by Keith | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
There is an old saying in musician circles that goes, “guitar players always get their pick”. In this particular reference the connotation is that, of the musicians that comprise the members of a band, it’s the guitar players that get their choice of...
by Keith | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you know your major and minor chords on the guitar, and maybe some 7th’s and barre chords, there might come a point where things become a little stale and you start looking for different ways to add some spice to your playing. One easy way to do that is to...
by Keith | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today’s guitar amplifiers can peppered with an array of knobs and buttons that would baffle a NASA engineer. The multitude of sounds and tonal variations is enough to keep you busy experimenting for years before the amp ever has a chance to breathe the ale laced...
by Keith | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
When playing chord progressions on the guitar, a common way of transitioning from one chord to another is through the use of “walk downs.” A walk down is nothing more than moving from one chord to the next, by way of a “passing” chord in...
by Keith | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yes, I said “Funk”. Using 9th chords is a great way to add some spice to your guitar rhythms. They have a lot of uses and once you learn them they will quickly become a regular part of your playing. Let’s take a look at a common fingering pattern for...
