Another commonly asked question is ” How do I learn sweep picking as a beginner? “. My quick answer is: If you’re a beginner learning to play guitar, sweep picking is one of the last things on your ” to learn ” list Sweeping is not easy and takes a lot of left and right…

Most guitar players become good at lead guitar improvisation by imitating their favorite guitarists and through plenty of repetition – myself included. I spent hours upon hours playing the same riffs or solos that I learnt by heart from guitar tablature. Eventually, I managed to learn how to improvise over simple songs initially. Over time,…

Here is a quick tip for maintenance of your guitar should you need to travel, to minimize any chances of damage. I fly quite frequently and take my Les Paul along on my journeys all the time. There are a few things that you need to be aware of: If you can, try and ask…

Here’s a Youtube video that teaches you simple guitar chords that are commonly used in pop and rock songs. The chord progression comes from the song “Free Falling” by Tom Petty ( this by the way is one of the best free video lessons for “Free Falling” that you’re going to find ). He goes…

Here is a pretty decent Youtube video on how to play ” Wonderwall ” by Oasis. I found the tutorial breaks it down easy enough for the beginners among you to learn this song rather quickly. The author of this video takes his time to explain the hand and finger positions required to play the…

You have probably seen many guitar tutorials that tell you to use power chords. What are they exactly? Power chords are fundamentally, two note chords compared to a full chord which is three notes ( with repeated notes in different octaves ). The power chords consists of 2 root notes, and a fifth interval. The…