Recent Lessons

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” - Performance Notes for the Verses

Jamie Andreas guides you through the verses of While My Guitar Gently Weeps with very clear and detailed step-by-step video lesson.

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan - Easy Songs for Beginners #40

Our arrangement of this Bob Dylan favorite from Nashville Skyline can be played very easily with the use of a capo, plus a very simple picking pattern.

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” - Performance Notes

Jamie Andreas has honored us by putting together a video lesson of performance notes for our Guitar Noise arrangement of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

Buckets Of Rain - Bob Dylan - Songs for Intermediates #27

Here is a rather faithful arrangement of the closing song from Bob Dylan's immortal album, Blood on the Tracks. Excellent practice for finger picking technique.

From Our Archives

Theory Without Tears

This is the original lesson that started all the ballyhoo about music theory not even being difficult. David Hodge would have you believe that music theory for guitar is actually both simple and fun. If you've ever wanted to learn more theory but didn't know where to start, this is the music theory primer you need to read.

Audiofanzine Guitar News

  • Marshall MG2FX (07/02/2009)
    Marshall Amplification has added the portable MG2FX to its popular MG4 line of guitar amps.
  • TC Electronic Shipping Nova Drive (07/02/2009)
    Nova Drive is TC Electronic?s incredible new programmable analog overdrive and distortion pedal.
  • Blade Dayton Standard & Deluxe (07/01/2009)
    Blade announced the expansion of the Dayton Series.
  • Eastwood Airline RS-I & II (30/06/2009)
    Eastwood Guitars introduced the new Airline RS-I & RS-II hollow-body guitars.
  • VHT Lead 40 (29/06/2009)
    VHT announces the release of the Lead 40, a 2-channel all-tube amp designed for both classic and modern overdriven tube tones.
  • New Orange Crush PiX Line (26/06/2009)
    The improved range of Crush amplifiers now extend from the Crush PiX CR12L through to the new 100 watt CR100 BXT, offering a a total of eight models (including the Micro Crush CR3 which is unchanged).
  • Mack Amps Gem (23/06/2009)
    The Gem is designed to produce Class A, boutique tone and features configurable gain stages and new power switching technology ? all in a (8" x 5-" x 4"), 4 lb package that's small enough to stow in a carry-on bag, according to the company.
  • DN530 Creative Quad Gate (18/06/2009)
    Klark Teknik has launched the DN530 Creative Quad Gate, one of two new products in a brand new series.
  • DN540 Creative Quad Compressor (18/06/2009)
    Klark Teknik has launched the DN540 Creative Quad Compressor, one of two new products in a brand new series.
  • Jazzmaster Sonic Youth Signature Guitars (16/06/2009)
    Hot on the heels of their latest album, The Eternal, Sonic Youth has teamed-up with Fender to create two guitars ? the Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo signature Jazzmaster guitars, which should be available beginning July 1.

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