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A few months ago I decided to get serious about learning to play the guitar. However, I knew I would not be able to afford private or even class instruction. After going to music stores and carefully studying many beginning guitar books I settled on this one. I did not want to learn guitar by [...]

You may have decided you wanted to learn to guitar solo from hearing some of your favorite lead guitarists perform, like Eddie Van Halen or Eric Clapton. They swing right into a guitar solo effortlessly and leave you and the crowd in awe. Well, it's not out of your reach to become a guitar soloist [...]

FAQ's Artist Interviews / Tips / Q and A's / Podcasts / Book Reviews Guitar Solo Lesson Highlights Beginning 1. The Thrill of Soloing This lesson includes the basic concept of a guitar solo, how scales are used in soloing, and the all-important E blues scale. Playing a guitar solo can feel like snowboarding, pool [...]

Music is all about expressing feelings and emotions. And good music means better expression. Anyone who takes up learning music basically wants to express himself or herself through the instrument. While learning the instrument definitely involves learning proper techniques and knowing various elements and language of music, but the final goal remains the same – [...]

Learn Lead Guitar: Guitar Solo Lessons March 13, 2010 It usually requires years of formal guitar lessons in order to proficiently learn lead guitar. Private music lessons can be expensive, but fortunately, a new option is now available! Guitar solo lessons, developed by professional guitarists and certified instructors, which are in essence, comprehensive learn lead [...]

When you are learning how to play lead guitar there are basic points you need to think of as rules that will help your guitar playing. As a lead guitar player you are a picker, a player of single notes. So, that's your first rule, practice your scales and riffs. Most people who play lead [...]

When I first started playing guitar I was ultimately frustrated that I couldn't play the songs that I heard on the radio unless someone showed me how. This was pretty tough, seeing as this was before the days of the Internet and guitar publications and because I was raised by a pack of roaming wolves [...]

Living in a world that is primarily built for right handed people, places left handed individuals in quite a spot. Door knobs are placed on the right side of the door which makes it easy to use for a right handed person, but for most left handed people, it is on the wrong side. Locks [...]

How to Apply Syncopation to Your Guitar Playing After you develop a feel for different guitar strumming combinations, you can increase the rhythmic variations by learning how to apply syncopation to your guitar playing. Syncopation is the disruption or alteration of the expected rhythm of notes. In rhythmic guitar playing, you can apply syncopation by [...]

Perfect Postures for Playing Guitar You can either sit or stand while playing the guitar, and the position you choose makes virtually no difference to your tone or technique, provided you maintain good guitar-playing posture. Most people prefer to sit while practicing but stand while performing publicly. The one exception to the sit or stand [...]