12-year-old Brandon Niederauer Shreds T-Bone Walker’s “Stormy Monday”
Check out 12-year-old guitar phenom Brandon Niederauer shredding T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday" at the Roots Rock Revival at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY...
Acoustic Guitar Lesson: Palm Muting Arpeggios & Strumming
by Janet Robin In this lesson I continue further use of palm muting although this time utilizing arpeggiated bass notes along with a strum, just to create a ...
Girl Plays Fingerstyle Version of “Hotel California” on Guitar, Absolutely Nails It
In this brilliant video performance, Gabriella Quevedo plays a fingerstyle version of The Eagles' "Hotel California" on her Taylor acoustic guitar. This is not ...
Spark #1: Inversions
by Jeff Scheetz, TrueFire's Director of Education In Spark #1, I want to talk about inversions! We’ll take a look at what inversions are, a simple way to fig...
Acoustic Guitar Lesson: Palm Muting
by Janet Robin This technique is highly effective for dynamics within a song. To strum from a full strum to a palm muting strum creates a slightly muted soun...
Pat Martino Guitar Lesson: Compositional Journey
In this guitar lesson, Pat Martino discusses how he approaches composition of his music. "I've been asked many times how I approach composition not only for ...
8-Year-Old Kid is a Flamenco Guitar Prodigy
Harry Knight has been strumming away since he was four and a half. Soon, he'll travel to Spain to study under several master flamenco players. From the original...
Pete Huttlinger Passes, But His Legacy Lives On
Pete Huttlinger, TrueFire Educator and a dear friend of ours, passed this week, and we are saddened way beyond the words I am able to compose. Pete was not ...
Glenn Frey, Eagles Founder and Guitarist, Has Died
Eagles founder Glenn Frey has died. The band posted this statement on his Facebook page: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of ...
A Quick Message from Jeff Scheetz, TrueFire’s Director of Education
Hey everyone! Jeff Scheetz here. I'm the Director of Education at TrueFire, and I wanted to shoot you this video message from my home studio basically to just s...
David Bowie, Guitar Player & Music Icon, Dead at 69
Guitar player and music icon David Bowie died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer, his manager confirmed Monday morning. The following statement app...
Stevie Ray Vaughan Rips on a 12-String Acoustic Guitar
We've all seen Stevie Ray Vaughan's brilliance on the electric guitar, but how about some 12-string acoustic action?! Check out this amazing performance by SRV ...