Learning how to play the blues is a great idea, seeing as it’s the foundation of most rock music. If you’re just starting out on guitar, blues guitar instruction may be a little too advanced, especially since blues lead guitar lessons are mostly what it’s about. Even the blues rhythm guitar instruction requires that you [...]
Learning how to play fast lead guitar solos, the kitchen sink and a mug. I learnt something quite important the other day about playing guitar fast, when I accidentally bumped a mug that was standing on the kitchen sink. You probably know what I’m talking about, like when you drop a plate or something like [...]
The true power of a distorted rock guitar power chord. I remember it well. The guitar player magazine that ended my first marriage. It was an ad for the Art SGX 2000, a new guitar multi-effects processor with a valve preamp and digital effects. It only took three words for me to know I just [...]
Power chords in dropped D tuning – The beginner rock guitarists short cut When it comes to beginner electric guitar lessons, this has to be the quickest and easiest short cut I know of to fast track to playing power chords on the guitar. Especially if you’ve only just recently started to play the guitar [...]
Having worked in the music production and backing track industry for the last 12 years as a guitarist come music arranger, one thing has become quite obvious to me. Playing lead guitar to a backing track definitely makes a big difference to how well you play guitar solos. I often have to stop myself from [...]
When I first learned to play lead guitar, I basically taught myself. I had no lead guitar lessons to work from. My knowledge of music theory was very limited, and all I had as a starting point was a simple finger exercise in the key of C. I don’t want to bore you here with [...]
