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10 Ways To Maximize Your Guitar Playing 2008-07-09 11:31:43 Many times it is necessary to acquire an over-all knowledge and understanding of how to go about practicing guitar, as opposed to just learning techniques, riffs, scales and modes. All of these things are highly important of course but when applied correctly, can make the ultimate difference in progress. Progress is the ticket for many guitarists because everyone, no matter what their passion is, Read more:Guitar
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How To Play Cemetery Gates 2008-07-08 14:18:57 In this post I'll show you how to play a really great song by the infamous band Pantera. I know, I know, many of you are probably vomiting right now, but this song fits nicely within some of the other lessons that I have posted. Also, before you click away, if you're that person who thinks metal is revolting, you should at least check out the opening passage, because if you ARE that guy, then Read more:Cemetery
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Two Finger Madness 2008-07-08 14:18:06 Sounds kinky. Anyways, there was once a great guitarist by the name of Django Reinhardt. Many people are very familiar with the late and great Guitar God, but there are still a lot of people out there who have no idea who he is. All that I can say, is that I have popped in a Django Reinhardt album time and time again for some Goth, hormonal teenager, metal-head, punk or Emo brat, and they always, Read more:Madness
Japanese Scale No. 1 2008-07-08 14:17:41 Believe it or not but there is a whole world beyond the conventional scales and modes that western musicians are generally accustomed to. By western musician I don't mean a guy toting a rhinestone jacket, singing Two cigarettes in the ashtray by Patsy Cline or Willie Nelson. I can't remember who wrote it.
There are a ton of modes that have been classified as exotic, but keep in mind that they Read more:Japanese
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Martin Acoustic 2008-07-08 14:16:22 Every time I pull out my 1961 Martin
I think of Indiana Jones blowing some dust off of a newly rediscovered ancient relic. The Martin is in a fragile state, with a decaying top around the pick guard, and the strings are probably as old as it, because to change or tune them could mean sudden death.
None the less the sound is amazing and I still play it, but very gently. Its really funny to Read more:Acoustic
String Skipping 2008-07-08 14:09:17 In this lesson we're going to take a look at a very helpful tactic. That tactic is string skipping. What is string skipping? well, its quite self explanatory. It literally is the process of skipping a string and sometimes even multiple strings. The more strings the harder, but don't let this deter you, for with a little practice, this technique can be as easy as pie.
Let's say that in a common Read more:String
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Harmonic Minor Lick 2008-08-22 09:40:37 If you want to get the best out of this article, I highly suggest that you read about the HarmonicMinor
scale first. Skipping that article won't affect your ability to be able to play the lick that I'm about to show you, but it will certainly help you in understanding how it has been created.
I have tabbed this guitar passage out, but naturally there is an accompanying video to explain the
The Harmonic Minor Scale 2008-08-20 00:46:38 For years there have been guitarists with the deadliest of sounds. The kind of guitar players who can rip off leads that will make your spine tingle. I'm not just talking about fast riffs. I'm talking about those infamous axe-monsters who can make blood squirt from your grandma's ears just by playing a few, well chosen notes.
Sorry about all of the dramatic text, but this is a scale that Read more:Harmonic
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Rhythm For Metal Guitarists 2008-08-18 12:02:03 Well, the title isn't exactly set in stone. This is a great exercise for any guitarist. It is definitely very metal, but I would suggest that every type of guitarist try this. If you don't like the dark sound of it, then I have prepared a less disturbing riff for the rest of you. It is the same exercise, except major. So, one's major and one's minor - take your pick.
Make sure that you start Read more:Rhythm
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The Secrets To Improvising Pt. 3 2008-08-15 12:19:03 Here we go. Got the final part of the improvising video finished and ready to go. I apologize about the first video ending so abruptly, but youtube only allows ten minute long videos, and sometimes I get carried away.
In this video, I'll show you some little tricks that can help you get around, so that you don't get lost as easily, and in the future I'm sure that I will stumble upon new ideas to Read more:Secrets
The Secrets To Improvising Pt. 2 2008-08-14 12:14:16 In The Secrets
To Improvising Part 1, I was revealing some key points of knowledge that will help any musician and especially guitarist, to learn how to let go and start improvising and creating from scratch. Well, that's kind of a hard thing to do without the aid of visual and sound, so I created a video for everyone to take a look at that should suffice.
The key part of the last article, for
The Secrets To Improvising Pt. 1 2008-08-13 11:36:05 I frequent a lot of internet guitar sites, and am quite a fan of guitar forums, particularly the lessons or musical education sections. I really enjoy helping people with their musical roadblocks, but I've been seriously bothered because one of the most common questions that I see, is "how do I get better at improvising?".
Improvisational playing is my ultimate passion. In fact, almost Read more:Secrets
Working With Major Arpeggios Bonus Video 2008-08-11 11:01:55 I did this special bonus video to add to the arpeggio videos that I've been working on. I got the idea of using arpeggios to show you how to construct awesome chords for your own songs.
The only problem is that it may not make total sense, and so if I receive any hate mail over it, I'll know that it'll be time to make an even more detailed video on this subject.
This is indeed a great way to Read more:Major
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Review Of Guitar Speed Trainer 2008-09-04 15:20:06 I recently stumbled upon a program called GuitarSpeedTrainer
, or GST as the massively loyal and growing fans refer to it. The truth of the matter is that the internet is becoming over-run with every perspective imaginable. For instance, I recently was researching video hosting sites, much like youtube, and found that there are even more sites that offer programs to set up your very own video
The Basics Of Legato 2008-08-31 18:18:26 The Italian word Legato literally means "tied together" and the technique itself is at our disposal, for purposes of fluid guitar playing. Its always nice to have options and rather than picking out every single note, we can instead eliminate the chunking sound that a guitar pick makes when it strikes a string, by using hammer-ons and pull-offs.
The idea behind legato on guitar, is to p Read more:Basics
The War Against Guitar Tablature 2008-08-27 14:15:35 Some of you may already be familiar with this, but regardless - I need to address it. As of recently, the music industry has been cracking down on guitar tab sites and I've been reading about it everywhere, and just about every guitar blog imaginable has covered it, so I chose not talk about it since its like a beating a dead dog. However, it is truly nagging at my soul and I can't help but Read more:Guitar
Guitar Flicks For Guitar Lovers 2008-08-26 11:22:41 Normally this site is dedicated to guitar instruction, and of course this will always be true, but I still like to keep GuitArticles as diverse as possible. I find that any blog that hashes out the same content over and over again, no matter how relevant the content is, can be quite boring, so I thought that I would take the time to talk about two amazing films that revolve around the subject of Read more:Guitar
, Lovers
How To Shred On The Guitar And Smoke 'Em! 2008-10-15 10:21:48 Being able to play guitar insanely fast is always a huge undertaking for many, but as I have said before - its all about the mindset. Actually, its all about what you understand, and the fact still stands that guitarists everywhere try to tackle way too much. So here's what I'm going to provide you with. I'm going to show you 3 simple guitar exercises that will get your fingers flying, and I want Read more:Guitar
, Smoke
The Guitar Sherpa 2008-10-14 09:58:29 I gotta tell you, sometimes finding a source of high quality, guitar related information can be a challenge, and you probably all know that there is certainly a plethora of misleading sites out their. I can't tell you how many guitar directories that I have visited that have lead me completely astray. Enter the Sherpa!!
Never again will there be down and out individuals, frustrated from a Read more:Guitar
Jimmy Page Rock Lick 2008-10-11 13:40:18 In this lesson we're going to be going over a really simple and yet amazing sounding blues/rock lick, that Jimmy Page
himself used quite a bit. In fact it was by listening to Led Zepplin that I learned this riff. He has used it on several recordings, but it is at the halfway point of Good Times, Bad Times where it really stands out.
I have heard Zakk Wylde use this same riff, or a variation of
Minor Etude Legato 2008-10-09 11:21:29 When it comes to diversifying your creative playing, employing techniques
like legato can make all the difference in your playing. If you are unfamiliar
with legato and the concept of playing legato passages, you can check out
the first lesson on legato here. However, I can very easily some it up again.
Legato is simply a fluid series of notes strung together. In order to make them this fluid we Read more:Minor
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