This guitar lesson on picking bass notes is pretty short, because I scooped one of my buddy Colin’s guitars to do the lesson quick while he was out of the room! Haha. Gotta have some fun in life, right? Well, anyways, the main point of the lesson is that when you’re picking, you really need […]
So what mistake did I make? Well, I make plenty every time I play my guitar… do you? Fact is, when you’re playing guitar, bass, or any other instrument… For that matter, with nearly anything in life… If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not progressing. Sound harsh? Well, that’s my take on it, and I’m […]
Most guitarists learn chords by memorizing shapes — you put your fingers here, strum, and that’s a C. It works, but it keeps you dependent on chord charts. What if you could just grab the guitar and invent a chord on the spot? That’s what chord theory is really about — not memorizing rules, but […]
This is one of several guitar riffs built from chords you already know. Today’s guitar lesson has some cool guitar riffs and ideas for you, but this time I also get into the theory behind the riffs – just a bit ;). Theory is incredibly useful for a) finding cool guitar riffs, and b) figuring […]
Hammer-ons and pull-offs are what make guitar playing sound fluid instead of choppy. Every legato phrase, every quick riff that seems too fast to pick — it’s built on these two techniques. They’re also one of the best tools for getting more out of your guitar scales practice. Once your fretting hand can create notes […]
This guitar lesson is a pretty basic one (sliding between notes), but hopefully it still contains some useful tips for you. I wanted to talk briefly about ‘sliding between notes’ on your guitar… I’m NOT talking about using a ‘slide’ on your guitar, in the sense of putting a metal or glass tube around your […]
Copying a lick is the easy part. Stringing licks into a solo that sounds intentional, instead of just running up and down the box, is the part nobody teaches. Four free video lessons on the timing and phrasing that turn the pentatonic shape your licks come from into something that actually sounds like music.