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Following is one of the most diabolical warm-up drills I know on the guitar. It is designed lengthen the stretch between each fret-hand finger and improve your finger position. I call it 'The Rack' after the medieval torture device that would stretch people into unnatural proportions! Hopefully performing this exercise will be one of those 'hurts so good' moments. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoyEc0mcfWM... Full story

The focus of your guitar practicing should be on things that are new to you. In other words, devote the majority of your guitar practice to what you can't do, not what you already do well. Some guitarists have played for years but play the same few riffs the entire time! The new stuff can be frustrating but it creates progress. Familiar material will be maintained ... Full story

Note: A PDF document for the Harmony Chart in this lesson can be found here. There is quite a lot of information given by the phrase "in the key of ...". A key describes the notes used in the melody and, importantly, the chords that you can expect to play for the harmony. The following harmony chart will hopefully help you learn this information. Now this ... Full story

Each time you play a guitar part, right or wrong, your body is learning it. How you practice is very important because of this. If you are practicing a song and consistently making a mistake on the same lick or chord change, don't start from the beginning. You are teaching yourself to make a mistake! Isolate problem areas and practice them separately. Take your time, playing ... Full story

Click the play button below for a smoldering slow shuffle jam track in C minor. This guitar solo backing tracking is featured on my Jeff Beck Style lesson download from Riff Interactive. Jeff Beck is an all-time Hall of Fame guitarist with a career spanning more than 40 years. His tone and phrasing are instantly recognizable and he is one of my favorites. This backing track ... Full story

This video lesson features a mashup I made combining the video tablature lesson format featured here at GuitarTeacher.com and the most watched guitar video in YouTube history! Korean guitarist 'funtwo' performes the arrangement of "Canon Rock" by Taiwanese guitarist JerryC, a rocking take off of classical standard "Pachelbel's Canon in D". I added the in-video guitar tab and animated guitar neck on top using ... Full story

The home computer is becoming as important to guitarists as their axes and amplifiers. Not only is it an unbelievable resource for videos, sheet music and guitar lessons but there are many great software programs available that allow you to record and produce your own music, slow down guitar parts for study, jam with ... Full story

Jimmy Page is the greatest riff writer in the history of rock, IMO. I firmly believe in studying the greats so in homage to Jimmy and Led Zeppelin check out the guitar parts to "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You", from the album "Led Zeppelin I". httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcaR8hKSQxw If you like this lesson and want to dig in on this song or Led Zeppelin in general, consider ... Full story

This list of advice for playing music in a group I picked up from one of my instructors while attending Musicians Institute. The advice is from jazz keyboardist Chick Corea. Chick says as a preface "these bits of advice are policies and guidelines that formed through the years. I've found them to be comfortable, useful attitudes and rules. Use them if they work for ... Full story

Not having an early rock 'Chuck Berry' style jam track on GuitarTeacher.com is a serious oversight. Well, now that is corrected with the following 'Early Rock Jam Track', in the key of A no less! The form is a standard 12-Bar blues with a straight eighth-note feel. If you don't know how to solo over this I will help you out with an upcoming 'Early Rock ... Full story