Funk music is a great place to start with playing bass. It sits very prominently in the mix, allowing bass players to experiment and use slap and pop techniques...
It's common knowledge that the blues was born in the South, traditionally played on acoustic instruments. When the blues made it's way to the cities, blues play...
Vicki Genfan is one of many contemporary guitar players who embrace acoustic, percussive playing, including Andy McKee, Jon Gomm, Petteri Sariola, Christie Lené...
Who doesn’t love the honky-tonk sound with pure, blood and guts country roots? Check out these free online guitar lessons from Bill Kirchen's 30 Hot Rod Guitar ...
Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Jerry Reed are among the most influential guitarists in fingerstyle, country, and folk music. Their combined contribution to the ...
Almost every blues, jazz, and funk solo is improvised - top players will pretty much never play the same thing twice over a particular groove. It's important to...
Although these licks are modal, there's no need to fret - each of the licks presented here are versatile, usable rock licks that lend themselves to several play...
Today, there are more players with technical chops than ever before - however, often times their solos and improv skills are somewhat lacking, and sound a bit d...
In his new course, the It's Never Too Late Songbook, Tommy Emmanuel walks you through 6 of his original songs taken from his album, It's Never Too Late. Tommy b...
An easy way to approach soloing is to learn the chords, and then use the pentatonic scale to play over them. It's a relatively safe and practical way to begin y...
Jazz, rock, and blues musicians need to be able to modify any lick or phrase in their vocabulary to fit the groove that they're playing over in a creative and f...
One of the greatest leaps a guitarist must make is the leap from playing with a band to learning to play solo. A guitarist must go from playing standard chords ...