You've heard the old saying "you are what you eat". Translate that to music and its "you are what you listen to"!
As a guitarist, you should be listening to music each day. This is how you learn the musical language, consciously and subconsciously. Don't just passively take in music. Actively seek out great music. Learn who your guitar hero's heroes are and listen to ...
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What? No 12-Bar Blues jam track on GuitarTeacher.com? No longer! In the oh-so-friendly key of E here is your prototype 12-Bar Blues Progression. With a shuffle feel, no less!
You know what to do over this one.
Or if you don't know what to do, you might want to order my
Eric Clapton style lesson series. I promise to revisit this progression with some licks ...
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When it comes to string bending, nothing is more important than correctly and confidently hitting your intended target pitch. There are three common bend distances that you should want to get under your fingers: half-step bends, whole-step bends and minor third (1 1/2 step) bends. Check out the video.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfOI52pVLLs
The bends are shown on the 2nd string. Here is how these bends are shown ...
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Purchase a string winder. It will save half your time when changing guitar strings. Well worth the dollar or two. And you get to play those minty-fresh strings sooner!
Additionally, they cleanly lift out the bridge pins on acoustic guitars.
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One of the all-time HEAVIEST guitar riffs must be "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. Fill your victims (neighbors!) full of dread by turning your amp up to 11 and playing this Tony Iommi classic!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsuf9TilGFo
The tabs are in the video (full and 1/2 speed, how cool!) but here they are for your off-video practice.
You might also ...
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Give the people what they want! That's the credo I hope to follow with my guitar teaching website, GuitarTeacher.com. And as I look at my most popular posts I see "
Metal Jam Track #1" competing neck and neck with... "
Metal Jam Track #2"! So, can you guess what I came up with for today's jam track? That's right! It is time for Metal ...
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Practicing is key to becoming a better guitarist, obviously. But all practice time is not equal.
In my experience, practicing consistently 15-20 minutes a day makes for quicker progress than practicing for 90-120 minutes one day and not touching the guitar the rest of the week. Practicing consistently 90-120 minutes (or more) a day? Even better. ;)
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When it comes to guitar soloing, there are four scales that can be applied more often than any others. They are the Minor Pentatonic Scale, the Natural Minor Scale, the Major Scale and the Major Pentatonic Scale. Following are the most common patterns for each type. They include an easy-to-find root note on the heaviest (6th) string. These examples are all in the key of ...
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Here is a cool Latin Guitar Jam Track that I think will appeal to fans of all guitar styles. It is a 'bossa' style groove, a very common latin-jazz feel. It stays on one chord, Dm7, throughout. Rock players will probably dig playing Carlos Santana inspired licks against this one.
Here are a few scale suggestions:
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A song that seems to get alot of requests on-stage and at backyard/campfire jams is "Wanted: Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi. This tune is a great rock anthem with some very cool arpeggio picking guitar parts
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4IuL-EZrIE
The tabs are in the video (full and 1/2 speed, how cool!) but here they are for your off-video practice.
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