This week we are looking at an excerpt from a song called “Little Savage,” from the Yngwie Malmsteen album “Rising Force,” from way back in the 80s. This piece has some really great technically executed lines that will take deft left and right hand ability to pull off. The main takeaway from this is Yngwie’s[…]
Top Gun Maverick Guitar Lesson
By fearzero Guitar Lessons Dec 18, 2019
Top Gun Maverick Guitar Lesson Hey everyone, back again and today I am presenting you with some neat riffs from an 80s classic song from the movie Top Gun. This is song that was performed by Steve Stevens, the man behind Billy Idol’s music and a virtuoso rock guitarist. There is plenty to be[…]
CAGED – The Swiss Army Knife Of Guitar So today I am talking about what is known as the CAGED system. This is a way of taking the 5 essential open chord shapes (we use major to start but really any chord type works) and using them to dissect the guitar neck into portions[…]
Learn The Fretboard Part 2
By fearzero Guitar Lessons Sep 09, 2019
Learn The Fretboard Part 2 Hey, back again to continue helping you learn the fretboard! So last time we were naming all the natural notes on the guitar neck using the intervals of half steps and whole steps. If you missed that lesson, here it is https://vancouverguitarlessons.net/2019/06/02/learn-the-guitar-fretboard-part-1/ This time we are going to take 3[…]
David Gilmour Guitar Style Lesson Part 2 Hey everyone, back again with the 2nd and final installment of “David Gilmour Guitar Style Lesson Part 2.” Today we are going over several more of the stylistic traits that make David Gilmour a standout guitarist in the classic rock genre. 4. 4-3-2 Licks Every guitarist has their[…]
11 Hacks To Play Like Eddie Van Halen – Part 2 Hey everyone, welcome to part 2 of 11 Hacks To Play Like Eddie Van Halen! In this video I will go through several more techniques to get you up to speed on how to play like Eddie. 6. Stretch Licks If you have[…]
How To Sing And Play Guitar
By Ed Sadler Guitar Lessons, Vocal Lessons Aug 30, 2013
How to Sing and Play Guitar Okay, back with a quick lesson this week. This lesson shows my method for learning to sing and play guitar at the same time. Below is the music notation and chords to play this lesson and a video I suggest learning to count and play the rhythm first,[…]
A Blues Scale Pos 5 and 3 Licks. Okay, so the first scale I usually teach my students is the blues scale in A. Why? Well, it is a very simple scale that gets a lot of use in western music and so it should be easy to assimilate into your improvising. A blues[…]