Electric Guitar How-Tos
How To: Play dynamic blues chords
Learn to think of chords as movable "shapes". This lesson isn't blues specific but this concept is applied to the blues in this lesson.
How To: Play blues licks on electric guitar
Learn to play your own blues licks using only the blues scale in A. Full tabs here: http://betweenthelicks.com/blues-guitar/blues-licks-from-blues-scales
How To: Play blues shuffles on electric guitar
This is an electric guitar lesson featuring some basic blues shuffle patterns in E and A.
How To: Practice electric guitar with different techniques
Tired of practicing? Stuck in a rut? Here are the 5 best tips to help all levels play more often without seeming like a waste.
How To: Make an electric guitar sound like a sitar
A lesson on how to make your regular electric guitar sound like Sitar using a paper clip!!!!
How To: Make cool sound effects on your electric guitar
Learn how to make your electric guitar sound like a church bell or a banjo.
How To: Adjust the action of an electric guitar
This episode features guitar tech Steve Soest showing us how to adjust the action (bridge adjustment) on our electric guitar.
How To: Play cool metal riffs on the guitar with Tommy Bolan
Tommy Bolan demonstrates some cool metal riffs on the electric guitar. Part 1 of 4 - How to Play cool metal riffs on the guitar with Tommy Bolan.
How To: Play Jimi Hendrix style rhythm guitar
In this advanced lesson you will learn a few Jimi Hendrix style rhythm guitar tricks that you can use in many situations. This first part shows a trick with the A Shape barré chord. Part 2 will look at E Shape tricks, useful progressions and sounds. Taught by Justin Sandercoe. Support notes at http://www.justinguitar.com
How To: Practice finger flexibility exercises for guitar
Are you struggling to reach for that chord or unable to play a riff because your fingers are not flexible enough? then try these finger stretch exercises - they really help!
How To: Play ten basic jazz chord grips on guitar
In this guitar lesson with Justin Sandercoe you will learn the basic ten chord grips that you will need to know to start playing some jazz.
How To: Play "Better Man" by Pearl Jam on the guitar
Justin teaches you how to play Pearl Jam's "Better Man" on the guitar (acoustic or electric). The finger-picked slash chords in the verses, the chords and strumming in the chorus and the song structure are all covered.
How To: Impress on the bass guitar
Have you always wanted to play the Bass Guitar but have no idea where to begin, let alone which way round to hold it? Don't worry as we are going to show you an easy Blues riff that anyone can play with just five to ten minutes practice! Learn the bass guitar basics. Impress on the bass guitar.
How To: Warm up before playing the electric guitar
Just like in sports, you must warm up before starting to play. Bobby Crispy shows you the proper way to warm up before playing the electric guitar.
How To: Play a rock or blues scale on the guitar
This lesson is an introduction to the rock/blues scale, or pentatonic, and how to play it in a few different positions on the guitar.
How To: Play basic jazz chords on guitar
This guitar lesson is for guitar players that want to learn the basic jazz chords, and some tips to play more "jazzy".
How To: Play theme song to Star Wars on guitar
Learn how to play the theme song from 'Star Wars' on the guitar.
How To: Play a Led Zeppelin guitar solo
Learn how to play Jimmy Page's guitar solo from 'What is and What Should Never Be' by Led Zeppelin.
How To: Play rock and blues solos on the guitar
Learn how to play rock and blues solos on the guitar. Great for beginners. Part 1 of 3 - How to Play rock and blues solos on the guitar.
How To: Play triads up and down the guitar fast
Learn how to play triads up and down the guitar very fast. Great for metal solos.
How To: Play fast runs on the guitar
Learn how to play extremely fast runs on the electric guitar. Part 1 of 2 - How to Play fast runs on the guitar.
How To: Play the Chapman stick
The Chapman stick, or the tapstick, has the strings of a electric guitar and bass on one fretboard so you can play rhythm and melodies at the same time, one with each hand.
How To: Create ambient, open sounding chords on guitar
Add unique emotions and overtones to your playing by experimenting with triads over bass notes to build ambient, open chords.
How To: Learn advanced rock guitar exercises
Play the smokin' guitar riffs like rock gods Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai by developing your chops and practicing advanced picking exercises.
How To: Train your fingers to rock on guitar
Get your fingers working smoothly across the fret board and work out cool licks and note combinations you can incorporate into your playing by adding this Minor Pentatonic fingering exercise into your daily practice routine.
How To: Improve your picking speed
Improve your technique and picking speed and prepare yourself for lightning fast solos and complicated melody lines by practicing this killin' 16th note Minor Pentatonic Scale exercise.
How To: Play clean rock guitar licks
Develop your technique and learn how to get your lead lines to come through clean and strong using rockin' Minor Pentatonic fingering exercises.
How To: Learn augmented and diminished triads on guitar
Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Assistant Chair of the Berklee College of Music Guitar Department, Rick Peckham explains augmented and diminished triads.
How To: Master the major scale on the guitar
Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Larry Bayone, Chair of Berklee's Guitar Department, explains how to find the notes of the guitar scale from memory by practicing the major scale in a variety of different positions and registers on the fret board.
How To: Play blues guitar like T-Bone Walker
Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Michael Williams explains how to spice up your rhythm guitar playing and get that T Bone Walker sound by adding chromatic approaches to the chords in your favorite blues guitar progressions.
How To: Play minor blues progressions on guitar
Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Michael Williams explains minor blues progressions for the rhythm guitar in the style of BB King's "The Thrill is Gone" in this Berklee guitar lesson.
How To: Make a cigar box guitar
Make a fully functional electric guitar with a cigar box and some wood. This is brought to you by Geek Dad from Wired Science. Make a cigar box guitar.
How To: Play Fade to Black on guitar
Learn how to play the Metallica song Fade to Black on guitar. Part 1 of 5 - How to Play Fade to Black on guitar.
How To: Play Black Dog on guitar
Learn how to play the Led Zepplin song Black Dog on guitar.
How To: Play the intro to Enter Sandman on guitar
Learn how to play the intro to the Metallica song Enter Sandman on the guitar.
How To: Play Wake Me Up When September Ends on guitar
Learn how to play the Greenday song 'wake me up when september ends' on the guitar. Very easy to follow.
How To: Fix scratchy potentiometer or volume knobs
This guitar lesson teaches how to prevent scratchy tone knobs or volume knobs
How To: Play lead guitar and solo over chords
In this lesson you will learn various lead guitar techniques using an available jam track that can be downloaded from www.nextlevelguitar.com
How To: Build a lead guitar riff
Learn three licks and how to put them together into a guitar riff.
How To: Play guitar using the doublestop technique
In this 2 part electric guitar lesson you will learn how to use various methods to use doublestops. Part 1 of 2 - How to Play guitar using the doublestop technique.