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 ...
One of the most critical things you can do when learning how to play blues guitar is becoming familiar with the chord progressions of popular songs, and play th...
Learning classical guitar can be a daunting process - coordinating the left and right hand techniques can turn people off from tackling the style. However, almo...
When soloing on guitar, it's easy to play something and feel that it doesn't really fit the rest of the song. It happens to every guitar player -- maybe you're ...
In Oz Noy's Twisted Guitar: Blues Rhythm, he makes it fun and exciting to practice rhythm guitar with 10 fast and funky blues rhythm etudes. He'll show you how ...
Most guitar players are familiar with the pentatonic scale; often times it's the first scale you learn to play on the guitar. It's a major part of blues, rock, ...