Standard Chord Progressions 1: Maj & Min I, IV, V Chord Patterns

October 18, 2012May 30, 2015 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials 1 4 5, blues, bob dylan, chords, cool, cream, guitar, I, I IV V, IV, jimi hendrix, major, minor, music, pride & joy, rock, stevie ray vaughn, the kinks, theory, V

The I, IV, V chord pattern is a very common progression, and it is for that reason I will be focusing on it for several lessons. If you have an interest in blues, rock or jazz music, this will form the basis for many songs you will learn, (especially in the case of the blues). … Continue reading Standard Chord Progressions 1: Maj & Min I, IV, V Chord Patterns

Technique: String Bending

September 13, 2012May 30, 2015 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials awesome, doug aldrich, guitar, guitar lessons, jimi hendrix, joe satriani, lead, music, slash, solo, steve vai, string bending

String bending is awesome. I won’t bore you, (rather, myself), with the physics of string bending, but the gist of it is when you make a guitar string tighter the pitch becomes higher, just like when you tune a guitar, or add a tighten-up a new string. This can be useful when you want to reach … Continue reading Technique: String Bending

Memorizing The Fretboard

August 14, 2012May 30, 2015 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials awesome, blues, flamenco, fretboard, guitar, guitar-based theory, jazz, memorizing, memory, metal, music, music theory, notes, rock, theory

(I've stolen an image from http://www.CortGuitars.com for this. So there.) These are some tips and tricks to help you memorize the fretboard. Memorizing the fretboard will help you to instinctively know where to go in order to voice different chords. The first step is to remember the order of the open strings, which is as follows, (from … Continue reading Memorizing The Fretboard

Hammer-Claw Finger-Picking Technique

August 7, 2012May 30, 2015 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials awesome, blues, claw, country, finger, finger-picking, guitar, hammer, hammer-claw, jazz, music, picking, rock, technique

Hammer-claw finger-picking is a technique used in country, jazz and sometimes blues music where the guitarist plays with their fingers rather than a pick. In this style your thumb is the “hammer” and your fingers are the “claw”. Your “hammer” is intended to play the bass strings, (E, A and sometimes D), and replicate the job … Continue reading Hammer-Claw Finger-Picking Technique

Barre Chords 2: Root On The D String

May 28, 2012May 30, 2015 LTGuitarist Music Tutorials awesome, blues, cambridge, chords, d string, guitar, jazz, learn, learn to play, learn to play awesome guitar, major 3rd, minor 3rd, music, rock, root note, strings, teach yourself, teacher, tutor

There are 2 shapes commonly employed on the D String. I’m only giving you with one shape for each as you should be comfortable, (or getting that way), with the idea of moveable chord shapes. Be aware that these chords are the same collection of notes, but in a slightly different order - This is called a different … Continue reading Barre Chords 2: Root On The D String