by RT Hough | Oct 25, 2017 | Acoustic, Blog, Learning New Tunes, Practice, Waltz
The Blue Hill Waltz is a simple, but lovely tune I came up with late one night while staying in an “off-the-grid” house in Blue Hill, Maine, surrounded by tall pines and ash trees. The rustle of the wind was echoing a tune in my head, so I just played it... 
by RT Hough | Sep 2, 2017 | Blog, Celtic Guitar, Drop D Tuning, Instruction, Jamming, Quebecois, Technique
My first exposure to Drop D tuning was from the guitar playing of Stephen Stills. It floored me with the amazing full sound and I wondered how I could ever learn how to play guitar like that. All I knew was that you simply tune the low E string to a D and that was it.... 
by RT Hough | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, Bluegrass, Blues, Electric, Instruction, Jamming, Online Guitar Lessons
Many aspiring guitarists want to learn how to play lead guitar only to discover that it looks much easier than it actually is. You can’t blame them though, just watch somebody who makes it look almost effortless, as if they always knew how to play guitar like... 
by RT Hough | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog, Bluegrass, Bluegrass guitar
If you want to learn how to play bluegrass guitar, you have a few options available, it all depends on your situation. After all, not everyone is at the same skill and interest level, has equal amounts of time available and so on. Anyway, there’s more than one... 
by RT Hough | Feb 3, 2017 | Accessories, Blog, Electric, Guitar Care
The electric guitar string is a bit different from an acoustic guitar string. and it can be rather confusing to know which string is right for you. Here is a guide to help you understand the main points and provide useful tips to make the right choice for your playing... 
by RT Hough | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog, Instruction, Practice, Theory
It is not that hard to learn guitar chords. Did you know that there are essentially only 5 basic major chord formations? Really, there are only 5 basic shapes? You don’t need to know any guitar music theory, well maybe a little, to get started. Once you learn...
