You are apparently interested in playing the guitar. Or maybe you are educating yourself before you make a time and money commitment for a child. I believe that being able to play a musical instrument can be very satisfying and enriching, provided the choice of instrument is appropriate and provided that it is voluntary. I will focus this article on the choice of instrument.

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A continuation from last time – presenting the remaining modes. Great video!

I suppose you think that you learn guitar by playing guitar. Well, do you learn to say the right things by talking all the time? Let’s take a look at the art of not playing guitar…

How can you learn to play guitar by not playing? Is it really possible to develop as a guitarist without touching the instrument?

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Here’s another way at looking at modes. I’ve discussed this before, as something I’ve heard Joe Satrianni recomend – practice modes over a pedal tone.

Yep… the dude can shred!

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When you choose a line of electric guitar, you often face a lot of information on the guitar looks. I wrote this article trying to explain some of this data in hopes that will help make your decision easier and more confident one. Read the rest of this entry »

Another look at sweep arpeggios. This time major, minor and diminished sweeps are covered.

With the increasing popularity of rock music during the last few decades, playing the guitar has become very appealing for many people. While there are many teenagers out there who dream of becoming rock superstars, there are also many people that want to learn how to play the guitar just for the sake of it. However, many of them don’t find the best way to learn guitar and after a few unsuccessful attempts, they finally give up. Read the rest of this entry »
If you love country music and if you are serious about learning the art of playing guitars, you definitely need to start with an acoustic guitar. An acoustic guitar can be use to genres like bluegrass, jazz, blues, country, and folk. An acoustic guitar can be played without an amplifier. Made of fine wood like spruce, maple and mahogany, the tone of the wood is what defines a guitar and sets it apart. The wood from these trees are more resonant than the others and guitars makers refer to them as “tone woods”. The bracings inside the instruments vary from maker to maker. These bracings determine the quality of the tone. Read the rest of this entry »

Dean calls them warm-ups, but they’re really great technique and speed-builder exercises too.
Note the great tip which tends to get overlooked by many students: always use a metronome!

Try these. Start out slow and build…

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