By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer Slash is best known for his work as the lead guitarist in bands like Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and other side projects. He came to fame in the 80’s when the electric guitar and shredding solos were at their peak. His playing style mix […]
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By Shawn Leonhard for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer. If you like blues guitar or any styles of early rock then you are likely a fan of B.B. King! His string bends, vibrato, and staccato picking of his self-made blues scales left a mark on music history and many fans who wished to emulate
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By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer Of course, you can! Many musicians have learned to play guitar and other instruments without formal guitar lessons. However, music is mimicry so we need some sort of guidance to make sure we are going in the right direction. Thanks to modern social media and
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One of the first things to do when you want to master the jazz language is to learn scales and modes. You have to memorise the fingerings, memorise their names, how they are built. You must be able to make the difference between different scales and modes as the major scale, the dorian mode, the
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Why spend time slaving over learning the guitar when you can learn just enough to impress your friends? Yes, you read it right. You don’t have to spend years perfecting the techniques to earn a reputation as a good guitarist. This article is for people who have yet not started learning the guitar or people
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By Gary from Tune in, Tone up! This supports our podcast on SoundCloud on Friday 12th May 2017 (episode 13b is about how to practise without your guitar) https://tunein-toneup.com/2017/05/05/guitar-lesson-13-how-to-practice-without-a-guitar-and-further-rhythm-ideas-and-alternate-tuning/ If I could advise myself when I first started out on guitar, what things would I say? What do I wish I knew then, that I
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This is very much a Holy Grail-type quest. By this we mean it will never be fully accomplished but neither would any guitar player want it to be. Part of the joy of learning how to develop your guitar tone is the endless experimentation with your technique and equipment. This is not to say that
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By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer If you do not have a great understanding of music theory then slash chords can seem complicated and strange. In reality though once you have some basic building blocks on scales and chords it is not too hard and a great tool for improvisation and
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Can you learn how to play guitar when you are older? Of course, you can! Life may change but there is always a chance to play music. Sometimes you just need to change your method, but mainly it is all about trying. As always if you want to accomplish anything you just need to work
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