Introducing Vicki Genfan’s Acoustic Rhythm Guitar Survival Guide
If you play acoustic guitar, cover popular songs, write your own tunes, perform solo or work in a band setting, or just like strumming on the front porch, this ...
Taking Notes
by Rich Maloof We recently heard Quincy Jones recall a saying from back in the day: “Keep your music pad and pencil out, because if God knocks you’d better g...
7 Thoughts on Teaching and Learning Guitar
by Lauren Passarelli Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens. When I listen, I can hear whether my students are ready to absorb what I have to offer. First I nee...
Frank Zappa on the Decline of the Music Business
Frank Zappa gives his take on the decline and fall of the music business. He comes to a surprising conclusion that the older generation was better for pushing n...
7 Deadly Sins of Playing a Live Gig
1. Noodling Between Tunes
There’s no good reason to be playing little licks and riffs between songs. It’s unprofessional and annoys bandmates who are ready to ...
The Last 30 Years in Music Delivery
Over the past 30 years, we've seen music delivery evolve from vinyls and 8 tracks to cassettes and CDs to digital downloads and streaming. Here's a cool illustr...
Lydian Dominant Strategies
by Garrison Fewell Here's a sharp way to brighten your lines when improvising over dominant- 7th chords: Raise the fourth degree of the Mixolydian mode (1, 2...
Introducing 50 Rockabilly Licks You MUST Know
An up-tempo musical hybrid of country, rock and blues with rhythmic influences borrowed from bebop and swing, Rockabilly has been attracting audiences for d...
50 Jazz Blues Licks: #11 Lee Morgan I-IV
50 Jazz Blues Licks is an exclusive series of video guitar lessons by David Hamburger covering the jazz blues styles of historically great guitarists like Geoge...
Learn How to Play Guitar in 21 Days – Day 4
Get all the video guitar lessons, tab, charts, and more when you download the full Learn Guitar in 21 Days course. Click here for more details. > Today we...
Happy Birthday Leo Fender
On this day in 1909, guitar designer, engineer and inventor Leo Fender was born. Leo would go on to found Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, now ...
Rolling Stone Magazine’s Letter to Record Execs: Brilliant or Bitter?
In 2002, Rolling Stone purchased a stinging ad in the New York Times, in which it sarcastically congratulated record labels for what the magazine sees as anti-c...