Motivation comes in many forms, but there's a special kind of drive you feel when you get a response from an artist you admire. When I was 16 years old, I was ecstatic to have received a response from a guitarist for whom I had (and still have) great respect and admiration. … [Read more...] about Email Exchange with Symphony X Guitarist
Two-Handed Tapping Lesson from Mike Dawes
In the world of modern fingerstyle guitar, Mike Dawes is at the top of the Pay-Attention-to-These-Artists List (a list which I just made up). He is a talented one-man band from the UK with popular hits online, from his oringnals to solo acoustic arrangements of songs … [Read more...] about Two-Handed Tapping Lesson from Mike Dawes
How to Read Fretboard Diagrams
When illustrating how to play chords, scales, or any other piece of information on a fretted instrument, fretboard diagrams are quite helpful. There can be some confusion on how to interpret those diagrams, so hopefully this article will help clear things up. The vast majority of … [Read more...] about How to Read Fretboard Diagrams
Blues For Beginners: Chords I
Learning to play chords is often a primary desire of many new guitarists. This stands to reason since it’s a fun element of playing the instrument. And though it may be best in some cases to begin your study by learning single notes and developing the fretting hand fingers … [Read more...] about Blues For Beginners: Chords I
Free Manuscript and Tab Paper
Here are some blank manuscript and tab pages for you to print and use as you'd like. Click the title of the page that you would like to print. Blank Manuscript Blank Tablature Blank Manuscript and Tab The Big Book of Blanks If you think you might need several … [Read more...] about Free Manuscript and Tab Paper