Guitar Nine Columns: Guitar Technique

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Ioannis Anastassakis

Some things I wish I knew during my first year of playing guitar.

Sav Izzi

Letting notes ring can do wonders for your compositions.

Tommaso Zillio

If you are a Western musician, this is probably going to sound 'new' to you.

Ioannis Anastassakis

Installing new pickups on the guitar is the most common upgrade one can make.

Ioannis Anastassakis

Installing new pickups on the guitar is the most common upgrade one can make.

Tommaso Zillio

We have an interesting situation here regarding the augmented scale.

Tommaso Zillio

The Minor Add9 arpeggio has more uses than you imagine.

Guitar on YouTube

Bonamassa's vibrato, his creative bends, and a handful of sweet licks.

Just Rijna

Become a better improviser by learning new licks.

Tommaso Zillio

Embracing the cliche' and trying to make it better.

Ioannis Anastassakis

Upgrade your current guitar with better hardware or opt for a shiny brand new one?

Tommaso Zillio

Is there such a thing as the 'most emotional note' in a key?

Ioannis Anastassakis

Specific points that will help you, in order to get better on both instruments.

Tommaso Zillio

The B diminished chord is objectively harder to use than the other major and minor chords.

Tommaso Zillio

Voice leading: unlocking the very DNA of musical structure and showing how it lives.

Guitar on YouTube

An introduction to the riffs and chords from the Carlos Santana song "Smooth", off of "Supernatural".

Tommaso Zillio

There are techniques to make the same simple chord progression sound differently.

Tommaso Zillio

The Neapolitan Major Scale is, in fact, a minor scale, but don't spread that around.

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Alien surfer and guitar instructor Joe Satriani discusses melody, specifically, how to stretch out a melody.

Tommaso Zillio

This movement is by far one of the most common 'blind spots' that guitar players have.

Tommaso Zillio

Not all exotic scales are used exclusively by extreme metal players.

Tommaso Zillio

Searching for interesting chords to put before a dominant chord.

Guitar on YouTube

Steve discusses melody writing, phrasing, dynamics and more using his track "For The Love Of God".

Tommaso Zillio

The differences between regular and scalloped fretboards explained.

Tommaso Zillio

Write dissonant but delightful music using the Neapolitan minor scale or chord.

Guitar on YouTube

McRocklin's masterclass covers his track "New Beginnings" (B minor) in great detail.

Tommaso Zillio

An exercise that you can use to build a powerful picking hand.

Dan Peeke

Exercises that will challenge you to build a deeper connection with your guitar.

April-May 2021
Guitar Nine

Dozens of articles on the subject of scales, scale patterns, scale connection and more.

April-May 2021
Simon Candy

A little technique can go a long way if you know how to apply it creatively.

April-May 2021
Tommaso Zillio

All it takes is knowing the correct exercises to get your hands working properly.

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