7 Ways to Tour (Without Getting in the Van)
by Tammy Brackett Let’s face it. Touring is enticing and exciting, but can also be financially exasperating and emotionally draining. Once the modus operandi...
Blues Guitar Lesson: “Stormy Monday” Genealogy
By David Hamburger There used to be a blues club on the upper East side of Manhattan called "Manny's Carwash," which the New Yorker magazine routinely dismis...
Recording Digitally: 7 Helpers for Guitarists
by Rich Tozzoli Whether you’re on your laptop running freeware or laying down tracks on a $75,000 digital rig, take a few tips on computer-based recording. ...
Tighten Up Your Blues: #6 Tritones
Tighten Up Your Blues is a weekly video guitar lesson series by longtime TrueFire educator Jeff McErlain. In this series, Jeff will focus on nuance and all the ...
Triads Essentials: #4 Scale with Triad Transitions
Triads Essentials is a free weekly guitar lesson series by New York pro and Sherpa Instructor Joe Pinnavaia covering the essentials of triads use, helping you b...
Robben Ford’s Universal Groove
GOOD NEWS! We have teamed up with Robben Ford to bring you his first interactive guitar course, set to release in late August. Stay tuned for the big announceme...
Flatpicking: #3 Open Tuning Angeline the Baker
Flatpicking is a video guitar lesson series by Italian guitar guru Roberto Dalla Vecchia. Be sure to check out Roberto's official website for more from him and ...
Fireside Chat: Mike Stern
A legend among modern jazzers yet still a hard-working musician, Mike Stern is a rare breed of guitarist. Even those who don't know his name have probably heard...
Flatpicking: #2 Floating Salt Creek
Flatpicking is a video guitar lesson series by Italian guitar guru Roberto Dalla Vecchia. Be sure to check out Roberto's official website for more from him and ...
Triads Essentials: #3 Stacking Uses
Triads Essentials is a free weekly guitar lesson series by New York pro and Sherpa Instructor Joe Pinnavaia covering the essentials of triads use, helping you b...
Riffin’ – #3 Suspended Chords and Melodic Patterns
Riffin' is a free weekly video guitar lesson series by Nashville guitar guru Dave Isaacs focusing on the construction and development of killer guitar riffs. Th...
Tighten Up Your Blues: #5 Turnarounds
Tighten Up Your Blues is a weekly video guitar lesson series by longtime TrueFire educator Jeff McErlain. In this series, Jeff will focus on nuance and all the ...