5 Things I Wish They’d Told Me Before My First Gig Hey everyone, today we are going through a checklist you should have before you ever play your first guitar gig. Much of this I learned through trial and error and some of it just makes sense. I hope this helps all of you from[…]
Learn The Guitar Fretboard – Part 1 Today we are looking at the first step in learning the guitar fretboard. To do that we need to understand what intervals are. Intervals are the distance between two notes. Knowing this, we can start with the smallest interval which is called a “half step.” A half step[…]
5 legendary blues guitarists
5 Guitarists That Changed Rock Music Today I have some great music for you and some comments on these guitarists! 5. Chuck Berry Chuck is thought of by many influential classic rock musicians as the father of rock and roll music. He turned the guitar into the defacto instrument of rock and roll with[…]
How To Play Quarter Note Triplets Perfectly!
By fearzero General Music Lessons, Guitar Lessons Mar 27, 2019
How To Play Quarter Note Triplets Perfectly! Hey everyone, today we are tackling quarter note triplets. Whenever a new student hears this particular rhythmic grouping they seem to be baffled by its complexity. Some people feel their way through it, others have a really difficult time mastering exactly what this rhythm sounds like. If[…]
3 arpeggio blues guitar lesson
By fearzero Guitar Lessons Mar 19, 2019
Hey everyone, this week I dissect a lick from the Joe Bonamassa live performance of the intro to “I Gave Up Everything For You Except The Blues” which you can find on Youtube. This is a very Eric Johnsonesque lick so be sure to follow the proper picking that I mention to get it down[…]
Shapes Of Things Guitar Solo Lesson (Gary Moore) Hey everyone, this week I have a real treasure transcribed here for you; the great solo to “Shapes Of Things” as performed by the late great Gary Moore. This solo has it all; feel, phrasing, technique, melody and more. The guitar world lost one the finest to[…]
Bohemian Rhapsody Guitar Riff Lesson Hey everyone, today in Bohemian Rhapsody Guitar Riff Lesson, we are going over the quarter note, triplet based guitar riff that enters just after the operatic section of this classic tune. If you are unaware of what a triplet is, it is when 3 notes are played in the[…]
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[…]