Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Rolling Stones have released more than 20 studio albums and have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. The band has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is ranked number 4 in Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

This is an easy, yet slightly challenging take on a familiar strumming/picking pattern featuring a Rolling Stones song that you’ll be playing well in no time at all.

Here’s a very useful article from Mark detailing how easy it is to keep all your gear under control, especially if you play gigs. Wish I’d read this thirty years ago!

It’s contest time again at Guitar Noise. We’re giving away 3 copies of Len Collins’ Guitar Breakthrough. What is that, you ask? Guitar Breakthrough is a 2 DVD set of guitar lessons unlike anything else you have ever seen. We’ve already reviewed Guitar Breakthrough on Guitar Noise, with David Hodge calling it “a breath of fresh air.” [...]

The Guitar Noise newsletter for February 15, 2009 features two new song lessons and some info on the latest topic of the month – practicing.

Few things are scarier than Friday the 13th. Unless that Friday falls in February and then you’re stuck with Valentine’s Day on a Saturday night. Now that’s a tough one to get out of. The old “working late tonight honey” excuse won’t cut it. Being romantic doesn’t have to be all bad. This year, to [...]

Here’s a catchy little number written for you especially by Peter Simms, integrating a funky rhythm with some tasty blues lines. Enjoy!

In this podcast we’ll take a look at getting comfortable with strumming with an eye toward being able to sing and play at the same time.

This is another one of those songs that could easily have gotten onto the “Easy Songs for Beginners” page, especially if you’ve already worked on the two Guitar Noise Lessons on Travis style finger picking. While you’ll have to work at this one a bit, it’s not beyond the grasp of a beginner who’s ready to practice!