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A Blues Guitar lesson on Albert Collins, an electric blues guitar master.
If you want to start playing some tasty, southern fried Texas blues, then you must start learning the blues guitar licks of the late electric blues guitar master, Albert Collins. In this blues guitar lesson, I’ll show you how to…
Learn to play blues guitar like Johnny Winter.
If you’re looking to play blues guitar like a master, then you will have to start learning the incredible blues guitar licks of Johnny Winter. This blues guitarist is not as well known as SRV, or Eric Clapton, but he…
Blues Backing Tracks: Start practicing with a band.
If you want to dramatically improve your blues guitar playing, then one surefire way to do that, is to practice with a band. You say you have no band? Well, you’re in luck, because if you have some blues backing…
Allman Brothers Slide Guitar Lesson: Duane Allman
So what is the best way to become really good at playing slide guitar? Well, one way is to learn the best slide guitar songs from your favorite players. This will no doubt include the magnificent slide guitar songs from…
Blues Guitar Lesson: How to develop a good blues guitar vibrato.
Does your blues guitar playing suffer from a lack or soul or feeling? In today’s blues guitar lesson, I’m going to tell you how to develop a good blues guitar vibrato by practicing a few different techniques. So why should…
Learning Guitar: Why should I learn barre chords?
So you’re a beginner guitar player and have learned all your open position chords, and are looking to learn some barre chords. Maybe you’ve tried in the past and failed, but this time you’re going to learn how to play…
Learning Guitar: Beginner Guitar Lesson you must Do!
Do you want to know my secrets to playing the guitar like you’ve always wanted to? Do you want to be able to play all your favorite songs with , with ease? If you said yes to these questions, then…
Learning Guitar: Easy blues for beginner guitar players
Are you a beginner guitar player that is looking for an easy blues song to play? Or maybe you’re totally new to learning guitar and are looking to learn how to play anything on the guitar. Well in today’s guitar…
Slide Guitar Lesson: Playing the blues.
Do you want to know how to sound like a pro when playing blues slide guitar? Or maybe you’re only interested in learning some new licks. Regardless, there are certain things to keep in mind when learning how to play…
How I learned how to play the guitar. Part 1
Everybody learns how to play the guitar in different ways, and in this series of blog posts I’m going to tell you “my story” of how I learned how to play the guitar. I think it’s good to hear how…
5 Mistakes Beginner Guitar Players Make
Do you want to increase your chances of being able to play the guitar? Maybe you’ve taken some guitar lessons in the past and didn’t quite get the results you were looking for. In today’s guitar lesson, I will give…
Learn Blues Guitar: 5 Blues Guitar Tips
Do you want to spice up your blues guitar playing? In this blues guitar lesson, I will give you 5 blues guitar tips that will take your playing from novice to pro, if these techniques are applied. By learning and…
Learn Slide Guitar: Derek Trucks Guitar Method.
Are you ready to learn some of the best slide guitar music today? If you said yes, then you need to listen to Derek Trucks. His slide guitar style is nothing short of amazing. He effortlessly combines blues, rock, jazz,…
Learning how to play guitar: My top 5 albums to learn blues and rock.
Let’s face it everybody wants to play guitar. With the popularity of Guitar Hero, even more youngsters are picking up and learning how to play the greatest instrument of all time. That’s right, I said the guitar is “The Greatest…
Slide Guitar Lesson: Playing slide in open E Tuning with your favorite band!
Do you want to improve your slide guitar playing in Open E tuning? Do you find yourself constantly practicing alone? You don’t have a band to practice with, and you’re stuck in your room, playing with no one. Well this…