Posts Tagged ‘guitar’

Learn Guitar Scales : Amazing Solos Using The Dorian Mode February 14, 2011 No Comments

Before understanding the Dorian mode, it is important to touch on the major scale or Ionian mode. The Dorian mode is derived from the major scale by simply starting on the second note and looping around, using the same steps or intervals. By doing this, we create a completely different set of sounding notes known as the Dorian mode. As you learn guitar scales you will likely use this mode to create great sounding guitar solos.

Bass Guitar Scales : Top Reasons To Learn Them No Comments

By learning bass guitar scales you will advance your bass playing on many different levels. It will give you the expressive and creative means to grow as a musician making your playing more enjoyable and fulfilling.

Where to Find Martin Sigma Guitars February 13, 2011 No Comments

Seeking a Martin Sigma? Not sure if you should pull the trigger on purchasing the discontinued Martin Sigma guitar? Here is several points about this famous acoustic guitar–and ideas for finding this hard-to-find guitar.

How Should You Learn to Play Acoustic Guitar? With a Personal Teacher, Online, or Through Self-Teaching? No Comments

If you decide you want to learn how to play the acoustic guitar, you have some choices to make. The Internet has made a lot of things very easy to access, including online resources to teach yourself guitar. However, a personal instructor has advantages as well. You can also theoretically teach yourself. Let’s look at the pros and cons of each method so that you can decide for yourself just what is best for you.

Top Five Reasons To Learn Guitar Scales February 12, 2011 No Comments

To learn guitar scales is an invaluable asset for any lead or rhythm guitarist. Scales provide the basic building blocks in which music is constructed. As a guitarist, understanding and applying a few basic scales can allow enormous growth as a musician.

Lead Guitar Lesson : Picking Techniques Explained No Comments

This lead guitar lesson will focus on the commonly used picking techniques used to play guitar solos. Understanding when and how to use a particular picking technique is an important skill in lead guitar playing.

Blues Guitar Scales : Putting Them In Context February 4, 2011 No Comments

When soloing over a blues progression it is important to know which blues guitar scales will work and sound good. Essentially a blues progression is based on a I, IV, V chord progression and the most common is the 12 bar blues. In blues,these chords tend to be the same type of chords, ie ; major, minor or seventh chords. For example the most common 12 bar blues will be entirely seventh chords, a minor blues may contain only minor chords, and a major blues only major chords.

Guitar Jam Tracks: 5 Things To Look For January 31, 2011 No Comments

The overall quality of guitar jam tracks on the internet is quite poor. An important factor in this is that a strong rhythmic element is usually missing. Power chords are so basic and uninteresting that they don’t offer much to base your guitar parts on. Many tracks don’t even have rhythmic variations, and thus, there are no opportunities to change your musical feel. The complexity of the rhythm is an important factor in selecting good jam tracks.

To Learn Music Instruments You Need To Know What You Like No Comments

The world of sounds is vast. There are so many styles of music that you might want to narrow down what you love before you choose your music instruments. The instrument you choose might be best suited to jazz, blues, or rock. Therefore, figuring what you want to play is the first step to knowing what to pick.

Pentatonic Guitar Scales : Putting Them To Use January 29, 2011 No Comments

Pentatonic guitar scales are commonly the starting point for many guitarists when first learning lead guitar. They are highly useful for soloing and can be applied to many different genres of music, including blues, rock and country.