Category: Intermediate Guitar

Tone.  It’s the guitar player’s holy grail.  Those who have it are instantly recognizable.  Have you ever listened to a player and said, “Man, he sounds so great.  How does he get that tone?” It doesn’t matter whether you play acoustic or electric, the sound of a great guitar can turn a few simple notes [...]

Spice up your blues playing with these classic blues double stop licks! Learn a couple of great licks that are “gig-ready” and can be immediately added to your own blues playing.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could use the same chords you already know to get fresh new sounds? Taking familiar chords that use open strings and moving them around on the guitar neck creates great sounding new chords. And the best part is you don’t need to learn a new chord shape! Download a [...]

Man, you ought to be in a band! Some guitar playing concepts like soloing and improvisation can’t be learned from a book or DVD. You only learn them from playing with a band – whether live or recorded. Since you probably don’t have your own back up band jam tracks can fill an important role [...]

Don’t just learn one new chord! Learn how to manipulate one chord shape to create chords all over the neck. Plus, find some great rock rhythm chord patterns along the way!