Here’s a video of Lawson Rollins’ Persian Night that I came across the other day. As you’re watching this video – yes, he’s a classical player – watch the kind of moves he does. You’ll find shredding in here that would make Steve Vai or Yngwie Malmsteen grin in approval. Watch how he uses his […]
Here’s another lesson with some new guitar riffs for you, based on the G major and E minor scale patterns. It really helps once you start recognizing how the minor scale is integrated with the major scale. That’s something I cover in detail in my Guitar Scale Patterns course, however you can see it in […]
In my opinion, if you can fully understand how to use thirds on your guitar, you’ve come a long way… Thirds are one of the best sounding harmonies to the human ear, and there are many, many different ways in which they can be applied on the guitar. In these guitar lessons I try to […]
This lesson will teach you the Sweet Home Alabama chords for the guitar. This is one of those super popular guitar songs that most people will recognize. In fact, most people will probably recognize this song from just the chords and the picking pattern, even without playing the riffs. In this lesson, Colin teaches the […]
Here’s a great version of Tommy Emmanuel playing Guitar Boogie. The first time I saw him play this song it blew my mind, seeing what he does with an acoustic guitar. This clip is taken from a concert he did in St. Louis. It’s great to see how comfortable Tommy is onstage and playing that […]
Learn hybrid picking technique – combine your pick with fingers for rich fingerstyle sound. Step-by-step guide to the pick-and-pluck method, plus practice patterns.
Two free video lessons on hybrid picking, the picking approach that turns static rhythm into something with melody and bass motion inside it. The first one is built for beginners. The second one's a pattern most rhythm guitarists never quite stumble into on their own.