Add Some Color with Open-G Tuning, Dropped-D, and Other Easy Alternate Guitar Tunings
Here's how to use alternate tunings on guitar to open the door to new sounds, generate complex chords with easy fingerings, and extend the range of the instrument.
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Out of the Shadows: Undersung Women of Blues Guitar
Here we highlight female blues guitarists who helped shaped the blues; masterly musicians who don’t always receive the recognition they deserve.
How to Craft Dynamic Song Arrangements on Acoustic Guitar
Even if you’re accompanying a song with one guitar, you can create the same kind of journey on your instrument that a full band arrangement would.
How to Play Notes Legato with Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, and Slides
Play notes legato with hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. Play through today’s examples from the Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Guitar Method to hear the difference... Read More...
Guitar Lesson: Try this Alternate Tuning to Play Gorgeous New Chord Voicings
Let your ears guide you and you’ll find that alternate tunings will allow you to create chord voicings that are impossible in standard tuning.
Video Lesson: Learn the Basics of Travis Picking on Acoustic Guitar
Learn Travis picking, a style of fingerpicking characterized by a steady alternating bass that underscores rhythmic patterns and melodies on the treble strings.
Video Lesson: Learn How to Practice Musically—Not Mechanically
Finding ways to hear yourself actually making music rather than merely doing rote exercises is one of the easiest ways to improve your musicianship, so why not give it a try?
Learn 6 Ways to Play E Augmented | Chord by Chord
In this guitar chord lesson designed to build your understanding of harmony and the fretboard, you'll learn ways to change from E major to E augmented.
Try These Fun Guitar Exercises to Build Coordination Between Your Fretting and Picking Hands
This acoustic guitar lesson takes a deep dive into building independence among the fingers of both the fretting and picking hands.
Video Lesson: Improve Your Acoustic-Rock Arpeggio Technique in 5 Easy Steps
This acoustic guitar lesson on fingerpicking arpeggios will benefit your rhythm and lead playing as well as your compositional ability and overall musicianship