This month's guitar journal focuses on learning right hand techniques for country guitar picking. There's a lot to learn for those of you who've never plucked a chicken before... You can order the PDF
This a a blues scale (with added maj 6th!) lick that I yoinked from a Phil X youtube video. If you don't know who Phil X is, then check out this video. Not only does
For the December 2012 Guitar Journal entry, I have created an "easy" jazz guitar arrangement of the traditional song "O Christmas Tree". For jazz players, this arrangement is easy, but for others it is
This month's lesson is to help you bridge the gap between rhythmic and melodic playing. This one is a real simple example using just two chords; back and forth from G major to C
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 hints on getting the notes to sound
Here’s another application for scales using open strings on the guitar. In this case, the ringing open strings create a very harp- or piano like impression in the arpeggio. Hmm…
This month, both guitar journal entries are about using open strings to play scales. This entry gives you a fast lick to practice, making use of a C scale starting
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 guitar soloist, his playing still smokes when
Thanks again for visiting the Guitar Journal. This is part two of this month’s posts about the tune “Six Appeal”. You got some background last time around, so now we
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 you are here for beginner's lessons -