The Great Divide: Who’s Getting Paid (and How Much) in the Music Industry
Most people trying to learn guitar or taking guitar lessons are probably doing so because they either A) want to be a rock star or B) want to play guitar like a...
Guitar Lessons
Learn The Rules
by Charlie Doom It wasn’t until I started trying to learn guitar, taking guitar lessons, and writing my own songs that my entire perspective on music changed...
Sweet Notes – The Art & Science of Chord Tones
by Robbie Calvo Sweet Notes is now available for instant download and on Data-DVD. Click here for details. I have formulated this course from my years of ...
Guitabulary: Travis Style Picking
Okay, time to head out to the country. You don't become a true country guitar player without mastering Travis picking, where your thumb plays a steady rhythmic ...
Double Play – Double Stops
You can't really be bluesy without getting slurry and slide-y. That's where double-stops come in. They work great as chordal indicators, harmonized solos, turna...
Blues Progressions: Sussy Strut
In this video guitar lesson, many of the core approaches to Blues Progressions will be laid out for you, so listen up and get ready to learn. In order to start ...
My Guitar Isn’t Loud Enough
By Charlie Doom Right now sound waves are crashing against your eardrum. The small bones of your inner ear -- the malleus, incus and stapes -- begin to buzz,...
Will All The Jazz Players Please Stand Up?
by Charlie Doom, Monastic Scribe of the Mojo Of all the musical styles, jazz is completely American – we invented it. Yet unlike blues and rock, jazz is rare...
Fire And Flow
From secret uses of the pentatonic scale to bluegrass, bebop blues, free jazz, and chord melody, Jimmy Herring — with a heaping helping of Southern hospitality ...
Ritchie Blackmore: Playing With Electricity
Proto-metalist Ritchie Blackmore, who bridged the gap between blues-drenched rockers of the '60s and the lightning-fingered shredders of today. His band, Deep P...
Duke Robillard: Beyond I-IV-V
A master of many blues styles, Duke Robillard garners particular acclaim for his jump and swing playing. When he recently performed at a San Francisco music fes...
Advice For Blues Guitarists
by Charlie Doom Nobody ever changed the world by sticking to the status quo. And when it comes to the blues you need to understand that you’ll never write a ...