12 Ways to Play Better Blues Guitar — Lesson 2: Creating Rhythmic Contrast
Learn how to use rhythmic contrast in playing blues—mixing up quarter notes, eighth notes, and eighth-note triplets.
Joey Lusterman
Win this Keep It Simple, Setup and Total Guitar Spa Kit
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Tell Us a Story About Your First Guitar
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12 Ways to Play Better Blues Guitar – Lesson 1: Syncopation
Explore syncopation—playing around with a melody’s rhythmic placement over the bass notes to make the music sound cooler.
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The Whitmore Sisters Play a Song off ‘Ghost Stories’ | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
The Whitmore Sisters perform the song “Friends We Leave Behind” from their album Ghost Stories.
6 Ways to Play D7 | Chord by Chord
BY KATE KOENIG Welcome to the latest installment of Chord by Chord, a series designed to build your understanding of harmony and the fretboard. In previous ... Read More...
How to Play a G-D Progression | Chord by Chord
BY KATE KOENIG Welcome to the latest installment of Chord by Chord, a series designed to build your fretboard familiarity and understanding of harmony. In t... Read More...
Badi Assad’s Musical Magic | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Badi Assad is an enchanting performer, to say the least. Assad's technical mastery allows her to fully explore the guitar’s sonic range, and her vocals, especi... Read More...
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Learn Bryan Sutton’s Take on the Holiday Classic “The Little Drummer Boy”
Cross-picking through a seasonal favorite in the guitar-friendly key of C major.
Laura Snowden Performs ‘The Parting Glass’ | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Classical guitarist Laura Snowden performs "The Parting Glass" and discusses her Christopher Dean guitar in this Acoustic Guitar Session in Place.
