Glad you're digging the site, Neztok. I'm actually creating a beginning guitar course that should be available in the Fall. Perhaps it will be conso...
Hey, I recognize that pattern. I use it for playing "Comfortably Numb." It's pattern #155 here.I find the D and U notation easier to read than all t...
Maybe they think if they even mention the existence of a shuffle would require them to teach it. I agree that it's much better to say, "Play this usi...
While I almost never seen a professional guitar player place their palm flat against the back of the neck, many guitarists (including myself) cup the ...
They say if there are many cures for a disease, you can be sure there is no cure. But when it comes to voicings for an open G chord, different ones s...
I've got a chart for "If I Needed You" on my site. I believe it's based on the Lyle Lovett version of the song, though I tabbed out the intro that Tow...
Good point, but little kids barely have the strength to fret one note (at least when they're beginners), much less six. By one-finger chords, I mean ...
I should play with open tunings some more. The ones I'm used to, though, require more than one finger to play IV or V chords. Have any ideas?
"Blues You Can Use" is great for learning electric blues.My favorite books for a good overall foundation for playing guitar are the "Guitar From Scrat...
It's so cool that several of you have been to my site before. I can't tell you how satisfying it is to know that I get to share music with lots of pe...
Ah, I hadn't considered string tension and action--so ukes have more of both, eh? From the few times I've played a uke, I remember them having high a...
I agree with Mr. Jonesey, then--learn the major scale next. And doing the kind of ear training that DemoEtc. is talking about is important, too.After...
What music do you like to play?
I've been teaching guitar full-time for four years. My first few students were passed on to me from a friend who teaches guitar and didn't have room ...