Guitar Noise Archives

This is the first in a series of lessons teaching you how to play a guitar solo. We’re going to start by learning the fundamentals of a melodic guitar solo.

Let’s break musicianship down into three basic parts: what you were born with, what you can learn, and what you can dream. Where do you go next?

The third and final part in our look at alternate tunings. Let’s see how they can be used to write songs and we’ll throw a little bit of theory into the mix.

A lesson on songwriting and spontaneity. When you are being spontaneous your thoughts come out in a way that you couldn’t get out by over thinking them.

Part two in our look at alternate tunings. We’re going to see how alternate tunings can be used as a tool for arranging and interpreting old familiar tunes.

Let’s analyze some of the characteristics that make an artist. Understanding where many songwriters are coming from can help us create better music.

Here’s a great primer for anyone intent on making it in the music business. With the right amount of the right sort of attitude you might achieve those dreams.

This is the first of three lessons on alternate tunings. We’ll go over the basics of alternate tunings such as why and how to use them with some great examples.

Buying a new guitar can be an emotional ordeal. We’d like to share some helpful advice on what to think about before shopping for a new musical instrument.

Now that you’ve already written a few songs, let’s take a closer look at inspiration. We’ll try and come up with some ways to make finding song ideas easier.

Many factors go into making your band sound good both on and off stage. Let’s take a deeper look at what a soundman does.

Copywriting songs that you have written is a very important step. This article covers the whys and hows of protecting your work.

Both hands are equally important when playing guitar. This beginner lesson looks at developing the basic techniques needed for your strumming hand.

Let’s look at guitar fills and the theory behind them. This lesson will teach you how to come up with your own interesting fills and transitions between chords.

Let’s tackle strumming patterns; how to learn them and get them down pat. Here’s an approach that will simplify the whole issue surrounding strumming patterns.

This beginner’s primer explains different types of scales and unusual chord progressions. We’ll learn how they work in songs like Gimme Shelter and Hey Joe.

Here is a great beginner exercise you can use to write a song. You’ll need a guitar, a pen and paper and before you know it you’ll have written your first song.

There are a few guidelines to chord changes and progressions that make learning music theory and songwriting easier. Here are some useful rules to remember.

Being able to play along to songs you don’t know is a skill that can be learned. Here are some tips to help you join the band on any song.

This beginner article on songwriting covers topics such as inspiration, tools of the trade, words or music first, what to write about and much more.