The Guitar Journal is a blog of the free monthly videos I post on YouTube. Here you can pick up some guitar licks, theory lessons, and other goodies that I have excerpted from my DVDs or created for this blog. Subscribe to my YouTube channel to be kept up to date on new videos, and here on the site I often add tabs or worksheets to round out the video lesson. Have fun, and drop me a comment if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see.
Joe
June 2012 Guitar Journal – Part 2/3: Surf Rhythm Guitar Ideas
Part 2 of 3 of this month's Guitar Journal entry looks at some of the surf guitar idioms and is aimed at beginning-intermediate players, but may offer some
June 2012 Guitar Journal – Part 1/3: Fender Strat Tremolo Setup Tip & Surf Song
Summer is on the way, and that means it's time for surf music; not political, not controversial, just good mood, energy, and fun guitar licks. This month's "Guitar
Creating Guitar Harmony Lines based on a Chord Progression & Ebow Tips
This Guitar Journal entry is somewhat longer, and covers creating two-note harmonies based on your underlying chord progression. I also talk about using the ebow, and give some
Basic Banjo Roll style arpeggio for Guitar (slow) – D “Open String Scale”
Here’s another application for scales using open strings on the guitar. In this case, the ringing open strings create a very harp- or
Telecaster Chicken Pickin’ Lick w/ Open String Scale in C
This month, both guitar journal entries are about using open strings to play scales. This entry gives you a fast lick to practice,
Swing Jazz Guitar Rhythm & Solo – “Six Appeal” by Charlie Christian part1
Charlie Christian’s solo on Benny Goodman’s “Six Appeal” is a must-know bit of guitar history. Not only was Charlie Christian the first electric
Swing Jazz Guitar Rhythm & Solo – “Six Appeal” by Charlie Christian Pt.2
Thanks again for visiting the Guitar Journal. This is part two of this month’s posts about the tune “Six Appeal”. You got some
Telecaster Chicken Pickin’ Lick & Travis Style Rhythm (Part 2)
Here is the second part of the entry from last month. I'll put up another post later this month - the energy is now going into the
Rhythm Practice for Beginners: A New Strumming Pattern for your Repertoire
Here's a lesson for those of you who are learning your chords and strumming patterns. For those of you with just a few chords under your belt, this
Telecaster Chicken Pickin’ Lick & Travis Style Rhythm (Part 1)
Sorry for the wait! Here is the January post for the guitar journal. This is meant for intermediate to advanced players, so please see the next post if
Harmonizing a Melody – Blues Turnaround Example
The new joedocmusic.com site is officially launched on Dec. 15th, 2011 - thanks for visiting! Along with the new site, I'll be adding some free guitar lessons