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An important factor often not realized or thought about by the beginning guitar player is the playability of his or her guitar (The ease at which...

The action on your guitar can make the difference between an instrument that plays and sounds good and one that you want to throw out the window...

I am writing this article in hopes of educating guitarists about guitar tab.There has been an on going debate amongst music educators (Guitar...

Over the many years that I have been teaching guitar in Houston Texas, it has become apparent that some students do not make the progress that...

Today we will discuss how to get started with soloing or as it is sometimes called playing a lead. A good way to get started with this is to look...

Guitar soloing can consist of many ideas such as licks, scales and different articulation techniques such as bends, vibrato, slides, hammer ons...

One way to build dexterity and creativity in your soloing ideas is to practice sequencing exercises with scales. These exercises when practiced...

I have been using my right hand fingers to pick the strings almost from the start of my guitar playing. I first got the idea from watching John...

This is a follow-up to my most recent online lesson Diatonic Chords on the First 3 Strings. This new lesson covers the remaining string...

Triads are 3 note chords and are made by playing notes from the diatonic or major scale together in a particular order. They can be very useful...