Using Songs To Develop Your Guitar Technique Skills
Using Songs To Develop Your Guitar Technique Skills Today’s blog is about using songs as technique exercises. There are a couple of really good songs, that will greatly improve your dexterity, speed, accuracy, and anything technical facility. Most guitar players who want to develop those skills do technique exercises. However: it is really fun to … Using Songs To Develop Your Guitar Technique Skills
The History of Distortion
A History Of Overdrive and Distortion. Students very often ask me about overdrive and distortion. They oftentimes wonder what the difference is, how to use these effects, and if one is “better” than the other. The following video is a bit lengthy at 23 minutes, but it’s super fun to watch and very informative. It’s … The History of Distortion
Learn How to Play A Pedal Point in A Minor
What is “Pedal Point”? In order to be able to apply today’s lesson, you need to know the info covered in following blogs: Major Triads in C on strings 123 Major Triads in C on strings 234. Minor Triads in C on strings 123 Minor Triads in C on strings 234 Bdim Triads on 123 … Learn How to Play A Pedal Point in A Minor
How to Jazz Up The 12-Bar Blues
Jazzing Up The 12-Bar Blues When blues guys play the blues, they usually play the following progression: I | IV | I | I | IV | IV | I | I | V | IV | I | V || In the key of C for example, this would give you the following chords … How to Jazz Up The 12-Bar Blues
Soloing Over a Minor Blues With m7 Arpeggios (part 3)
Soloing Over a Minor Blues With m7 Arpeggios (part 3) This is a continuation from last week’s blogs: In Position m7 Arpeggio soloing Am root, Dm 5th & Em b3rd. In Position m7 Arpeggio soloing Am b3rd, Dm b7th & Em 5th. We’ll cover the remaining 2 positions in today’s blog. Starting from Am 2nd … Soloing Over a Minor Blues With m7 Arpeggios (part 3)
