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.

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.

Modes and Scales

David at Next Level Guitar gives a great lesson on scales.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

"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.

One Chord Rock Song

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

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.

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.