Guitar Lessons

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Buying a Guitar
Are you ready to take some of the mystery out of buying a musical instrument? This month we're taking a closer look at how to buy a guitar. Many of the questions people ask have already been answered in the articles articles below.

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Latest Guitar Lessons

Jan30
Guitar Fretboard

Knowing where, exactly, all the notes are on your guitar’s fretboard will ultimately make you a more creative guitar player.

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Jan17
Video thumbnail for youtube video How To Make A Great Guitar Solo - Guitar Noise

If you are like most guitar teachers, you’re struggling to earn enough money teaching guitar. I want to show you why teachers have a hard time making money.

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Jan01
Green Day

This simple arrangement of Green Day’s “Time of Your Life” is a great lesson on letting the notes dictate how you pick them, instead of relying solely on downstroke picking or alternate picking.

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Dec24
Christmas Ornaments

It’s not just a sentiment of good tidings, it’s a song lesson! Learn a very simple arrangement of this holiday favorite, which may be even better than figgy pudding!

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Dec22

Tom Hess, guitarist for the epic metal band Rhapsody Of Fire and a mentor to professional musicians worldwide, gives advice about how to make it in the music industry.

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Dec20
Playing Guitar Scales

This lesson will help you develop your upstoke picking techique and show you the best way to get a better sound, increase your pick speed and improve your timing.

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Dec16
Christmas Decorations

Have fun playing this simple, yet challenging arranging of one of everyone’s favorite carols. If you can handle playing C, F and G and some basic fingerpicking, you’ll be performing “Deck the Hall” in no time!

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Dec12
Video thumbnail for youtube video The Secret to Expressing Emotion in Music - Guitar Noise

One of the greatest abilities you can have as a musical artist is to be able to take any idea or emotion and accurately convey it in music.

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Dec12
Christmas Snow Scene

Here is a wonderfully simple, yet elegant arrangement of the beloved carol, “Good King Wenceslas,” done in open D tuning.

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Dec09
Scales and Modes for Guitar

The good news is that there is a superior way to learn scales on guitar that will enable you to make more progress in less time.

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