Guitar Technique
How To Transition From An Intermediate To An Advanced Guitar Player
Take you guitar playing to the next level with Tommaso's best advice for the intermediate player.
Learn The Technique Of Slide Guitar And Take Your Playing To A Whole New Level
Slide guitar offers a very cool and unique sound that cannot be emulated any other way.
Four Keys To Making An Effective Guitar Practice Schedule
Anyone (including yourself) can learn to develop creativity by using the proven methods and strategies for reaching this goal.
Seven Picking Styles Every New Guitarist Should Learn
Mark covers the essential picking styles new guitarists need to learn (or at least be familiar with).
Chromatic Riffs and Lines
Mike shows you several ways to spice up your riffs, lines and solos with some chromatic passing tones.
Awesome Sounding Fingerpicking Blues Arrangements On Your Acoustic Guitar
A technique that allows you to play both the melody and accompaniment parts of a blues tune at the same time.
String Crossing Exercises
These exercises will help you to focus on string crossing with alternate picking, and also to help you develop left/right hand synchronization, speed and stamina.
Hanon Style, Scale Sequences
Mike teaches you scale sequences (in the Hanon style, adapted from piano) that are great for your dexterity and precision.
Fingerpicking The Easy Way Versus Fingerpicking The Right Way
Don't go with what feels easy as opposed to what is right.
Enhance Your Lead Guitar Playing With This One Simple Technique
An expert knows to practice simpler things.
Is Talent Required To Play Guitar?
If left unquestioned, these kind of thoughts can start to really build up and hurt your progress as a musician.
Learn From Steve Vai To Greatly Improve Your Guitar Playing: Part 2
Here are more true reasons for Vai's world-class guitar playing and the lessons each one holds for you.
Harmonic Minor: Movable Patterns
Mike shows you moveable type patterns for the harmonic minor scale, and some ways you can get some fresh new modern type sounds.
5 Ways Jazz Will Make You A Better Acoustic Guitar Player
Studying other styles of music such as jazz, will only make you a better, more rounded acoustic guitar player and musician.
How To Spice Up Your Chord Progressions
Playing a chord progression accurately does not necessarily mean the progression will sound good.
Movable Picking Patterns
focusing on picking and moveable shapes that will help to create longer lines.
Learn From Steve Vai To Greatly Improve Your Guitar Playing: Part 1
Here are the true reasons for Vai's world-class guitar playing and the lessons each one holds for you.
Soloing With Open Strings On Guitar, Part 3
In part 3, you'll learn how to easily play fast solo lines and riffs on your guitar.
Guitarists, Don't Get CAGED, Part 5
Is there any real benefit to learning more than one scale system? Here's one opinion to consider.
The CAGED System Literally Cages Your Guitar Playing
Don't waste another second of your time learning the guitar scales by using the CAGED system.
The Modes In One Position
Confused about the modes? Here is a way you can practice the modes that may help.
Stupid Guitar Trick #7 - The Drill Trick
Chris covers a classic 1980's example of style over substance.
Reexamining The Brown Sound
And... a tasty lick to get your fingers working.
Sweep Arpeggios - For Any Occasion
Chris takes you through every inversion on string-set G-B-E, allowing you to bust one out when called upon to do so.
Soloing With Open Strings On Guitar, Part 2
In part 2, you'll learn how to create amazing blues guitar solos using open strings.
Guitarists, Don't Get CAGED, Part 4
Why do people still use the CAGED system? Here are some answers.
How Pedal Points Can Change Your Guitar Playing For The Better
One of the oldest concepts in the book, adapted for modern rock guitar playing.
Picking: 3-String Picking Ideas
3-string picking ideas that are great for developing your picking, and to help create lines.
Soloing With Open Strings On Guitar, Part 1
How to create amazing guitar solos using open strings and pentatonic scale patterns.
Guitarists, Don't Get CAGED, Part 3
Why you need to stop dividing your fretboard in 5 today.
10 Steps For The Beginning Self-Taught Guitar Player
Check in with Joe Nevin and his 10 rocking guitar techniques you need to know.
Picking
These 2-string scale fragment examples will increase your speed and your picking technique.
Three Reasons Why All Guitar Pros Learn Scales Eventually
Discover how learning scales actually fosters creativity.
Regaining Your Guitar Skills After A Long Break
You will get your skills back again by using these five approaches.
Guitarists, Don't Get CAGED, Part 2
Integrating scales and arpeggios mechanically.
Constructing Lines With The 5th Intervals
Read about new ideas for using perfect 5ths in your playing.