One of the things that beginner guitar players have a lot of difficulty with is getting a good clear sound out of their chords. I know, I’ve suffered through hearing lots of muddy guitar chords! One of the most common reasons for this is including strings that shouldn’t be played along with the chord. For…
Today’s lesson is really just focusing in on one particular type of rhythmic picking and strumming combination that I really enjoy doing. Personally I like using this best on the acoustic guitar, and I use this picking & strumming technique a LOT. I love the rhythmic strumming sound mixed in with the distinct notes from…
When you’re playing guitar dynamics are very important. The same is true for any instrument, but how do you add dynamics to your guitar playing? Although there are many ways of adding dynamics to your playing, one great way to do that is to change the intensity you play with. One way to do that…
Strumming always seems to be an issue when you’re starting out playing guitar. I’ve done a couple different lessons on strumming before, but I though this time I would back things up to just about as basic as we can get. If you’re struggling with your strumming, I recommend practicing with a metronome. For learning…
Today’s guitar lesson is on the art of strumming, specifically, blues guitar strumming. As you’ll see, I initially started this strumming lesson using G C and D chords. Which of course works fine, and is highly relevant for teaching the strum pattern, however then I realized just how much this strumming pattern is used in…
