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How long does it take to learn guitar? Some insights
In this article, we try to understand how long does it take to play guitar, based on our multi-year experience in teaching guitar.
Paul Gilbert explains why you should learn to play guitar
Paul Gilbert tells you why you should learn how to play the guitar according to his vision. A great interview for your motivation!
Discipline Equals (Fretboard) Freedom: What a Frogman can Teach
Learn how to apply the Navy Seal mindset to our guitar practice and become a more disciplined, focused and committed guitar player.
Too old to learn guitar? Read this!
Do you think you are too old to start learning guitar? You should change your mind, with proper practice you can achieve great skills
Guitar Patents: Some Bizarre and Genius Inventions
Find strange, genius, inspiring and bizarre guitar inventions. We searched the patent database to find these gems.
How to Play Guitar with Long Nails | Some Tips
In this post, you'll find some useful tips for playing guitar even if with long nails. Dolly Parton is one example of playing well regardless of their nail leng
Guitar Images Generated by AI
I've played a bit with a tool to create art from text, and I've generated some strange, bizarre and nice guitar images that I'm sure you'll enjoy
Blue Suede Shoes Song Analysis
In this article we're going to analyze this popular song and discover what makes it great.
How To Improve Your Expressive Melodic Skills on Guitar
In this article, we'll see the various ingredient for getting a melodic and expressive sound on your guitar
Tell Me Something Good | Song Analysis
In this article, we'll analyze the popular funk hit "Tell Me Something Good". It's a great song for practicing barre chords!
Playing David Bowie on the Guitar: Moonage Daydream Analysis
David Bowie's songs are great to play for guitarists, as you'll discover many new chords. Here's an analysis of the song Moonage Daydream
Killing Moon Song Analysis For Guitar
This is a song analysis on The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen. Learn the chords used, the rhythm and effects used to get the New Wave vibe
7 Italian Rock Progressive Bands You Should Know
In this post you'll discover 7 Italian Rock Progressive bands that made the history of this epic and dreamy musical genre.
Best All Time Guitarists | Another Non-Definitive List
This is another list of the top 20 all-time guitarists. We tried to chose the best in their genre based on several factors, like technique or songwriting skills
Note Frequency Chart: MIDI, Notes and Frequency For Guitar
A complete chart with note names, pitches, frequency and MIDI code relationships, and an interactive guitar fretboard to learn how to represent a note by freque
Thought-provoking, Curious, or Strange Facts About Music Theory
In this post, you'll enjoy some interesting, strange, curious, and mind-blowing facts in the music theory realm. Enjoy!
Guitar Players stories and interviews
Reading the bio and facts about our favorite guitar players is always an excellent source of inspiration. In this section, you can read about some of the mast
Free Online Guitar Lessons | Beginner To Advanced
A complete guitar lessons map organized in a step-by-step path, from beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Learn chords, scales, progressions and the fret
Who invented tapping on guitar? Maybe a doctor from Italy
Van Halen did NOT invent tapping on guitar. Here’s an italian amateur guitar players that in the 60s was used to tap his guitar with the right hand.
How much do guitar lessons cost? Our lessons prices survey
Wondering how much you should pay for guitar lessons? This survey will tell you about guitar lessons cost. Different factors determine the price.
Kaki King: The new guitar Goddess
Introducing Kaki King, named by Rolling Stones The New Guitar Goddess. One of the most innovative guitar player of the last years
Introducing Tosin Abasi: 8 strings guitar genius
This article will show you Tosin Abasi's awesome technique and style, a genius of eight strings guitar and progressive metal.
Greatest AHA moments from 11 Guitar Experts
11 guitar teachers share their greatest 'aha' moments. You'll learn about useful insights and intuitions that will help you with guitar practice.
Angus Young's Diabolical Riffs
Learn a pentatonic lick in the style of Angus Young, that features the kind of aggressive bending and pentatonic playing that Angus often uses.
The Awesome Keith Richards Open G Tuning
Learn the Open G guitar tuning, one of the favorite tunings of Keith Richards. With this tuning, your guitar is going to sound like a Rolling Stone!
The Father of Gypsy Jazz: Django Reinhardt
Read about the story of Django Reinhardt, the father of Gypsy jazz and a real guitar genius. He had an incredible life worth it to be narrated
The Story of Jason Becker: Life against the Odds
The story of the guitarist Jason Becker: hard work and resilience that take the talent and forge it into something of transcendence.
A lesson with John March, Ted Greene’s dedicated student
The past week I had the honor and the pleasure to take a lesson with John March, Ted Greene former student. Here's what happened
What I have learned at the Steve Vai Masterclass, Wow!
Here's what Steve Vai taught us during his Masterclass in Verona, Italy. Goal settings, visualization, inner ear developing, a very exciting session
A Whiter Shade of Pale | The Influence of Classical Music
Discover how Procol Harum fused classical music with rock in 'A Whiter Shade of Pale,' blending Bach's timeless influence with blues and innovative guitar techn
When Led Zeppelin Played As "The Nobs"
Discover the hilarious true story of how Led Zeppelin became The Nobs for one night in 1970, a rock 'n' roll rebellion against aristocracy and censorship.
Microtonal Playing, Or Subliminal Overtones
Discover Nigel Tufnel’s “caves” concept, hidden notes between notes, and learn how guitarists can explore these microtonal spaces unlike piano players.
Britain Seventies Festivals
Relive Britain’s legendary 1970s music festivals, Isle of Wight, Plumpton, Krumlin and more — where Hendrix, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple redefined rock and live