An Easy Introduction to Playing Thumb-Driven Monotonic Bass Lines on Guitar
In this guitar lesson, learn to play a monotonic bass line, then apply it separately to three chords in the basic 12-bar blues progression.
Guitar Technique
How to Sing and Play Guitar at the Same Time
In this lesson you'll learn how to sing and play a whole song with any set of strum patterns you like.
Learn Chord-Melody Techniques from Jazz Guitarist Eddie Lang
Here are some ideas from jazz great Eddie Lang for some new chord melody techniques and textures on guitar, applied to the verse of the old standard “After You’ve Gone.”
Techniques for Creating Solo Guitar Arrangements of Traditional Tunes
In this guitar lesson you'll learn a handful of techniques for making solo guitar arrangements of ballads and trail songs: active bass runs, cross-picking, and hybrid picking.
Weekly Workout: Add Jazzy Walking Bass Lines to Your Accompaniments
Learn how to play walking bass lines with chords—a cool approach to have up your sleeve, no matter what style you play.
Watch Your Back: Practicing Healthy Approaches to Guitar Posture
Poor posture can lead to back and neck deterioration and neuromuscular disease in guitarists. Here are some steps to help keep you healthily seated with your guitar.
Improve Your Flatpicking Technique with These Mother Maybelle Carter-Inspired Exercises
In this guitar lesson, these arrangements of two songs by Mother Maybelle Carter will help develop your technique and understanding of the flatpicking idiom.
How the Music of Madagascar Can Expand Your Fingerstyle Guitar Playing
In this lesson, Bruce Molsky demonstrates how the guitar tradition from Madagascar takes in not only local music elements but classical and pop influences from everywhere.
Learn to Play Rock-Solid Rhythm Guitar
In this guitar lesson you will focus on tightening up your timing on rhythm guitar using a variety of different strumming rhythms.
Ease into Alternate Tuning with This Open D Minor Blues Guitar Lesson
In this guitar lesson, get a taste of open tunings by lowering your strings to open D minor, then playing a handful of chord shapes and applying them to a bluesy etude.