Learning to Hear Notes to Improve Your Guitar Playing

One thing that I’ve noticed in all my years of guitar playing is that, while there are tons of guitar lessons available that will show you how to develop a mind map of the notes all the way down your guitar neck, there are no DVD’s out there that will help you develop your ability [...] Read more »

Guitar Advice For Beginners – Playing Slowly First

When beginning at guitar most people will sooner or later become discouraged when they try a new technique that is beyond them. The temptation is to either give up or to avoid that particular technique and just not incorporate that into your playing style. Do not do this! Persevere, techniques will come with time. The [...] Read more »

Guitar Tips For Sweep Picking – Tips For Practicing

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 [...] Read more »

Guitar Improvisation Tips

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, [...] Read more »

Guitar Maintenance – Tips For Travel

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 [...] Read more »

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