A lot of guitar players treat strumming and picking as separate skills, and rarely allow the two to meet... which is a shame, because they ARE separate skills, but once combined, they allow access to so much more than either skill could access individually. Watch on Youtube In today's guitar lesson, we're going to look […]
This guitar lesson covers a fingerpicking technique that I like using from time to time. The basic idea is that you pick the root note with your pick (plectrum... whatever!), and then you pluck strings 1, 2, and 3 simultaneously after that. This gives a somewhat syncopated rhythmic feel, and it sounds great because you […]
When you're playing guitar dynamics are very important. The same is true for any instrument, but how do you add dynamics to your guitar playing? Although there are many ways of adding dynamics to your playing, one great way to do that is to change the intensity you play with. One way to do that […]
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 […]
I recently ran a poll asking you guys what you wanted to learn most on the guitar, and guitar picking came in a dead tie with strumming (both at 26%) and seeing as I've already done some lessons on strumming, I figured it was time to even the score and get one in on picking […]
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