’re bound to see dozens of products based on vintage gear. Not to mention…