Fretboard Flash Cards
If you are having trouble remembering the names of the notes on your guitar fretboard, then these handy printable flash cards will definitely do the… Read More »Fretboard Flash Cards
Beginner Guitar Workshop
The Beginner’s Warm Up
Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Exercise 6 This will be a finger barre exercise.
Absolute Basics Of Reading Music & Tab Notation
If I could teach you one thing it would be how to read music and tab. Once you can do this you can go out and learn pretty much anything.
In this session, I’m going to show you some of the absolute basics in reading music and tab. Critical info!Read More »Absolute Basics Of Reading Music & Tab Notation
Basic Rhythmic Notation
In this practice session, we’ll learn about quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, and eighth notes. We’ll learn how to read them in notation and practice playing basic exercises using these types of notes.Read More »Basic Rhythmic Notation
Alternate Picking
Fig. 1: Simple Alternate Picking Exercise
Fig. 2: Alternate Picking Variation
Alternate picking is a guitar playing technique, used only by pick users, that employs strictly alternating downward and upward picking strokes in a continuous run, and is the most common method of plectrum playing. If this technique is performed on a single note at a high speed, then it may also be referred to as tremolo picking.Read More »Alternate Picking
Strumming To A Beat
Following The Beat When listening to music, you might find yourself tapping your foot along with the beat. The beat keeps track of the songs… Read More »Strumming To A Beat