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  • In Search Of A Quality Kids Electric Guitar  By : David Smithe
    It is a long and arduous task Your son or daughter has been begging you to buy them an electric guitar for months, weeks, and years
  • Memorizing Guitar Song Chords Made Simple  By : David Smithe
    If you have advanced far enough along in your guitar playing that you are working on learning chords, and putting those chords together to make songs, then this article is for you One of the challenges about learning to play guitar is memorization
  • DVD Guitar Lessons That Rock  By : David Smithe
    Do you find yourself short on practice time Do you struggle with making time for regular guitar lessons
  • How To Improve Guitar Tone During Live Performances And Have The Perfect Gig!  By : Eugene Walker
    Join us as we take a look into several different methods of how to improve your guitar tone during a live performance You can also learn the benefits of using guitar backing tracks to help perfect your skills in practice and for help developing tone live
  • Improve Your Guitar Playing Speed And Learn To Play Fast  By : Eugene Walker
    Take a look with us now as we delve into tips and tricks for improving your guitar playing speed and for some practical knowledge on effectively using metronomes and other helps to improve your practice sessions

    Most aspiring guitar players today fill their heads with dreams about moving their fingers effortlessly across their fretboards with lightning quick speed and accuracy that leaves minds rocked and speakers blown
  • Learn To Play Guitar Tips And Resources  By : Lamar Deane
    Learning to play guitar is an exciting and enriching activity that can bring hugh rewards in self confidence and personal satisfaction Guitar provides gratification for people and learning to play guitar is just one way that you can have this enjoyment for yourself and others
  • Improve Your Lead Guitar Playing Skills & Rock Like A Professional  By : Eugene Walker
    Join us as we take a deeper look at some tips that can help you to improve your lead guitar playing skills We will discuss different methods of achieving better speed as well as the benefit of playing along with guitar backing tracks
  • Master The Guitar And Playing Great Solos - Tips & Tricks  By : Eugene Walker
    Join us as we take a look at a few key tips for learning how to master the guitar You'll learn how playing with no effects improves accuracy, how to get the most out of practice sessions with guitar backing tracks, as well as a few principles to apply to guitar practice
  • Master Guitar Solos Quickly Using Guitar Backing Tracks  By : Eugene Walker
    Come along with us as we dive in to how you can master guitar solos by using backing tracks for guitarists We will examine how using guitar backing tracks can be a huge asset in developing your skills as well as helping you to master lead guitar playing
  • Natural Guitar Talent - Are Guitar Virtuosos Born Or Made?  By : Eugene Walker
    Join us as we take a look into a popular guitar myth on the subject of natural talent We will be discussing how natural talent is not a replacement for hard work and for learning the proper skills
  • Play By Ear For Guitarists - Learn How To Play By Ear  By : Eugene Walker
    Join us as we take a look at what it takes to learn to play the guitar by ear and some practical tips that you can use to improve your skills and fine tune your ear

    When you hear someone say, "He plays by *ear*" it's often said with awe
  • On The Road With A Travel Electric Guitar  By : David Smithe
    The demands of a busy personal life may start to impact your music If your job takes you around the world and back again, your guitar playing may start to suffer
  • Interesting Electric Guitar Facts You May Not Know  By : David Smithe
    As with any old pastime, there is a great deal of trivia associated with electric guitars and the people who played them well Electric guitar innovators in manufacturing and performance techniques alike are heralded as some of the great historical icons
  • Mastering Guitar Scales & Improvise Effortlessly - Tips And Tricks  By : Eugene Walker
    Join us now as we examine a few practical tips to help you learn and master guitar scales, and the benefits of having a set practice time for learning scales We will also be discussing the value of using guitar backing tracks to help master and perfect our scales and improvisation techniques
  • Playing Live With Guitar Backing Tracks : How You Can Benefit From It And Get The Perfect Gig!  By : Eugene Walker
    Join us as we examine the many benefits of using guitar backing tracks to play live gigs You'll learn how using guitar backing tracks can improve your skills and ability as well as making practice time more enjoyable, along with the many perks of using them to play live
  • The Secret Guitar Weapon: How To Become A Guitar Guru  By : Eugene Walker
    Join me as I take a look at what guitarists around the world are using as their secret weapon to mastery of their instrument Come and learn what you can use as a method to help perfect and master a variety of important guitar techniques and skills
  • Learning To Play Guitar By Ear  By : David Smithe
    Have you ever met someone who could hear a song on the radio, then sit down at a piano or pick up a guitar and start playing the same song, without ever looking at the music for it That is called playing by ear
  • An Insider’s Look At How To Play Fast Guitar  By : David Smithe
    Every budding guitarist loves to hear those powerhouse solos where it seems like the players fingers are on fire Learning how to play fast guitar is something that many young players want to master, but they don't know where to start
  • A Journey To The Guitar's Past  By : James Brown
    Way before the most contemporary electric guitar came into being and way before synthetic materials were utilized, a guitar was defined most of the time as simply "with a fretted, long neck, wooden and flat soundboard, a flat back, with incurved sides"

    Historians note that at least 5,000 years ago, the guitar was derived from instruments found in Central Asia and ancient India, called the Sitara
  • Getting The Best Guitar Through A Bargain  By : James Brown
    Knowing the right guitar for you shouldn't start and end with getting one Definitely, the work isn't done yet
  • Living In The Guitar Age  By : James Brown
    The concept of modernization has conquered even the entire music industry throughout the world Various technological advancements have been taken on to create better sound quality, better vocals, and better music in general
  • A Brief History Of Yamaha Electric Guitars  By : Clive Oliver Blacksmith
    With over a hundred years of experience manufacturing musical instruments, Yamaha is universally acknowledged as the producer some of the world's finest instruments Yamaha started guitar production in the mid 1940's and from that day to this have produced a wide variety of guitars to fulfil the needs of all players, from beginner to enthusiast and on to professional
  • Choose A Good Guitar Guide  By : Chris Chew
    If you are a beginner guitar player, you will naturally to be apprehensive about what type of guitar should you buy and the cost of buying one Yes, there are many things to ponder over when you are deciding to buy a good beginner's guitar
  • Beginners Guitar Chords - 3 To Get You Started  By : Chris Davies
    If you've just started out playing the guitar, this lesson will show you three basic chords that you can then use to play a lot of different songs, after a bit of practise (the famous '3 chords' )
  • All Amped About Guitar Amps: Which One Goes Where?  By : Max Kersten
    An important part of creating your own home recording studio requires understanding how the amp works, but more importantly, what job each type of amp has This is, however, a simple concept to understand
  • Start Playing Rock Guitar - 5 Easy Steps To Get You Rocking Out  By : Chris Davies
    If you love rock music, and have always wanted to be able to play some of your favorite songs on the guitar, but maybe you've found it difficult to get started, then here are 5 steps to help get you get going

    Step 1 - Choose Your Guitar & Amp

    Of course, you can learn to play the guitar using any type of guitar, acoustic (classical/folk) or electric
  • How To Play An Insane Guitar Solo  By : Jason Parker
    What's the most insane guitar solo you've ever heard One by Paul Gilbert
  • Guitar Tricks Review  By : Jason Parker
    Where do I start with this review Guitar Tricks is the oldest video guitar lessons website on the net, online since 1998, when it took over an hour to download anything of size
  • Get the motivation you need, learn guitar playing  By : Hans Luz

    Forget about that sentence that talent is the key to success! After all, its the fun that counts. Learn guitar playing for yourself. This is a small introduction to what you need to start out playing.

  • Your Best Guitar Practice Routine  By : Griff Hamlin
    Coming up with the best guitar practice routine is a matter of first deciding what your goals are. For most guitarists when they think of a practice routine, the goal is to improve speed and technique. For some, sight reading may also be an area that needs work, as well as improvisation, soloing, rhythm and timing issues. What follows is what I've used and developed over the course of the last 20 years to get my technique and artistry to where I want it to be.
  • The Fretboard Master  By : Jack Sky Ltd
    Having been a guitar player for over 20 years, I am often amazed at the number of guitarists that have never taken the time to learn the notes on their fretboard. I have met guitar players that gig on a regular basis, and yet are unable to find a C# on the 3rd string, an A natural on the 4th string or an F natural on any string! Little do they know that by learning this one simple thing, their playing and enjoyment of the instrument will increase ten fold!
  • Beginning Guitar to Transform Your Little Tunes Into Beautiful Songs  By : Muna Wa Wanjiru
    Music is its many forms provides enjoyment for people and learning to play guitar is just one way that you can have this pleasure for yourself and others.
  • The Art of Playing Jazz Guitar - A True Preparation Primer Part 1  By : John Belthoff
    I'm not going to kid you; playing Jazz Guitar is extremely difficult at best and almost downright impossible at worst. However there are things you can do to improve your improvisation skills and feeling and we'll discuss them throughout this multi part series so look for additional parts in the near future.
  • The Art of Playing Jazz Guitar - A True Preparation Primer Part 2  By : John Belthoff
    In part 1; we discussed various metronome techniques to advance our awareness, concentration, feeling, and broaden our minds while practicing. This article will go into what we should be practicing and, more importantly, thinking when using those techniques.
  • How To Connect A Guitar To A Computer  By : Brad Finley
    Explains how to connect a guitar to a pc and play guitar through a pc.
  • Guitar Tapping Tips And Techniques  By : Brad Finley
    The article discusses guitar tapping or right hand ‘legatos' which is a technique players have been executing for years.
  • How To Get Your Guitar To Sound The Way You Want.  By : Brad Finley
    No matter how well your guitar plays when you first bring it home, you will come to find it doesn't play exactly the same way after a time (sometimes even a small period of time). In some cases the instrument's action and feel is pretty much to your liking, but you still want to make adjustments to fit your particular playing needs. Whichever the case, you will want a guitar set-up to make the guitar play the way you want it to.
  • An Introduction to the Types of Guitar  By : Ian Williamson
    The guitar is one of the most popular musical instruments today. There are different kinds of guitars that are available out for different guitar players. Guitars are different in terms of playability, overall appearance and sound quality. Here are some of the types of guitars that guitar players or aspiring ...
  • A Short History of Guitar  By : Rocky
    The guitar is an amazing musical instrument with ancient roots and used in a huge variety of musical styles today, it is also called as solo classical instrument. It is most well known as the primary instrument in blues, country, flamenco, rock music and many other forms of pop.
  • What You Should Know About Guitar Strings  By : Josh Scalf
    Generally speaking there are two types of guitar strings that are made. Steel - used on electric and acoustic guitars Nylon - primarily used on classical and flamenco guitars Guitar strings are normally wound with either type of nickel, brass, or copper alloy. On most standard set of strings for ...
  • Popular Types of Guitars  By : Victor Epand
    The list for popular types of guitars can be endless. Guitars come in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors and types. There are acoustic guitars, electric acoustic guitars, semi hollow guitars, electric guitars, twelve string guitars, four string bass guitars, five string bass guitars; the catalog goes on and on. ...
  • Playing Great Guitar Music  By : Sohel Katir
    Benefits of Learning the Classical Guitar MusicLearning the music of classic guitar has a lot of benefits to give. Aside from that, learning the craft of classical guitar music will allow you to entertain your friends and families anytime you want to. With all the information that is available about ...
  • WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR?  By : Samantha Clark
    An acoustic guitar is the name applied to any guitar which is not electric, but more specifically to classic guitars which evolved into the modern country-western or folk guitar.
  • Major Scale Patterns On the Guitar Fretboard  By : Desi Serna
    How to learn and memorize major scale patterns that are illustrated in guitar neck diagrams. Includes important information of connecting scale patterns, fingering patterns, transposing to new keys, pr acting and applying guitar theory to the fretboard.
  • Learn How to Play the Guitar - Obstacles and Solutions  By : Scott Brooks
    Playing guitar is very fun and rewarding - however it will take hard work and patience. If you really desire to play, keep dreaming about playing your favorite song or riff and keep this vision in front of you. This goal will keep you motivated and determined on those days that you just don't feel like practicing. If you have been dreaming of playing the guitar, go for your dreams. There is no better time than the present.
  • How to Buy a New Guitar  By : Peter Lenkefi
    Tips on buying a new guitar
  • How to Practice the Guitar Effectively  By : Peter Lenkefi
    Tips on how to practice the guitar
  • Guitar Practicing Tips for Newbies  By : Peter Lenkefi
    Tips for newbies about guitar practicing
  • Guitar Maintenance Tips to Lengthen the Life of Your Guitar  By : Peter Lenkefi
    Guitar Maintenance Tips
  • How to Play the Guitar  By : Peter Lenkefi
    How to Play the Guitar - A short introduction
  • How To Play A Guitar  By : Ian Major
    Friends often ask me how to play guitar or what guitar instruction to use. My answer is usually "it's not so much how to play guitar or what guitar instruction to use but rather, what guitar to play." They're In For Some Pain.
  • The 5 Top Tips On Learning How Play A Guitar  By : Ian Major
    If you have ever wanted to learn how to play a guitar, you're not on your own! Understanding guitar can make you a popular commodity anytime friends are gathered together. Nothing is quite as much fun as a sing-along. Besides, as musical instruments go, it's easy to learn to play a guitar. Here are the five best tips.
  • How To Play A Guitar - The Advantages Of Downloading Video Tutorials To Your PC  By : Ian Major
    Are you intrigued by the internet advertisements that you see for learning how to play a guitar that you can download to your PC! If you have always wanted to learn to play the guitar, but didn't know where to turn for help, programs such as guitar learning software that you can get online can be just what you are looking for. Just what advantages can you expect from downloading guitar software to your home PC?
  • How To Play A Guitar - The Advantages Of Playing Along To Backing Tracks  By : Ian Major
    Guitar mentoring computer programs can easily help you how to play a guitar. It's fairly easy to pick up the basics but improving in skill is an ongoing process. One way to maximize and simplify this process of gaining those new skills is via the usage of guitar learning programs and of particular importance, is having the choice of playing along with program backing tracks.
  • Learning To Play Guitar  By : Ian Major
    It's not something you can learn in an afternoon and it will take hard work and above all, practice, but boy is it worth it. Have you ever wondered why you want to play guitar? This isn't just an of the cuff question because the answer to this will give you a starting point to learning and that is so important.
  • Improving Guitar Skills On Your Own Terms  By : Michael Russell
    Improving guitar skills on your own terms is more enjoyable and rewarding. Playing on your own terms and not somebody else's is the key to becoming a satisfied guitar player.
  • When You Practice Your Guitar Playing Might Be More Important Than How You Practice  By : Corey Lewis
    This article discusses how to best utilize muscle memory to make rapid gains with guitar. This describes how sleep plays a vital role in the programming of muscle memory and lists several tips on how to use this process to your advantage with regards to guitar playing.
  • Guitars - Buy Cheap Or Good?  By : Michael Russell
    The argument of whether to buy a cheap guitar or good guitar for the beginner will go on forever. Without taking sides, we take a look at both sides of this argument. Cheap or Good? You decide for yourself.
  • 8 Simple Guitar Chords Every Guitar Player Should Know  By : John Robert
    Learn how to play 5 major and 3 minor guitar chords right now! A road map for the beginning guitarist.
  • Are You Improving Your Guitar Skills Or Just Memorising  By : Lee Nicholas
    If you are struggling to find creative ideas as a guitarist then there's a good chance you aren't making the most of what you learn. This article may help you improve your own guitar skills.
  • Building Speed On The Guitar - A Commonly Overlooked Problem  By : Lee Nicholas
    Building speed on the guitar can be a challenging task. Many amateur guitarists struggle to play fast, yet without realising, they might be making it even more difficult than it needs to be.
  • Playing Right Handed Guitar Left Handed  By : Ben Willis
    # How a left handed guitar player can master an instrument that was built for a right handed player. Playing left handed without restringing the guitar.
  • Playing Right Handed Guitar Left Handed - Chords And Finger Positions  By : Ben Willis
    In my last article we discussed how as a left handed person I came to play the guitar in an unorthodox manner by flipping over a right handed guitar and playing it backwards. How a left handed guitar player can master an instrument that was built for a right handed player/Playing left handed without restringing the guitar.
  • Playing Right Handed Guitar Left Handed - Should I Play A Right Handed Guitar?  By : Ben Willis
    How a left handed guitar player can master an instrument that was built for a right handed player. Playing left handed without restringing the guitar.
  • Playing Right Handed Guitar Left Handed - Strumming Or Picking Style  By : Ben Willis
    How a left handed guitar player can master an instrument that was built for a right handed player. Playing left handed without restringing the guitar.
  • Playing Right Handed Guitar Left Handed - Eric Clapton The Autobiography  By : Ben Willis
    I would like to get off of the subject of playing right handed guitar left handed for this article because I just read the book "Clapton The Autobiography" and want to comment because he is one of the most influential guitar players of our time. There is mention however of my type of guitar playing on pages 129 and 130 about Albert King and Jimi Hendrix. although he says that Jimi played a right handed guitar upside down he doesn't say that he also changed the strings around so that the high E w
  • Playing Right Handed Guitar Left Handed - Using Right Handed Products  By : Ben Willis
    How a left handed guitar player can master an instrument that was built for a right handed player. Playing left handed without restringing the guitar.
  • How to Play the Best Acoustic Guitar Songs  By : Rory Herts
    Close your eyes and listen. Is there a sound more soulful and more resonant than a well-played guitar? It's the sound of life and the sound of the soul. You can make it yours. That is, if you're up for it.
  • Learning the Jazz Guitar Scales - Basic How-To's  By : Logan B Young
    Complete scale mastery involves more than just learning how to move your fingers. Music, the kind that moves our soul (and caused us to want to learn to play jazz guitar), involves our eyes, our ears and our mind. Yes, we do have to have technically correct finger positioning and we'll probably have to practice for hours on end, but when our music is played "in the zone" we have the satisfaction that we've played from our heart.
  • Improvising a Song On Your Jazz Guitar  By : Logan B Young
    One of the best ways to find out the genre that appeals to you is by listening to a few styles (i.e. jazz, blues, rock, folk, country, pop, etc.) The ones that stick in your mind are the ones to start off with.
  • Guitar Playing Has A Huge Impact On Your Social Life  By : Tihomir Opacic
    Did you ever hear about someone who wants to "Be a rock star so he can pick up all the chicks"? That's sometimes the reason for someone to pick up a guitar and start playing. Then there's Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray who admitted that he started playing because he liked to look at himself in the mirror while playing. And there are of course people that just want to play songs that their favorite bands are playing, so they're trying to become more like them.
  • Guitar Playing for Bills Paying  By : Tihomir Opacic
    I have a bad, bad habit of turning every passion of mine, every hobby into some sort of business. One of my first hobbies that went that way was guitar playing. I mean, who doesn't want to be a rock star? Is there a better way to make money then doing something you like? Well, yes and no.
  • Learn to Read Sheet Music and Forget the TAB - Advice for Guitarists  By : Will Kalif
    Reading sheet music can be very intimidating for a beginning guitarist. It is, after all, a brand new language composed of a lot of symbols that are new and alien. But Reading sheet music is a must for anyone who wants to be a serious guitarist and it will take your guitar playing well beyond anything that TAB will show you. Tablature is a crutch. It will only teach you how to play songs and compositions by rote. It is true that with Tab you will learn how to play a piece of music but in the pro
  • Instructional Guitar DVD - Best Approach To Learning Guitar?  By : Reggie Dunn
    This article discusses the advantages of learning guitar through instructional dvds. As anyone who has ever made an attempt to learn guitar can tell you, there are many ways to approach this task. So what are the advantages to learning with this method?
  • Guitar Training Software - What To Look For?  By : Reggie Dunn
    Over recent years, there has been a shift in the way aspiring musicians are learning how to play guitar. In today's information age and technological society, the traditional school of thought of learning the guitar by going to a private instructor has stepped aside to a new way - using guitar training software.
  • Should You Learn To Play Guitar On DVD?  By : Reggie Dunn
    Learn to play guitar DVD packages are becoming increasingly more popular these days among both beginner and novice guitar players. A quick search on the internet will show that there are many products out there, but the question comes up as to if this is the most efficient way? Also, is it the most cost effective way to learn?
  • Idiot! You Can Play Guitar, You Can Make It!  By : Hong Yie Chong
    Many peoples are thinking of learning guitar and hope that one day they can play and sing like Eric Clapton. Have you been trying hard to learn playing guitar but does not achieve much? Does that make you think that you don't have what it takes to learn guitar.
  • Learn Guitar - Online Lessons  By : Mike P Hayes
    Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of first learning guitar is that it is seemingly impossible to play anything that actually sounds good. Learning guitar is a highly rewarding and enjoyable musical experience.
  • Learning Guitar - Acoustic Guitar  By : Mike P Hayes
    In the hands of a master, the acoustic guitar is a living breathing soul, with individuals in the audience enraptured by the complex qualities of its six strings. An acoustic guitar is arguably the best to learn on, choosing the right one is easy, once you know how
  • How Long Does It Take To Play Guitar  By : Mike P Hayes
    Many teenagers exist who aspire to become rock superstars, but there is also a section who wants to learn guitar playing just for sake of it. But many of them end up losing hope of learning guitar since they don't find the best way to learn guitar.
  • Guitar Lessons or Downloads?  By : Mike P Hayes
    Guitar lessons can be a marvelous opportunity for adults to take time out of their day-to-day routines and find new outlets for their creative expression and they are certainly cheaper than therapy sessions
  • Learning How To Play Guitars With Videos  By : Mike P Hayes
    Today, if you're considering learning guitar online, your guitar course should be a full multi-media program. Guitar lessons online now contain written text, audio and video clips.
  • What Guitar Scales Should You Study?  By : Mike P Hayes
    Learning and practicing scales can become an obsession for many guitarists. Scales can "free your fingers and freeze your brain", if you're not careful. Always keep in mind that scales are part of the preparation work we do so we will be free to express ourselves musically
  • 1st Position Pentatonic Scale  By : Mike P Hayes
    Pentatonic scales are among the most important scales in modern guitar music apart from the fact that pentatonic scales are simpler and generally easier to play than diatonic scales. You will be learning both the minor and major pentatonic scales at the same time.
  • Guitar Scales For Country Music  By : Mike P Hayes
    The trick with music theory is to break everything down into baby-step i.e., guitar scales for country music, guitar scales for bluegrass music, guitar scales for jazz music, guitar scales for rock music. Let's say your primary style of music is country music. We could subdivide the subject of music theory into: what guitar scales for country, what chord progressions for country, what style of country music, what guitar techniques for country.
  • Most Important And Practical Guitar Scales To Learn  By : Mike P Hayes
    A major reason why many guitarists never master guitar scales is that they try to learn too many at once. Until you "own" your scales you can't use them effectively.
  • Guitar Scales 22 Fret System (Parts 8 and 9)  By : Mike P Hayes
    Guitarists who are already familiar with the various modes: Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixo-Lydian, Aeolian and Locrian modes will immediately see the benefits of being able to play the modes over the whole fretboard using the guitar scales 22 fret system. The last two fingering patterns in our guitar scales 22 fret system completes the C major scale over the entire fingerboard of a standard electric guitar.
  • Guitar Scales 22 Fret System (Parts 6 and 7)  By : Mike P Hayes
    All the notes on the guitar fretboard repeat themselves from the twelfth fret. Use this scale system to unlock the fingerboard fast!
  • Guitar Scales 22 Fret System (Parts 4 And 5)  By : Mike P Hayes
    Our first project using the guitar scales 22 fret system is to play all the natural notes over the entire fingerboard. This would be the same as playing all the white notes on a piano.
  • Guitar Scales 22 Fret System (Part 3)  By : Mike P Hayes
    Practicing guitar music scales is one of the key elements to learning the basics of guitar. A major reason why many guitarists never master guitar scales is that they try to learn too many at once.
  • Guitar Scales 22 Fret System (Part 2)  By : Mike P Hayes
    As you are learning this scale system you are also learning all the modes at the same time. The reason for this is that the seven modes are all derived from the same C major scale.
  • Guitar Scales 22 Fret System  By : Mike P Hayes
    If you want to develop top-class guitar scales and improvisation skills, then the guitar scales 22 fret system is the tool that will make your dreams come true. By following these simple and precise guitar scales, you will be on your way to successful guitar music playing in no time.
  • Major Jazz Guitar Scales  By : Mike P Hayes
    The main thing to keep in mind is that it's not how many scales you know but rather how many to "own", by that I mean how much you control you have over your scales both intellectually as well as physically. There seems to be an endless array of scales to learn for jazz guitar. What are the major jazz guitar scales to learn, if we can define the major jazz guitar scales that are commonly used, we'd reduce our workload significantly.
  • Camp Song Guitar Chords  By : Mike P Hayes
    Many guitarists don't understand the importance of learning two chord camp song guitar chords, although it should be obvious if you can't play two chord songs "by ear", there's little chance of playing three chord songs. Guitar players often spend hours learning new chords
  • Jazz Guitar Chords Online  By : Mike P Hayes
    Once the guitarist learns the skills of being able to uncover the basic chord changes to jazz standards, they can then re harmonize the harmonic background many different ways to reflect the way they wish to present a particular piece of music.
  • Gospel Songs For Guitar  By : Mike P Hayes
    "He's got the Whole World In His Hands" (two chord song) - is just one of the many gospel songs for guitar using easy chords. Gospel standards that are essential repertoire for every aspiring guitarist - great for playing at jam sessions and for family, church, camp or other venues for sacred songs. We learn to play gospel chords for guitar by developing our ear.
  • How To Play Blues Guitar Like BB King  By : Mike P Hayes
    If you want to learn how to play blues guitar like B.B King you must first understand and learn to recognize by ear the evolution of the blues chord progressions. Although B.B King's style is almost exclusively single note lead lines and riffs, one of the key secrets' to his sound is the chord progressions played in the background, this gives B.B's notes their different musical color.
  • How To Play Blues Guitar Like BB King (Part 2)  By : Mike P Hayes
    When learning to play blues guitar like B.B King the various 12 minor blues progressions are essential material to study. The blues guitarist must be able to quickly identify the standard chord changes in both major and minor blues progressions.
  • Minor Pentatonic Scale Theory  By : Mike P Hayes
    The minor pentatonic scale is one of the most talked about and played scale on the guitar, however little is known of the minor pentatonic scale theory. The minor pentatonic scale shape is usually the first scale shape guitar players learn on the guitar. By studying the minor pentatonic scale's theoretical background the confusion disappears and many new applications for this versatile scale are revealed.
  • Guitar Chords With Only Two Fingers  By : Mike P Hayes
    Anyone who has struggled with bar chords will know that these physically demanding chord shapes do not produce the sounds we hear on recordings. Three note chords using only two fingers are not just an easy way out for kid's songs and lazy guitar players, if done correctly these slick chord voicings will have you producing amazing guitar sounds. Guitar chords with only two fingers are essential tools of the professional guitarist.

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