The Difference a Guitar Delay Pedal Makes
Delay is a great effect for guitar players. It can take something moderately cool and make it very cool, as demonstrated in this video by Jim Lill. Examples:...
Guitar Lessons
Brooklyn Blues Guitar Lesson: Sliding Double Stops
TrueFire Educator Jeff McErlain has just launched his first installment of his new weekly video blog called Jeff McErlain's Brooklyn Blues. Each week Jeff will ...
Brooklyn Blues Guitar Lesson: Quantized Bending
TrueFire Educator Jeff McErlain has just launched his first installment of his new weekly video blog called Jeff McErlain's Brooklyn Blues. Each week Jeff will ...
Acoustic Guitar Lesson: Palm Muting Arpeggios & Strumming
by Janet Robin In this lesson I continue further use of palm muting although this time utilizing arpeggiated bass notes along with a strum, just to create a ...
Girl Plays Fingerstyle Version of “Hotel California” on Guitar, Absolutely Nails It
In this brilliant video performance, Gabriella Quevedo plays a fingerstyle version of The Eagles' "Hotel California" on her Taylor acoustic guitar. This is not ...
Spark #1: Inversions
by Jeff Scheetz, TrueFire's Director of Education In Spark #1, I want to talk about inversions! We’ll take a look at what inversions are, a simple way to fig...
Acoustic Guitar Lesson: Palm Muting
by Janet Robin This technique is highly effective for dynamics within a song. To strum from a full strum to a palm muting strum creates a slightly muted soun...
Pat Martino Guitar Lesson: Compositional Journey
In this guitar lesson, Pat Martino discusses how he approaches composition of his music. "I've been asked many times how I approach composition not only for ...
Stevie Ray Vaughan Rips on a 12-String Acoustic Guitar
We've all seen Stevie Ray Vaughan's brilliance on the electric guitar, but how about some 12-string acoustic action?! Check out this amazing performance by SRV ...
Watch This Incredible Neil Young Performance of “Old Man” from 1971
Neil Young is one of the best songwriters and storytellers of his era, if not ever. His ability to connect with the hearts of his audience and tell stories that...
How to Learn Guitar Chords Quickly: Muscle Memory
If you want to learn how to learn guitar chords quickly, try this muscle memory method! Here's how it works: First, finger the guitar chord you want to pract...
Guy Takes 100-Day Challenge to Learn Sweep Picking, Finally Nails It!
Guitarist Marco Dela Torre, a web designer from Jakarta, Indonesia who has been playing guitar for 15 years, dedicated himself to learn sweep picking in just 10...