In previous guitar lessons I've covered how to use a guitar capo and how to transpose with a guitar capo, but in this lesson we're going to take a slightly different approach to the capo - we're going to only use it on part of the fretboard! So grab your guitar capo, and place it […]
Slide guitar is a lot of fun to play, partly because it is so different from how you'd normally play a guitar, and partly because it can be so expressive. In this lesson Colin Daniel (from RiffNinja.com) teaches how to play a few slide riffs in between the rhythm. The rhythm we'll use is a […]
In this lesson Colin takes a look at standard D tuning on the guitar. This particular tuning is quite popular in country and metal, although I'm sure you'll find it used elsewhere as well. Standard D tuning is quite simply dropping standard E tuning by one whole tone on each string. It produces a lower, […]
A little while ago the folks over at ToneGear sent me one of their gadgets - a Spider Capo - to checkout. I've played around with it a bit, so I figured it was time to share my thoughts on it. Firstly - what in the world is a SPIDER capo? We all know what […]
Today I'm posting one of my friend Colin's videos, one that he did on the Open G Major tuning for guitar. This is just an introduction to the tuning, giving you an idea what you can do with an open tuning. Alternate guitar tunings are a ton of fun, and this is one example. When […]
Drop D tuning is a great place to start if you're looking to learn or try something a bit different on your guitar. Experimenting with alternate guitar tunings can be a great place to generate new ideas. It's amazing, but by changing the tuning of just one string (let alone more), you can dramatically change […]
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