This is a great question with a simple answer. Many musicians associate the term "music theory" with a lot of boring unhelpful material. In most cases, this is quite true, but you'll see that some simple musical ideas can unlock the key to songwriting.
In this FREE weekly lesson update, you will see how to play both electric guitar parts to the song "Our God is Greater" by Chris Tomlin. There are only a few positions that you need to know in order to play the electric guitar parts.
In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn how to make the G chord family much more interesting. Learn some great ways to change some of the notes in these common chords to give them a unique sound that works well in most songs. These tips will help both your song writing and your playing style.
Bar chords are notorious for being difficult to play. They involve all of your fingers, and your index finger has the hardest job of all. It has to hold down multiple strings. Obviously bar chords are difficult to play, but there are a few tips for playing them.
In this FREE weekly lesson, you will learn how to play the chord progression to the Chris Tomlin song, "Our God is Greater" performed for the first time at the Passion 2010 conference. You'll need a capo for this one!
The answer depends on your goals. If your goal is mainly to solo, then it's not a bad idea to learn some of the scales. The only problem with learning this scale so early in the game is not knowing how or when to use it...
Ever had trouble playing guitar and singing at the same time? In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn the secret of how worship leaders, and singers in bands can manage both at the same time. The secret has to do with how you strum. Check out the video!
Once you get used to strumming you may want to venture out into different techniques. There are quite a few techniques to just play specific strings on guitar, and it mainly depends on the sound you are going for....
In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn how to use an A7 slide to add some interesting elements to any song in the key of D. This is very useful in song writing or to just add a little bit of color to a song.
This answer to this question depends on quite a few things. A few important factors need to come together, and then you will be playing through songs in no time!....
The short answer: YES. At least while you're just starting out. Unfortunately, this happens to everybody that plays. The good news is that because your fingers are hurting, you're doing something right. If your fingers didn't hurt, you're not pressing down hard enough...
In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn more of the basics of playing blues music. The 12 bar blues is one of the most common blues progressions. Knowing this will take you even further in the world of blues and will show you what to expect when you want to either jam with others or write your own blues tune!
There are tons of gadgets and gizmos aimed at building finger strength. However, there is more to playing guitar than finger strength alone! There are actually 4 considerations for your fingers...
In this members only Guitarmann Video Lesson weekly update, you will learn the basics of playing blues music. The blues box is the key to blues chord progressions, blues soloing, and more importantly, learning how to jam with other musicians!
