by Allan | Jul 4, 2011 | Blues Guitar Lessons
Here’s a great lesson on double stops from the guys at Truefire.com. In this lesson Jeff McErlain shows you how to play a blues riff in the key of G using double stops at the start. A double stop is when you play two notes at one – in this riff it’s...
by Allan | Jun 24, 2011 | Blues Guitar Lessons
Here’s a great blues turnaround in the key of E in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan. This is another video from the crew at Trufire.com. Face it–we love to play in E minor and so does your guitar. With a 22 fret neck there’s E’s abound ranging...
by Allan | Jun 13, 2011 | Blues Guitar Lessons, Electric Guitar Lessons
Here’s a great video based around the A Minor blues scale. I love using the blues scale in my solos, and there are so many different positions you can play the scale in. In this example we’re playing the scale around the 5th position, and rather than just...
by Allan | Jun 10, 2011 | Jazz Guitar Lessons
A good jazz guitar lesson that looks at the “F” Chord. In this video you’re introduced to a bit of the theory behind the F chord, then you learn more about how changing the root of the chord changes the sound and name of the chord. This is something...
by Allan | Jun 9, 2011 | Blues Guitar Lessons
Here’s a great blues guitar lesson showing a simple blues lick in the key of E. It’s based around playing an E Blues scale in the A position around the 5th fret. He’s using two strings – the B and E and shows a really simple riff that you can...
by Allan | Jun 8, 2011 | Rock Guitar Lessons
In this video, David from NextLevelGuitar.com shows some licks in the key of D in the style of Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Zep, Aerosmith and AC DC. These licks can be played as repeating riffs – you can keep repeating them and going faster. I enjoyed learning these...
by Allan | Jun 8, 2011 | Beginner Guitar Lessons
If you’ve been playing guitar for a while, then you’ve probably tried some fingerpicking. In this video, Megan from NextLevelGuitar.com takes us through some of the basics of fingerpicking for acoustic guitar. She plays through a chord progression and then...
by Allan | May 30, 2011 | Jazz Guitar Lessons
Here’s a great jazz guitar lesson covering how to solo over a II-V-I progression. In this video they take you through playing the progression, and then explain the theory behind the notes. This is important because it teaches you how to solo over chords, so next...
by Allan | May 27, 2011 | Electric Guitar Lessons
Want to learn to play like Jimi Hendrix? Here’s a good video that looks at a fancy way to play an E chord and make it sound more ‘Hendrixy’ (is that a real word?). The video is a bit slow to get started, but he shows you ways to play an E chord and...
by Allan | May 26, 2011 | Blues Guitar Lessons, Electric Guitar Lessons
Do you want to learn more about how to play slide guitar? In this video you’ll learn the basics of slide guitar playing: What kind of slide to use? Which finger to use? Where to place the slide on the guitar to get the best sound. They also show you how to play...