GI PICKS – Learn the Guitar Fretboard
The guitar fretboard of a guitar can be such a challenge to learn, that many of us give up and are lost anytime we find ourselves down and across the neck. We may as well be looking at a splatter gram.
The guitar fretboard of a guitar can be such a challenge to learn, that many of us give up and are lost anytime we find ourselves down and across the neck. We may as well be looking at a splatter gram.
Many guitar players love the melodic sounds of pick sweeping, tracking through the notes of chords they’re used to strumming. With the discipline to practice daily, pushing your accelerator one or two extra notes a day and setting a reasonable goal, most guitarists will b able to sweep pick in about 100 days.
There and thousands of video guitar lessons on-line, some are marginal and some are terrific. Editor’s Picks will help to ease the pain of hunting around to find videos worth viewing to learn guitar basics, intermediate and advance techniques.
Have you been stuck on the guitar? Wondering why you are not getting better as fast as you think you should? I’d like to show you a better way — a tool’s list to help make sure you are maximizing your practice time, getting more value from your practice sessions, and freeing up more wasted time to do the things you love.
Owl guitarist Jason Mezilis has offered Guitar International an exclusive guitar lesson that teaches our readers how he plays Owl’s new release, “Things You Can’t See”. Owl is an L.A. – New York City based rock band, whose recently released third album is propulsive and powerful and one we’ll all want to learn to play.
Phrasing is probably the most important thing to understand when it comes to soloing. Without it, your music will probably just sound like a complete mess of notes.
With its panoramic view of the Smoky Mountains, the Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee was a magical spot for multi-instrumentalist, John McCutcheon, to present his songwriting camp that immersed a group of songwriters deep into the heart of lyrics, melody and soul.
The Crown Guitar Workshop & Festival draws guitar lovers from all over the world, and Dweezil Zappa treated them to some very special moments, sharing insights into his Dad’s legacy and noting “it’s gonna be a kind of jammy evening—hope you don’t mind!
We can find out a lot about what chords to play, which strings to pick and where to buy the best guitar. There are classes on theory, ear training, whammy-bar etiquette and how to be a rock star.
For the first time, a blazing female lead guitarist—blues star Ana Popovic—will join the exclusive ranks of Artists-In-Residence (AIRs) in northwestern Montana, at this summer’s week-long Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival.
