Blog


When did Eddie Van Halen find his style? Hey all, today I am discussing when Eddie found his individual style on the guitar. It isn’t what you think either. When the question was posed to Eddie back in a 1988 interview, he admitted it wasn’t his tapping that made him find his uniqueness. Nope, it[…]

Read More

The Most Melodic Guitar Interval? Hey everyone, today I am going through “The Most Melodic Guitar Interval.” Okay, so this is definitely subjective, but in my mind, the sound of 10ths is sublime. Taking a close second for me are 6th intervals. What is a 10th you ask?  Well, that is when you play a[…]

Read More

How To Play “Photograph” by Def Leppard Hey everyone, welcome back. Today I am going over how to play the solo to “Photograph” by Def Leppard. This solo is in the key of E major and the band’s guitarist Phil Collen uses a few interesting techniques in this one. One is his penchant for melody.[…]

Read More

Did George Lynch Write A Randy Rhoads Solo?   Hey everyone, back again with another question; did George Lynch write a Randy Rhoads solo? Back in the late 70s and early 80s in LA, there was a rock guitar frenzy erupting. This movement was led by future hall of fame guitarists like Eddie Van Halen,[…]

Read More

How To Stretch Like A Guitar God! Hi everyone, today I am going to teach you “How To Stretch Like A Guitar God!” So before grabbing your guitar, I suggest you do some physical stretching as I lay out in the video.  Take it slow and be gentle, the goal is to get the hands[…]

Read More

RIP Eddie Van Halen Eddie Van Halen has passed away from a long battle with cancer. His contributions to modern rock music go unchallenged. I will run down just a few of his innovations off the top of my head and in the video below I will give some musical examples of his genius. Here[…]

Read More

Eddie Van Halen’s favorite rock guitarist! Hey everyone, back again with a little guessing game. Who do you think was Eddie’s favorite rock guitarist back in the 80s? Hint, look at the sentence and notice the word “rock.” Most guitarists would automatically say “Allan Holdsworth,” but Allan was a fusion guitarist, not strictly rock. Well,[…]

Read More

How To Play White Lion’s “Wait” Guitar Solo Hi everyone, today I am going over “How To Play White Lion’s “Wait” Guitar Solo.” x The “Wait” Guitar Solo Lesson is a mini masterpiece of melody, technique, and overall creativity, and was performed by the amazing Vito Bratta. This solo is in the key of A[…]

Read More