This Jimi Hendrix song is in 3/4 meaning that there are only 3 beats per measure. In simple terms that means you’ll want to count along with the beat with 1-2-3, 1-2-3, instead of the
standard 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4.Read More »“Manic Depression” by Jimi Hendrix
A Few Good Reasons Why You Should Learn How To Play Acoustic Guitar Learning how to play the acoustic guitar can be very rewarding. There… Read More »Acoustic Guitar Lessons
Most guitar players try desperately to impress people when they play a solo. Perhaps you’re guilty of this yourself. That’s all right, because we all… Read More »Don’t Go Crazy
Intro And Verse This intro riff is composed of open chords and a couple of E style barre chords at the end. Set your metronome… Read More »Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Did You Know? Here at Guitar Alliance you can download guitar tab that are in Power Tab Format, so you will need the Power Tab… Read More »Guitar Tab in Power Tab Format
Here blank tablature to tab out your own compositions or to transcribe your favorite song.
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 of arpeggio just like there were 5 basic patterns for each type of chord.Read More »What are arpeggios?
Chord phrasing is art of taking a chord progression and turning it into a means of personal expression. Chord phrasing allows you total freedom during the performance of a song to do anything you can imagine with the song’s chord structure. In other words, when playing rhythm guitar you don’t have to just play the chords that go along with the progression. Playing just the chords can, and will get boring rather quickly.Read More »What is chord phrasing?
Ok. First things first. If you have a pick anywhere NEAR your computer, hide it!Read More »What is fingerstyle?
