This post is a tutorial on how to play Fleetwood Mac's Landslide on guitar.
Though I've rated this tutorial to be at about a 1/10 difficulty rating, I don't want you to be misled by it. I think that it's an easy song to approach if you already have a good number of basic strumming songs, like Tugboat for example, under your belt.
I'll be showing you a fairly close transcription of Landslide, and it's best played on acoustic guitar.
Read MoreChances are that you've already heard guitar string buzz before. It sounds exactly like it's written: Buzzy.
This post goes over the potential causes of guitar string buzz, and it gives you two pieces of advice to fix it.
Let's hit it!
Read MoreThe Inner Game of Tennis is a classic in the field of sports psychology. Luckily for us guitarists, this book is super applicable to our work too. If you struggle with having too much mental activity during a guitar lesson or performance, this book is for you.
Read MoreThe latest podcast of MusiTech with Jerry Daniels and Dave Wirth: Knickerbockers knock off Beatles, digging Nico's These Days (by Jackson Browne), the kids (The Who) are alright.
Read MoreThe gauge of a string is the exact measurement of guitar string thickness.
The high E string, for example, can be .010, .011, or .012 millimeters wide. You wouldn't think this tiny of a change makes a difference, but believe me, it does.
Interested in knowing more about the various sizes of guitar strings? This blog was written for you.
Read MoreThis post is a tutorial on how to play the theme song for Parks and Recreation on solo guitar. This is really hard for many guitar solo enthusiasts to play, so I've rated this solo at a 6/10 difficulty level. In other words, don't attempt this tutorial if you're brand new to solo guitar. If you have a great deal of guitar solos under your belt, perhaps around 30-40 of them, then give this solo a shot.
Full troubleshooting section included as well as video. Enjoy!
Read MoreIntroducing the new Musitech podcast, where we talk about the best in technology and music (and a couple of other things as well).
In this episode, we talk about The Beatles, Ringo Star, Elvis, and how Oliver Stone dosed his dad with acid.
Read MoreBarre chords, sometimes spelled bar chords, are chords where you hold down more than one string at a time with a single finger. The name probably comes from the same exact barre that you'd imagine ballet dancers practicing and stretching on. Barre chords are very difficult for beginners to play. They require far more tension and balance than an open chord like G major.
This humble blog post can't help you learn guitar barre chords because the topic is complex and nuanced. Instead, this post was written to warn you about them.
Read MoreThis is a video tutorial on how to play Ohm by Yo La Tengo. This tutorial has a difficulty rating of 0/10. It is appropriate for beginners to guitar, especially those who have never played a song before.
You'll learn a D chord, a strumming pattern, and how to troubleshoot this excellent song. Full video included!
Read MoreThis is a video tutorial on how to play the guitar solo in Livin On A Prayer by Bon Jovi. This tutorial has a difficulty rating of 3/10. Full videos, full troubleshooting section included. Enjoy!
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