Join me, acclaimed guitarist Teja Gerken, as we explore the art of mastering guitar finger numbers together. Drawing from my experiences in the world of folk, classical, and jazz music, I’ll provide you valuable insights and exercises that will guide you towards guitar proficiency.
Discover the intricacies of the G string on a guitar, from tuning stability to maintenance to playing techniques. Master the art of sounding great.
A step-by-step guide to understanding and using the bebop scale on your guitar, covering theory, improvisation techniques, and effective exercises.
Unveil the diverse guitar scales used in metal genre with insights on scale formation, examples, practical application, and lessons to enhance your shredding skills.
Explore the world of guitarist Nick Johnson, reviewing his musical journey, guitar techniques, works, and where to discover his guitar lessons.
Explore popular and infamous guitar store riffs, their cultural context, and discover which tunes to play or avoid while testing guitars in a music store.
Expert guidance on how to play the B flat major scale on the guitar, featuring diagrams, finger positions, scale theory, and its application in various genres.
These are some of the most essential, bread-and-butter, don’t-leave-home-without-them type acoustic guitar techniques. You’ve probably heard them on many recordings. Let’s start with what I call…Pluck & DampThis is a fingerstyle technique that I like a lot. The alternate plucking and damping creates a very nice percussive groove that is just perfect for mid-tempo songs. … Read more
The 12 bar blues is one of the most popular types of chord progression in contemporary music. As the name suggests, it features in blues guitar a great deal, It is also used very commonly in jazz, rock, pop, country and even heavy metal. A 12 bar blues can be played in any key, and … Read more
The Complete Idiot’s Guide (CIG) to Guitar Exercises by Hemme Luttjeboer is a complete book of guitar exercises. It covers chord exercises based around the CAGED system, single note exercises employing scales and Arpeggios. The book also includes an introduction to fingerpicking with some right-hand exercises. While you’re likely to learn some basic theory while working … Read more