Guitar Tips

July 19, 2019

by Guitar Head

All About Chords…

This week we are going to take a look at another cornerstone of playing the guitar – chords. As guitar players, we hear about chords constantly. Th...

June 14, 2019

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What is a riff? Seven things you need to know

We meet once again, Oh, the guitar riff… the ever-popular, often mystified fragment of music that makes songs instantly recognizable. Or is it the ...

June 7, 2019

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Seven simple facts about chords

Guess what? It’s me again… As a guitarist, you will probably be playing chords about 80 percent of the time, if not more. Even if you end up being...

May 31, 2019

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Altered Tunings – An Introduction

Always good to see you back, but we have to start this week’s discussion with a public service announcement: Disclaimer: I accept no responsibility...

April 12, 2019

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How to Read Guitar Tablature

Last week we started talking about the different ways to visually document how to play the guitar – without having to learn how to read formal shee...

March 29, 2019

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Tuning – (Part 4)

Nice to see you again, It’s been a long and winding road (sorry for the Beatles pun), but it’s time to bring our series on tuning to a close. When ...

March 22, 2019

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Tuning – (Part 3)

Welcome to Part 3 of our series on tuning – we’re getting close to the end! So far, we talked about what tuning is and also reviewed some of the di...

March 8, 2019

by Guitar Head

Tuning – (Part 1)

The Guitar Head here…thanks for stopping by! For the next few weeks, we are going to be taking a look at tuning – how important it is and the best ...

February 22, 2019

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Formal Lessons vs. Self-Taught – (Part 2)

The last time we spent some time together, we were in the middle of discussing the pros and cons of taking traditional, formal guitar lessons as co...

February 15, 2019

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Formal Lessons vs. Self-Taught – (Part 1)

The beginning phases of learning to play the guitar can, without a doubt, be the most overwhelming. Not knowing what to do or how to do it can be ...

February 8, 2019

by Guitar Head

Harmonics - Part 2

When we last met we were talking about harmonics – those pleasant chime-like tones that are a great effect and can really take your playing up a no...

February 1, 2019