Relaxed Control : A loose wrist serves better than a stiff forearm approach when using your picking hand for most acoustic songs. Most accomplished players… Read More »Fingerstyle Guitar: Developing Your Picking Hand
Classical left-hand technique in fingerstyle covers a wide spectrum of factors, ranging from the most basic hand position to the finer points of execution and… Read More »Fingerstyle Guitar Picking
Welcome ! What we are going to focus on in this introduction is the fact that EVERYONE can sing. Yes, everyone. It just takes a… Read More »How To Be A Better Singer
As a guitarist, you’ve got a lot on your mind. Your fretting hand is trying to get your fingers on the right frets and sound… Read More »Posture Up (Guitar Position Techniques for Acoustic)
In addition to regularly performing concerts throughout North and South America, Canada, and Europe, D’Agostino has released 12 critically acclaimed albums and two DVDs worldwide.… Read More »Bella Donna by Peppino D’Agostino
“Gimmie Three Steps” was released on Skynyrd’s 1973 debut album (pronounced ‘lĕh-‘nérd ‘skin-‘nérd). The song is memorable for its opening riff and story of how… Read More »Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Back Door Man” is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin’ Wolf in 1961. The song is considered a classic of… Read More »Back Door Man by The Doors
An arpeggio is built from the notes that make up a chord, but are picked as individual notes. They may be used as fill-ins, linking melodies with chords and chord/melody. Arpeggios have their own patterns but not unlike their chord counterparts. There are 5 basic patterns for each type type of arpeggio just like there were 5 basic patterns for chords.Read More »Guitar Arpeggios: An Introduction