Funk Bass Techniques Every Beginner MUST Know
Funk music is a great place to start with playing bass. It sits very prominently in the mix, allowing bass players to experiment and use slap and pop techniques...
The Best 2018 Amazon Prime Day Deals for Guitarists & Musicians [UPDATED]
It's 2018 Amazon Prime Day, the fourth consecutive year that Amazon has rewarded its Prime members for their membership with some pretty great deals on almost a...
Getting Great Guitar Tone: Tim Pierce, Butch Walker, Lyle Workman, Buddy Miller, and Corey Congilio
TrueFire Educator Corey Congilio moderated a panel focused on getting great electric guitar tone with Buddy Miller, Butch Walker, Tim Pierce, and Lyle Workman a...
Musician Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty
23-year-old musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier explains the concept of harmony to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student...
Learn Urban Blues Guitar Soloing & Rhythm with Robben Ford
It's common knowledge that the blues was born in the South, traditionally played on acoustic instruments. When the blues made it's way to the cities, blues play...
Learn the Csus2 Open Tuning with Vicki Genfan
Vicki Genfan is one of many contemporary guitar players who embrace acoustic, percussive playing, including Andy McKee, Jon Gomm, Petteri Sariola, Christie Lené...
Tommy Emmanuel & John Knowles in the TrueFire Studio
We're privileged to have not one, but two C.G.P's in the house today, working on their upcoming project entitled "Certified Guitar Duets" - stay tuned for more ...
10 Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Learning How to Play Guitar
I’ve learned several great lessons from my Dad, many of them about life in general, the value of hard work, or even the proper way to hold a baseball bat or how...
Learn How to Play Bill Kirchen’s “Hot Rod Lincoln” Lick Plus 4 More Inspired Riffs
Who doesn’t love the honky-tonk sound with pure, blood and guts country roots? Check out these free online guitar lessons from Bill Kirchen's 30 Hot Rod Guitar ...
5 Finger Pickin’ Guitar Licks You MUST Know Inspired by Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Jerry Reed
Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Jerry Reed are among the most influential guitarists in fingerstyle, country, and folk music. Their combined contribution to the ...
Twist Up Your Blues Soloing with Oz Noy
Almost every blues, jazz, and funk solo is improvised - top players will pretty much never play the same thing twice over a particular groove. It's important to...
6 Melodic Modal Rocks Licks You MUST Know
Although these licks are modal, there's no need to fret - each of the licks presented here are versatile, usable rock licks that lend themselves to several play...