After spending 5 months in out space, last week Commander Chris Hadfield safely landed back on earth, with his two crew mates. In case you weren’t aware, Cmdr Hadfield has gained fame as being the “guitar playing astronaut” even writing and performing music from outer space! Pretty cool, if you ask me. He even played […]
Every now and then I hang out on various forums online, just to get a feel for what people are talking about in the guitar world. Well, this past week, one post I watched with interest was titled “I HATE bar chords 🙁” That was it – there wasn’t really anything more than the title, […]
Theory is one of those funny things that can really help out beginning players and advanced players alike. I was talking to the Riff Ninja the other day, and he told me he’d got where he was not because of any natural “born with it” ability, but by hard work… and theory. He said that […]
Did you ever see the movie the Matrix? Kind of a weird movie I guess, but it sure spawned a loyal following, and somehow they turned it into a trilogy… Anyhow, there’s this scene in there where Neo, the main character, is given the choice between taking two pills. There’s a red pill, and a […]
So… mystery chords… What is a mystery chord? Have you ever fiddled around on your guitar, and come up with a guitar chord that sounds really good, but because you literally just created it by ear, you have NO idea what to call it, let alone how to use it? (Side note – you can […]
I’m not much of a fisherman, but last winter I was in Mexico for a week snatching a little R&R, and while there, somehow I found myself out on a boat, pulling in a nice Mahi-Mahi. Today when I heard about this huge tuna that actually capsized the boat of the guy fishing for it, […]
Three free videos. The fretboard isn't twenty separate positions, it's one system that keeps repeating. Once you see that, the chord shapes you already know stop being mystery moves and start being the where of something bigger. I'll show you in about fifteen minutes total.