Open Strings & Nutty Bends
by Jim Campilongo As I'm drawn to ringing dissonances, blues notes, and passing tones, I try to incorporate open strings in a melody whenever possible. Again...
Guitar Lessons
10 Tips for Giggings Guitarists: Your Band
by Jimmy Leslie TrueFire is republishing this article as part of an ongoing partnership with The Best of Gig Magazine. Click here to check them out online. ...
10 Tips for Giggings Guitarists: Yourself
by Jimmy Leslie TrueFire is republishing this article as part of an ongoing partnership with The Best of Gig Magazine. Click here to check them out online. ...
Cool Aid: Spike Your Solos with Jerry Garcia’s Trippy Approach Tones
by Andy Ellis Like Stilton cheese, kimchi, or a double espresso, Jerry Garcia’s playing can be an acquired taste. Some guitarists scratch their heads over th...
10 Tips for Gigging Guitarists: Your Gear
by Jimmy Leslie TrueFire is republishing this article as part of an ongoing partnership with The Best of Gig Magazine. Click here to check them out online. ...
Hot Roddin’ Boogie: A Rockabilly Roundup
by Steve Trovato Rockabilly music is an exciting, purely American art form that emerged in the 50's and swept away teens with its high-octane rhythms. Guitar...
John Fahey & Early American Guitar
by Cody Campbell John Fahey is one of the most well respected acoustic guitar instrumentalists in American history. His style—which he called American Primit...
Frank Vignola Play Along: “I’ll See You In My Dreams”
by Frank Vignola This classic jazz standard is a great tune with a very singable melody. Try to internalize the meoldy by playing the chords and singing the ...
The Voodoo Blues Scale
by Steve Trovato If there's one fistful of notes that never gets old, it’s the blues scale. Once it finds its way into the hands of a young, inspired guitari...
“Diddie Wa Diddie” Guitar Lesson
More than 60 years after its recording, Blind Blake’s rambunctious “Diddie Wa Diddie”--a double-entendre ragtime-blues--still stands as a fingerpicking classic....
Arpeggios – Crucial or What?
by Steve Elliott, Acoustic Guitar Workshop In this guitar lesson, we are looking at arpeggios from a fingerstyle point of view and how to play them smoothly ...
5 Great Guitar Store Licks
by Rich Maloof If you suffer from gear acquisition syndrome, and we know you do, it's likely that you find yourself in a guitar shop on a regular basis. Perh...