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How To: Improvise over II, V, I chord progressions in Jazz on the guitar

If you're just getting started with Jazz, the most basic chord progression, and most popular, is the II V I progression (the two chord, the five chord, and the one chord of the progression). Improvising over it can be as easy as merely using the major scale of the key you're in, all the way to adding altered and chromatic notes to really give it that Jazzy sound. In this video you will get a basic idea of the different licks and runs you can perform over a II V I progression with just using t...

How To: Play G major, G minor and G7th chords on the guitar

In this guitar lesson, learn how to play G major, G minor and G7th guitar chords on a guitar in standard tuning (EADGBE). With the guitar, as with any other instrument, if you want to improve, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash with free, high-quality guitar lessons like this one. For more information, and to get started playing G chords on your own guitar, watch this video tutorial.

How To: Play a Em7add13 funk chord groove on the guitar

Do you dream of standing on stage in front of millions of fans with a guitar in your hand? You could make this dream come true, if only you could play the guitar! This guitar tutorial series from Robert Renman teaches you the basics of guitar playing along with a few beginner and intermediate techniques. You can learn how to play a Em7add13 funk chord groove with this guitar lesson. This Em7add13 funk chord groove is a nice little groove that you can jam on for a while. You can be jamming on ...

How To: Make your guitar sound sorta like a lightsaber

Marty Schwartz demonstrates a guitar trick--how to make your electric guitar sound like a light saber from Star Wars. First, he turns his volume knob all the way down. Then, he plucks the string, keeping the front side of the guitar facing away from the camera. Then, after he plucks the string, he turns the volume knob up as he waves the neck of the guitar in his hand like a light saber. The volume knob is turned down as the guitar swings to the side, and turned back up as it nears the listen...

How To: Play "Whats My Age Again?" by Blink 182 on guitar

There are few projects that are so simple, and so immediately rewarding, as learning to play a favorite song on the guitar. Not only is it a wonderful way to pass the time but, by learning to play your favorite songs and riffs, you'll be better able to articulate (and otherwise translate) your musical ideas into great-sounding songs. In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play "What's My Age Again" by Blink 182. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate players, guitarists of all...

How To: Play "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith on the electric guitar

Want to play Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" on the electric guitar? See how it's done with this free video guitar lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its chords in tab notation. While this tutorial is geared toward those who already have some knowledge of the guitar, players of all skill level should be able to follow along given adequate time and effort. For more information, and to get started playing this Aerosmith song on your own guitar, watch this video tutorial.

How To: Play a swinging blues guitar lick in the key of A

In this guitar lesson, learn how to jazzy blues riff in key of A on the guitar. With the guitar, as with any other instrument, if you want to improve, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash with free, high-quality guitar lessons like this one. For more information, and to get started playing this lick on your own guitar, watch this video tutorial.

How To: Start writing a song on guitar

To play a guitar riff is to do more than simply to memorize a short musical phrase. Guitar riffs are like any other musical exercise; practicing them can be a terrific means of building manual dexterity and improving your overall playing technique. We can say of riffs, then, that they are not so much about rote repetition as making available to the guitarist new and different ways of playing. Every new riff you learn will make you a more able and versatile guitarist and better equip you to st...

How To: Play "All The Small Things" by Blink 182 on guitar

There are few projects that are so simple, and so immediately rewarding, as learning to play a favorite song on the guitar. Not only is it a wonderful way to pass the time but, by learning to play your favorite songs and riffs, you'll be better able to articulate (and otherwise translate) your musical ideas into great-sounding songs. In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play "All the Small Things" by Blink 182. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate players, guitarists of al...

How To: Strum with your right hand on guitar

Check out this instructional funk guitar video that shows you how to strum with your right hand on guitar. This is the first lesson in an ongoing series focused on right hand strumming. Concentrate on getting that right hand rhythm tight with this guitar tutorial video. Practice your right hand strumming techniques and improve your funk guitar playing skills!

How To: Do hybrid shredding on the guitar with Greg Harrison

In the world of shred, blues, jazz, rock, heck, in any world where you play guitar, one of the toughest, and interesting methods for picking is called hybrid picking, a combination of using both your pick and fingers to get more notes and more inventive and interesting licks and rhythm guitar phrases. In this video, Greg Harrison, a teacher at Musician's Institute, gives you an in-depth lesson on using hybrid picking with shred guitar to really increase speed and also add a new flavor to your...

How To: Play a Brent Mason-style fast country lick on guitar

Want to play like the great Brent Mason? This free video guitar lesson will get you started. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page than to practice. Happily, the Internet is awash in video tutorials like this one.

How To: Bend strings on electric guitar

Check out this instructional electric guitar video that shows you a great way to practice bending strings on your guitar. The whole key with string bending is to know where you're bending it. Improve your guitar playing skills by watching this short tutorial video to learn about string bending on electric guitar.

How To: Do chord voicing and comping while playing jazz guitar

In this video, we learn how to play jazz guitar: Chord voicing and comping. Guitar comping is more pianistic in approach than it used to be. You can play different chords, moving them up a notch to get a different noise out of them. You will have to learn the finger placements and how to spell the chords, but they will sound great when you play them. You will get the same chord voicing with the different chords, it will just be moving upwards or downwards in the noise. As you continue to lear...

How To: Play blues rock guitar like Gary Moore

Do you dream of standing on stage in front of millions of fans with a guitar in your hand? You could make this dream come true, if only you could play the guitar! This guitar tutorial series from Robert Renman teaches you the basics of guitar playing along with a few beginner and intermediate techniques. You can learn how to play a blue rock guitar lick in the style of Gary Moore with this lesson. This Gary Moore lick works great over almost any kind of blues vamp. You can be jamming on the e...

How To: Play advanced pentatonic scales on guitar

Learn how to play guitar like Robben Ford with these pentatonic scales. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page than to practice. Happily, the Internet is awash in video tutorials like this one.

How To: Adjust the neck on an electric guitar

Step by step tutorial video on adjusting the neck of your guitar. First you need to remove the truss rod cover to gain access to the truss rod. Make sure you have the correct Allen key when adjusting your truss rod. If your guitar came with it's own Allen key make sure you use that one. Put a capo on the first fret. To increase the tension on the truss rod turn the Allen key to the right. To decrease the tension turn it to the left. Always check the gap between the frets and the strings.

How To: Play lead electric blues guitar

There is nothing cooler than playing lead electric Blues guitar, is there? Check out this tutorial for tips on how to play an awesome lead. You will learn in the style of the father of Blues himself, BB King. This video will take you step by step through the basics of this musical style. Practice, practice and you will headlining at the House of Blues next to Mr. King himself, in no time.

How To: Play an F major chord on an acoustic or electric guitar

In this guitar lesson, learn how to play an F major triad on a guitar in standard tuning (EADGBE). With the guitar, as with any other instrument, if you want to improve, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash with free, high-quality guitar lessons like this one. For more information, and to learn how to play a F chord on your own guitar, watch this video tutorial for beginning guitarists.

How To: Play the blues scale on the guitar

This guitar lesson focuses on the blues scale and shows you a bunch of tricks to help you use it wisely. The blues scale is based on a minor penatonic scale, but includes the flat 5th note. Most popular rock songs have roots in the blues scale. Learning the forms of the blues scale will come in handy if you plan on playing guitar in a rock band. Check out this blues guitar how to video and you will be on your way to playing lead guitar.

How To: Play the lead part from the Beatles' "Let It Be"

Looking for a guide on how to play the lead part from the Beatles' "Let It Be" on an electric guitar? While this free video lesson is best suited for intermediate players, rock guitarists of all skill levels can play along given a little sticktoitiveness. For more information, and to get started playing the Beatles' "Let It Be" on your own guitar, watch this how-to!

How To: Play "Molly's Chamber" by Kings Of Leon on guitar

This video, by JustinGuitar, starts off by giving a preview of the song that he is about to teach you. He explains that Molly's Chamber by Kings of Leon is a great song for learning to use your power chords. He says that you need to hit the string quite hard, but not to worry about breaking the strings when you do this. He says that you would hurt your fingers long before you were able to actually break a string. Watch this video to learn how to play this great Kings of Lean song.

How To: Play a 2-5-1 jazz progression on electric guitar

To play a guitar riff is to do more than simply to memorize a short musical phrase. Guitar riffs are like any other musical exercise; practicing them can be a terrific means of building manual dexterity and improving your overall playing technique. We can say of riffs, then, that they are not so much about rote repetition as making available to the guitarist new and different ways of playing. Every new riff you learn will make you a more able and versatile guitarist and better equip you to st...

How To: Train your ear and tune your guitar better

In this tutorial, we learn how to train your ear and tune your guitar better with David Yeager. Before you begin, you want to be able to hear what you are tuning to and listen to what you are playing. This is the key in order to train your ear and enhance your ability. Even if you are using a tuner you will need to train your ear. A great exercise is to play a pitch on your guitar and listen to how they sound and if they are in tune with your voice. If the pitch in the guitar isn't the same a...

How To: Understand basic guitar theory

To play a guitar riff is to do more than simply to memorize a short musical phrase. Guitar riffs are like any other musical exercise; practicing them can be a terrific means of building manual dexterity and improving your overall playing technique. We can say of riffs, then, that they are not so much about rote repetition as making available to the guitarist new and different ways of playing. Every new riff you learn will make you a more able and versatile guitarist and better equip you to st...

How To: Play chord and melody tapping on the guitar

If you are looking for some new licks to incorporate into your solos on the electric guitar, then this how to video is a great place to start. In this guitar lesson you will learn how to play the tapping technique when playing chords and single line melodies. Some guitarists use a pick to perform tapping faster but this lesson demonstrates the hand tapping technique. Watch this how to video and soon you will be able to play the tapping technique on the guitar.

How To: Build dexterity and strength in your hands on the guitar to solo faster

A key element to making any guitar player, whether lead or rhythm, a great player is having good muscle memory and plenty of dexterity and strength in both your left hand and right hand. For those just getting started, or for those who have been playing for a while but are still having a hard time pulling off bends or holding down chords and barre chords, it's crucial to exercise your hands and build that dexterity and strength. In this fantastic video you will learn various exercises to help...

How To: Play Pearl Jam style on your guitar

You don't have to be a member of Pearl Jam to be able to play some of their songs. Guitarist Marty Schwartz shows us how simple it is to play the guitar part of Pearl Jam's song "Last Kiss" with only a few chords and a simple series of strokes. The chords needed are G, E minor, C, and D played in a down-down-up and up-down-up succession. In just a matter of minutes, you can learn how to play the guitar part of a Pearl Jam song.