After years of teaching guitar, I’ve noticed many recurring issues that crop up with beginners trying to figure out how to start playing. If you haven’t played guitar before, it can be daunting and confusing to know what is the…
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Free Guitar Lessons San Francisco — Thursday Exercise #2: The Minor Pentatonic Scale, 2nd Position
(Continuing with where we started in the last Thursday Exercise, where we did the 1st position of the A minor pentatonic scale.) Here are the tabs for the 2nd position of the Am pentatonic scale: Am Pentatonic Guitar Scale, 2nd Position…
The Perfect Practice Sandwich
Let’s face it, practicing guitar can be a pain sometimes. Why can’t you just play songs you enjoy when you feel like it and not worry about making time for it, doing exercises, or going over the harder parts? The…
Guitar Quote of the Week: Nuno Bettencourt
“If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you.” — Nuno Bettencourt
Guitar Quote of the Week: B.B. King (Again)
“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.” — B.B. King
Guitar Quote of the Week: Steve Vai
“I dedicated all the time I had to it. The 10 hour workout was just what I put in the magazine at the time, but for me it was every waking moment.” — Steve Vai
Guitar Quote of the Week: Keith Richards
“You’re always learning about this thing every time you pick it up.” — Keith Richards
Guitar Quote of the Week: Paul Gilbert
“I had struggled with alternate picking for a very long time. I never thought I could do it.” — Paul Gilbert
Guitar Quote of the Week: Joan Jett
“My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.” — Joan Jett
Guitar Quote of the Week: Stevie Ray Vaughan
“So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I’d try it too.” — Stevie Ray Vaughan