As any of us climb the ranks of guitar-playing proficiency, many of us will self-teach. Others, may follow a more traditional educational path. One thing is for...
It would be fair to say learning how to improvise on the guitar is akin to learning a new language. First, you learn the "words," or individual notes. Then, you...
It really doesn't matter what type of music you're playing on the guitar; most of of the time, you'll be playing rhythm! And, if you're playing any American-bor...
As guitar players, we often adopt the habit of constantly trying to improve our skills. We strive for a goal of higher proficiency, so we can be like our favori...
It's safe to say that enjoying music is part of the human condition. There are so many types of music, you are bound to be drawn to some form of it. Though, des...
Playing guitar in any one style is a terrific way to start out. But, when guitar players elevate themselves to higher levels of playing, they often combine elem...
When any of us learn to play the guitar, the style we end up developing is ultimately influenced by the styles of the players we learn from. In other words, it'...
The blues is undeniably one of the most influential styles of music to emerge in the common era. It is the forefather of rock, jazz, and so many other foundatio...
Knowing a chord progression's tonal center is important for a couple reasons. First, knowing the tonal center is knowing where in the progression feels like "ho...
Much of the music we hold near and dear today, whether it's modern or from decades passed, has roots in the United States. More specifically, styles like blues,...
In the realm of blues guitar, there are a vast array of individual styles and fusions. We can find one of these unique fusions in the soloing styles of Jim Oblo...
In this episode I discuss examples of achieving small victories on the guitar and ask you to acknowledge something you can do on the instrument today that you c...