Even more ways to spice up our old pal: the Dorian mode.
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Even more ways to spice up our old pal: the Dorian mode.
Greg Rapaport talks about developing some serious synergy between the picking and fretting hands.
It`s not Frankenstein or Dracula, simply more Greasy Fingers.
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas talks about the sticky topic that will energize your practice sessions.
How to personalize and colorize our old friend - the blues.
Learning the fretboard through scales by Mike Campese.
Using harmonics to get a great shimmering sound, from an award winning guitarist.
The changes to John Coltrane`s classic can result in inspiration for original solos.
How to develop the ability to use right hand figers along with the pick.
Steve Pappas is back with another piece for solo fingerstyle guitar originating from Ireland.
How to control a potentially rebellious picking hand.
A complete primer on these amazing scales.
How does anybody know what key they’re in? Let's find out.
Systems and ways to organize large clumps of knowledge in the area of chord construction.
Gain control over your instrument and improve your ear for harmonies.
Greg Rapaport discusses advanced tapping forms.
More ways to master the fretboard through the use of the pentatonic scale.
How you can add something different to your solos to sound a little more `out`.
Are you aurally challanged? Learn how to improve this vital skill.
Steve Pappas is back with a beautiful Christmas carol arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar.
How to view frustration as a positive thing. No, really.
How to avoid wasting your time learning things that will not help you achieve your goals.
Know who you are playing with before you play any super big, wide sounding chords.
Guitarist Jeff Scheetz` own blistering version of this holiday chestnut.
Get a grip, pencilneck! A solid way to strengthen your fretting hand.
How to expand your soloing arsenal by reworking some familiar ideas.
Sooner or later, you`ll want to make your solos more exciting. Start by making up new scale sequences.
Italian guitarist Salvatore Vecchio with a column on mixing various pentatonic scales to achieve something fresh.
Getting the left hand to keep up with the right hand sweep through hand synchronization.
One of the things that makes the guitar different from other instruments is the fact that you can incorporate open strings into chord voicings. Here`s how.
Applying time-shifting to enhance tapped arpeggios.
Were you thinking, "Gee, there`s got to be a way to spice up a G...?" Zounds! You were right.
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas talks about penetrating the mystery of time.
Paul Nelson talks about the Ionian, or Major scale.
How to write something you cannot play, and then playing it.
Complete understanding of the modes has eluded many a guitarist. Here`s part one of Mike Campese`s multi-part lesson.
Sean Mercer teaches you a single right-hand finger tapping technique.
Add some excitement to your playing by playing outside the scale.
Steve Pappas is back with his arrangement of one of the most well known hymns of all time.
How to embrace the healing power of music.
More creative ways to use modal pentatonics in your playing.
Complete understanding of the modes has eluded many a guitarist. Here`s part two of Mike Campese`s multi-part lesson.