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....
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...
Jamming on guitar is one of the central parts of the Master Guitar Guide; in fact, if you don’t play well with others I really don’t know why you would even play guitar! I suppose you could sit in your room and play up a storm, but it would be a pretty empty and sad...
Remember the tortoise and the hare when you practice guitar Remember the story of the tortoise and the hare (turtle and rabbit)? They had a race and the rabbit took off so fast that he decided he could take a nap while the slow moving tortoise plodded along. In the...
Playing good rhythm guitar is not only about strumming the guitar, it is about playing rhythmically and musically. Whether you are playing rhythm guitar as a back-up with other players or playing a solo, you need to play in the pulse or groove of the song. Developing...
Tone is that hard to define aspect of guitar playing that makes music sound pleasant to the ear and sit well with the listener. Creating good tone is a combination of numerous skills that take time to develop. The good news, however, is that by practicing a few simple...
When it comes to playing guitar, or anything else, the best way to have no bad habits is to only have good habits. Since that is highly unlikely, if not impossible, here is a bit of practical advice from someone who has had all 4 of the bad habits we will explore. Ted...
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