Guitar Category

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Jimi hendrix - Foxy Lady - How to

Ah yes, another one of my favorites from Jimi. Ooooooooooh, Foxy Lady. Marty comes to us again with another of his free lessons. This guy is putting out so much free stuff it's incredible. If you enjoy, please do go check out his site, guitarjamz.com.


Monday, July 29, 2013

Easy Song - Whiskey in the Jar - Metalica Cover

Alright, you want a simple song that rocks out that's fun to play at parties? Well here you go. Marty shows us Whiskey in the Jar!


Thursday, July 11, 2013

Beginner Music Theory Lesson

If you are a beginning player, and are not familiar very with musical notes, this lesson is for you. Marty goes over the basics of what is a half step, a whole step, and why we use each. Whole notes, half tones and how to find different notes on the neck. This is an excellent lesson for someone who s just starting out. Also, Marty has a DVD set all about music theory, a link to which can be found on the YouTube page for this video.

Enjoy!


Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Beginner Soloing Technique

Papastache shares some cool beginner soloing techniques using some basic pentatonic scales with some bending to get you familiar with the concepts. If you've been playing rhythm for a while, and want to learn some soloing, then you will want to watch this one for sure, and take notes.





Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Major Pentatonic for Blues, Rock and Country

Marty just put out a new video on YouTube on some intermediate Major Pentatonic Scale action. In this video, Marty shows us how to find the roots, and work around them. He also mixes in some minor, and mixolydian scales.





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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

This is another cool video on how to put together a heavy riff in Drop-D Tuning from the folks at Next Level Guitar. Head on over there after watching the video to check out what all else they have to offer.


Monday, June 17, 2013

Music Theory - Find The Target Notes While Soloing

I had to share this video. Brett Papa shares with us some really good theory on how to find the target notes when soloing. This was the video that really opened things up for me as far as understanding how to put together a solo.


Pentatonic Soloing - Shifting Positions

More GREAT soloing techniques from PapaStache! It is easy to get locked int a single position when soloing, but in this video Brett takes you through some technique as far as how to shift positions, mixing minor and major pentatonic scales and several different options for running up and down the neck. Add a little more life to your pentatonic soloing with these techniques.



Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Major Scale - Ionian Mode

The building blocks of music, the Major scale is described in detail as it relates to the guitar. We all know it.

Doh
Ray
Me
Fah
So
Lah
Tee
Doh

But do you know how to play it on the guitar? Most of us start with basic Pentatonic shapes, and you can even excell and become quite accomplished using these shapes. But, if you are more interested in actually learning theory and how the guitar works, this is a great lesson from our friend Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio.


Learn Modes in 15 Minutes

Do you find the Modes confusing? Don't. This is the best explanation, and demonstration, that I have been able to find. Both of this two part video lesson from Rob Chapman are listed below.


Part One:






Part Two:







Want to find more about Rob? Here are more links on where to find him.

Forum & Store http://www.robchapman.tv
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/officialrobch
Chapman Guitars http://www.chapmanguitars.co.uk
MonkeyFest http://www.monkeyfest.co.uk

Monday, June 3, 2013

Dueling Banjos, Played SOLO

Ok, this isn't a lesson. It's actually a video by a guy named Mark Kroos. Lots of guys can play fast, clear and accurate. How many can play TWO parts fast, clear and accurate at the SAME TIME? None that I know of. Well, not until I saw this. Mark plays both parts of Dueling Banjos at the same time using finger tapping on a double neck guitar. This is truly amazing!


Friday, May 31, 2013

10 Tips to Take You to the Next Level

Another great lesson from Dave at Next Level Guitar. Take a look at these 10 tips. There is something for everyone included to help YOU take YOUR playing to the Next Level.


Thursday, May 30, 2013

Warm-Up Exercise - Scales and Chords

Brett Papa. A.K.A. PappaStache, shows us his warm-up exercise. He mixes it up with some scales and chords then improvises a little just to get the juices flowing and the fingers loosed up.







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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Very Basic Beginner Lesson

Marty of GuitarJamz.com Has taken it to the very basics. If you are completely new to playing guitar, and need to start of with the absolute basics, Marty goes over the terms you need to know and how to get a initial start at strumming.



Sunday, May 26, 2013

Pentatonic Blues Soloing - Shifting Positions - How To Solo - Guitar Lesson

This is a great lesson on a few different ways to switch between the different positions. I suggest checking it out, then playing around and finding your own way.


Friday, May 24, 2013

Scale and Arpeggio Lesson

Marty of GuitarJamz.com Shares a great lesson with us on scales using Arpeggios. Near the end he mixes it up between Pentatonic and Arpeggio scales. Cool stuff!


Thursday, May 23, 2013

E Blues with Jam Tracks

Another great lesson with Jam Tracks available to download. Click through to view in YouTube for the links to Papastache's Website where you can get the downloads.


Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Bon Jovi Wanted Dead or Alive Rythm and Solo Lesson

Brett Papa, AKA PapaStache, shows us how to play the Bon Jovi Classic Wanted Dead or Alive. If you need a tune to play at parties that everyone (especially the girls) will know, then this is one you will want to learn.


Playing Licks Between Chords

Ever wanted to liven up your playing? I used to jam with a guy who always had a ton of add-lib parts he would do with hammer-on and pull-off when switching chords. Well, I'm now finally learning how to do some of this stuff thanks to the great people of YouTube! This is a great lesson from Creative Guitar Studio.


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Swirl Painting a Guitar

Here is something a little different. This is a really cool swirl paint job. I'm seriously considering doing this to an old knock-off Strat I've got laying around the house.


Things to Play When You SUCK!

I must confess, I have just learned of Kristofer Dahl. While this video is a bit odd, and extremely comical, there are some good lessons hidden in there. The tapping lesson near the end with the "Two Mother Fingers" is worth a watch.


Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

In memory of the people lost yesterday in Moore, OK I present "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd as taught by Marty Schwartz of GuitarJamz.com.


Thursday, May 16, 2013

Jam Track - Smooth Jazz in E minor

Jazz is not typically my genre of choice, which is exactly why I chose this as a practice track. It's great to stretch yourself and grow as an artist.

Enjoy!


Tuesday, May 14, 2013

"FUEL" by Metallica Released 15 Years Ago Today.

Can it be possible that this, one of the band's later pieces is now 15 years old? Released on this date in 1998, Fuel was one of the biggest hit from the "ReLoad" album.


Monday, May 13, 2013

One Chord Rock Song

Create a Rock Song with only one chord and one scale.


Sunday, May 12, 2013

Blues Soloing and Variations on the Pentatonic Scales

Brett, A.K.A. PapaStache, shows us some ways to break out of the standard pentatonic scales by adding by adding elements. Great stuff.


Friday, May 10, 2013

Pentatonic Guitar Scale Solo

Nice Solo Scale from Marty Schwartz.


Heavy Drop D Tuning

Marty shares some great tips on playing Heavy Drop D tuning using a blues scale in D.


Power Chord Variations

Marty of Guitarjamz.com shows us some variations on the standard power chord.


Barre Chords

Marty and his buddy Tony share info on playing Barre Chords!


How to Tune your guitar for beginners

How to Tune your guitar for beginners.


Super Easy beginner song "Let it Be"

Super Easy beginner song "Let it Be" by The Beatles.


picking patterns on acoustic

Marty Shares some great picking patterns on acoustic.