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Take Your Lead Guitar Playing To The Next Level With These 2 Electric Guitar Lessons With Ariel Posen

December 17, 2019

The art of creating a tantalizing guitar solo is not solely about scales, arpeggios, or technical skills on the fretboard. Of course, these are all important to...

6 Free Guitar Lessons That Will Take You Back to the Heydays of the 1950s

November 21, 2019

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...

9 Free Brazilian Jazz Guitar Lessons

November 18, 2019

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...

The Guitar Learning Process: Topical Knowledge to Musical Creativity and Application

October 22, 2019

By Bobby Kittleberger, a long-time guitar player, writer, and the founder of Guitar Chalk. Available in nearly whatever form you could want there’s no shorta...

7 Free Robben Ford Blues Guitar Lessons

October 18, 2019

These 7 free guitar lessons are from Robben Ford's Blues Revolution, an interactive masterclass from the master of blues guitar. Embraced by listeners and playe...

7 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All-Time

October 17, 2019

A guitar riff is defined as a cluster or sequence of notes or chords that are used in a song. It can be repeated over and over again, or it may only be heard on...

Flying with a Guitar: 7 Tips You MUST Know

July 29, 2019

Nowadays, things aren’t so simple when you’re flying with a guitar. The dynamics -- and the expenses -- of airplane travel have changed so much that keeping you...

10 Awesome Father’s Day Gifts for Guitar Players Under $50

June 7, 2019

Father's Day is just around the corner, and we all know how difficult it can be to find a good gift for a guitar player Dad, not to mention an affordable one. ...

Free Slide Guitar Lessons from Lee Roy Parnell

September 6, 2018

Lee Roy Parnell is renowned as a slide guitar virtuoso, as well as an incredible writer who takes cues from the Southern rock, country, Memphis soul, and Texas ...

Learn the Csus2 Open Tuning with Vicki Genfan

June 19, 2018

Vicki Genfan is one of many contemporary guitar players who embrace acoustic, percussive playing, including Andy McKee, Jon Gomm, Petteri Sariola, Christie Lené...

Learn Jazz Arrangements for Solo Guitar

May 16, 2018

One of the greatest leaps a guitarist must make is the leap from playing with a band to learning to play solo. A guitarist must go from playing standard chords ...

3 Free Guitar Lessons to Funk Up Your Rhythm Chops

April 3, 2018

Any given funk tune relies on the rhythm chops of their guitar player – it's their job to lock in with the drummer and bass player to drive the tune as well as ...

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