Take Your Jazz Blues Guitar Soloing to the Next Level
When jazz takes on the blues, it develops a vocabulary of its own – the nuances of jump blues, swing, and bebop can help you develop new ideas to bring into you...
6 Free Guitar Lessons That Will Take You Back to the Heydays of the 1950s
The second half of the '50's was a very special time for music. Chicago Blues was at its peak, Rock & Roll was in its infancy, and Rockabilly and Surf music wer...
6 Rockin’ Rhythm Guitar Lessons Inspired by Rick Parfitt & Status Quo
If ever there was a band that epitomized the hard driving, no holds barred rock band with a two-guitar frontline, it is the British Band Status Quo that feature...
9 Free Brazilian Jazz Guitar Lessons
Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo is a rising star in the guitar world. He has performed in 60 countries, has 23 CDs and 3 DVDs to his credit, and has won se...
10 Free Guitar Lessons for Songwriters Stuck in a Creative Rut
Songwriters often find themselves stuck in a creative rut playing the same old chords and patterns. How do you free yourself from traditional forms? How do you ...
5 Songwriter Sideman Guitar Licks You MUST Know
Supporting a songwriter as the sideman in a duo or band situation is an artful skill that can be very challenging. Usually, there’s a rhythm guitarist -- perhap...
5 Free Gypsy Jazz Melodic Soloing Guitar Lessons
Building a strong melodic guitar solo is one of the most important skills an improviser needs, especially when soloing in the Gypsy Jazz style. You need to use ...
Learn 2 Groovin’ Guitar Songs to Build Your Rhythm Chops
All of our guitar heroes have one thing in common -- they know how to lock their rhythm parts into the groove, whatever style they’re playing. And learning how ...
9 Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lessons to Help You Improve Your Improvisation
Henry Johnson has had the opportunity to work with several of the masters of jazz over the course of his career, recording and performing with Jack McDuff, Fred...
6 Desert Blues Guitar Licks You MUST Know!
If you dig deep into the origins of the blues, you’ll wind up in Africa. Dig a little deeper and you’ll discover many ‘World Music’ influences from northern Afr...
Your Guitar Teacher Forgot This: Improve Your Bends
Corey Congilio has been teaching guitar for over 20 years and late beginner to intermediate students almost always struggle with getting their bends in tune. Cr...
7 Funky Rhythm Guitar Lessons
Hailing from the Big Easy, Shane’s played with everyone from the Neville Brothers to Boz Scaggs to Dr. John to Jewel to Little Feat and the list goes on and on....