Learn to Solo Over the Changes: 2 Free Guitar Song Lessons
An easy way to approach soloing is to learn the chords, and then use the pentatonic scale to...
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Learn How to Create Interesting Licks & Phrases on Guitar
Jazz, rock, and blues musicians need to be able to modify any lick or phrase in their vocabulary...
Learn Jazz Arrangements for Solo Guitar
One of the greatest leaps a guitarist must make is the leap from playing with a band to...
13 “No Guitar is Safe” Podcast Episodes Featuring TrueFire Educators
One of the most popular guitar podcasts out there, No Guitar is Safe, is hosted by longtime friend...
The Beginner’s Guide to Starting Guitar: 10 Tips You Must Know
Learning to play guitar is fun, but where do you start? What kind of equipment is necessary? Luckily,...
5 Popular Blues Standards Every Guitarist Should Know
One of the most critical things you can do when learning how to play blues guitar is becoming...
Learn to Pick Mozart’s “Minuet” (And More!) on Guitar
Learning classical guitar can be a daunting process – coordinating the left and right hand techniques can turn...
2 Soloing Strategies Every Guitarist MUST Know
When soloing on guitar, it’s easy to play something and feel that it doesn’t really fit the rest...
Twist Up Your Blues Guitar Rhythm Chops with Oz Noy
In Oz Noy’s Twisted Guitar: Blues Rhythm, he makes it fun and exciting to practice rhythm guitar with...
9 Ways to Jazz Up the Pentatonic Scale
Most guitar players are familiar with the pentatonic scale; often times it’s the first scale you learn to...
3 Free Guitar Lessons to Funk Up Your Rhythm Chops
Any given funk tune relies on the rhythm chops of their guitar player – it’s their job to...
9 Rock-Solid Rhythm Guitar Lessons from Jon Finn
Playing 8th and 16th note rhythm patterns is the backbone of what binds rock and funk together, and...