Why Slow Down Songs on YouTube One of the best ways of learning guitar is to listen to your favourite guitarists – and then figure out and copy what they are doing. What I find is that by the time I have ‘copied’ something from a guitar hero of mine, it usually has a little […]
GOAL: Understand the concept of intervals Learn the intervals between all 12 notes Practice identifying the major 3rd, minor 3rd and fifth interval Previous articles in this series – strongly recommended to read these first! Intro to music theory (the 12 notes) Octaves (how to identify notes on the fretboard) The Major Scale The […]
FINGERPICKING PATTERNS Travis Picking Patterns in C Learn how to travis pick in C and how to make it your own Travis Picking is a wonderful guitar technique to learn. Lets learn a travis picking pattern in C – these exercises help you learn it step by step Bass Pattern – Travis Picking in C […]
How to slow down songs on Spotify As you know, most music is streamed and purchased these days from platforms such as Spotify, Deezer or Apple Music. Playing along to your favorite tracks is always a huge motivation for guitarists. Now you can slow down songs on Spotify – and use Spotify as a key […]
Previous articles in this series – strongly recommended to read these first! Intro to music theory (the 12 notes) Octaves (how to identify notes on the fretboard) The Major Scale The Minor Scale The natural minor scale is contains 7 notes with the following intervals between notes Tone Semi-tone Tone Tone Semi-tone Tone Tone You […]
Previous articles in this series – strongly recommended to read these first! Intro to music theory (the 12 notes) Octaves (how to identify notes on the fretboard) The Major Scale The major scale is the most popular scale in western music. It is recommended to learn the major scale first – as it feels natural […]
Guitar Habits I always give my students a few pieces of advice to build a guitar habit Play for 15 minutes each day Put the guitar down and walk away after 15 minutes You can pick it up again if you want to – but do at least 15 mins Repeat every day If you […]
Perfect Right-Hand Fingerpicking Technique This guide helps the beginner fingerstyle or fingerpicking guitar player to analyze their right-hand fingerpicking technique – particularly for posture that helps achieve comfortable playing, builds speed and avoids future pain in the wrist or arm. Note that I have a companion article for left hand fingerpicking technique that you should also check […]
The ONE thing necessary to play great guitar Having taught dozens of guitarists in person and with over 13k online students, people often ask me “what is the ONE biggest factor in student success?” The answer might surprise you because it’s not about ability or having lots of time to practice. It doesn’t matter whether […]
Guitar Pro can help you practice Unlike classically trained musicians, guitar players are often self-taught. As a result, it is common for guitar players to have an under-developed sense of rhythm and timing. Classically trained musicians: read sheet music can read and feel rhythm as a result have a strong accurate sense of timing Self-taught […]
