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Developing Slide Guitar Technique: Right hand muting
If you have ever tried to play slide guitar, then you already know that developing a solid, right hand muting technique is the key to sounding good when playing slide guitar. Right hand muting allows you to play single note…
Dreams: Guitar lesson 1?
Everyone has dreams right? Of course they do. As a kid, we stare up into the sky imagining the most amazing things possible for our lives. As adults I think our dreams change, but we all want basically the same…
Learn slide guitar: Developing a soulful slide guitar style
Are you tired of playing the same old slide guitar licks? Is your playing suffering from no soul? Well I can tell you I’ve been there. With any guitar style there are times when you must find new inspiration to…
Slide Guitar Lesson: Open String Slide Licks in Open E Tuning
Are you trying to play some cool open string slide guitar riffs in open E Tuning? If so, this slide guitar lesson is for you. There are some really easy slide guitar riffs that can be played in the key…
Slide Guitar Lesson: Play like Duane Allman
So you’ve always dreamed of playing like the late slide guitar master, Duane Allman? Well I’m here to tell you it can be done, with a little practice and knowledge. In this slide guitar lesson, I’ll show you 3 key…
Slide Guitar Lesson: Blues Scale in Open E Tuning
So you know how to play the blues scale in standard guitar, but you’ve not yet figured out how to play it in Open E Tuning. No slide guitar lesson would be complete without an explanation of this highly used…
Guitar Lesson: Learning Strum patterns
Does your playing lack a driving rhythm? Or maybe you suffer from always playing too fast or slow? When learning how to play songs, your first Guitar Lesson should be about Strum patterns . All songs use strum patterns for…
Slide Guitar Lesson: Statesboro Blues Slide Guitar Licks
Do you want to learn one of the most popular slide guitar songs of all time? If you said yes, then you definitely have to learn Statesboro Blues by the Allman Brothers Band. Originally written by Willie McTell in 1928…
Open E Tuning Slide Guitar Lesson: Duane Allman Slide Licks
Is slide guitar something you would like to learn how to play? If so, then you’re probably trying to figure out how to play like Duane Allman. Duane Allman was one of the key innovators of electric slide guitar in…
Learning Slide Guitar: Slide Guitar Scale Lesson in Open E Tuning
So you want to start learning slide guitar, and you’ve got your guitar tuned to Open E. You probably asking, “Now what?” Well that is a good question. One of the first things you can do is learn the Minor…
Learning Slide Guitar: Slide Guitar Licks
In today’s slide guitar lesson, I’m going to break down 2 blues, slide guitar licks in the open E slide tuning. First let’s get the tuning sorted out. All of these licks are in Open E tuning which is low…
Learning Blues Guitar: How to play blues like BB King.
Do you want to play some killer blues guitar? If you said yes, then the man to listen to is BB king. He has toured for decades, and still remains one of the most recognized blues guitarists in history. In…
Guitar Lesson: Learning How to Play the Guitar Like Jimi Hendrix
So you want to play the guitar like the great Jimi Hendrix. This can be frustrating, but with a little ingenuity and practice, you’ll be sounding like Jimi in no time. Learning how to play the guitar like Jimi Hendrix…
Blues Guitar Lesson: The Minor Pentatonic Scale
If you are wanting to play blues guitar or rock guitar then you must learn how to play the minor pentatonic scale. In this blues guitar lesson I’ll show you exactly how to play it. This is the most used…
What kind of pick should I use when learning guitar?
This is a question I find many people often asking. This really does have a big impact on the tone that you get. One crucial thing to keep in mind is that you need to hold the pick lightly when strumming.…