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How To: Play four open chords and an easy progression
Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video that shows you how to play four open chords and an easy progression. This is a great chord progression for beginning guitar players. You will also learn correct finger placement. This lesson provides a great chord progression using G, Em, C and Am open chords. Improve your guitar skills by watching this short tutorial video to learn to play open chords in an easy progression.
How To: Practice G7 arpeggio along with a jam track
Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video that shows you how to practice playing a 7th position G7 arpeggio along with a one chord jam track. To play, use the up and down as quarter, eighth, eighth note triplets and sixteenth notes at 106 bpm. Arpeggios should be a daily part of your practice routine. They help with technique, learning the fretboard and getting familiar with what notes belong to what chord. Most importantly they train your ear to hear chord tones. Improve your guitar...
How To: Play the E phrygian scale
Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video that shows you how to play the E phrygian scale on an open E string. All of the natural notes on the E string gives us the E phrygian scale. This lesson is a great way to learn your fretboard. Improve your guitar skills by watching this short tutorial video to learn to play the E phrygian scale.
How To: Play A7 arpeggio in 9th position on acoustic guitar
Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video that shows you how to play A7 arpeggio in 9th position. Arpeggios should be a daily part of your practice routine. They help with technique, learning the fretboard and getting familiar with what notes belong to what chord. Most importantly they train your ear to hear chord tones. Improve your guitar playing skills by watching this short tutorial video to learn a form of a dominant 7th arpeggio using A7 in 9th position.
How To: Slur 3 notes per string with C major scale
Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video that shows you slur three notes per string with the C major scale. Scale patterns are a fun way to practice scales and important for improving technique and expanding your improvising vocabulary. Improve your guitar skills by watching this short tutorial video on slurring 3 notes per string over a G7 one chord jam on acoustic guitar.
How To: Play A7 inversions on strings 1 2 3 4
Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video that shows you different ways to play dominant 7th chords on strings 1 2 3 4. In this tutorial, the instructor uses A7. Improve your guitar skills by watching this short tutorial video, and learn how to play A7 chords and a few inversions on strings 1 2 3 4.
How To: Play a moveable Bm7 arpeggio on the fretboard
Check out this instructional acoustic guitar video that shows you a great way to move a Bm7 arpeggio around on the fretboard. Arpeggios should be a daily part of your practice routine. They help with technique, learning the fretboard and getting familiar with what notes belong to what chord. Most importantly they train your ear to hear chord tones. This is another great movable arpeggio. Improve your guitar skills by watching this short tutorial video, and learn how to move a Bm7 arpeggio on ...
How To: Build a G major scale on an open G string
Check out this instructional guitar video that shows you how to play a G major scale and build on an open G string. Building a G major scale on the open G string is a good exercise to play to help improve your guitar skills. This short lesson is great for advanced beginners who need to practice on the acoustic guitar.
How To: Play inversions of Dm triad on strings 1 2 3
Check out this instructional guitar video that demonstrates how to play inversions of a D-minor triad on strings 1 2 3. This tutorial video is a great way to learn the fretboard and get familiar with triads. This video is more for advanced guitar players who have achieved some familiarity and comfortability with the guitar and are ready to learn how to play inversions of a Dm triad on strings 1 2 3.
How To: Record acoustic guitar
To play a guitar riff is to do more than simply to memorize a short musical phrase. Guitar riffs are like any other musical exercise; practicing them can be a terrific means of building manual dexterity and improving your overall playing technique. We can say of riffs, then, that they are not so much about rote repetition as making available to the guitarist new and different ways of playing. Every new riff you learn will make you a more able and versatile guitarist and better equip you to st...
How To: Play an acoustic guitar solo
If you are looking for some new licks to incorporate into your solos on the electric guitar, then this three part how to video is a great place to start. In this guitar lesson you will learn how to play an acoustic guitar solo. This riff outlines basic chord shapes. Watch this tutorial and soon you will be able to play this cool acoustic guitar solo.
How To: Change the strings on your acoustic guitar
Has it been a while since you last changed your guitar strings? This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step guide to the string changing process. Specifically, this tutorial addresses how to buy the right strings, what tools you'll need, and how to remove and replace your guitar's old strings. For more, take a look!
How To: Play "Tennessee Blues"
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "Tennessee Blues" on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Key To The Highway
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "Key to the Highway" on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play "My Creole Belle" by John Hurt on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "My Creole Belle" by John Hurt on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play the "Fingerbuster" on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play the "Fingerbuster" on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play "The Drummers of England" on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "The Drummers of England" on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening.
How To: Play "Go Home Girl" by Arthur Alexander on guitar
Who's heard of Arthur Alexander? He wrote and recorded some great songs but, ironically, it was other artists who made hits with their cover songs of his work. This is "Go Home Girl" - very similar to his other classic, "You'd Better Move On". Play a simple version in D with a touch of Ry Cooder's style on the "Bop 'Til You Drop" album.
How To: Play "The Japanese Sandman" on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play a song "The Japanese Sandman" on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play "Doctor Jazz" by Joe "King" Oliver on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "Doctor Jazz" by Joe "King" Oliver on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play Will Shade's "Stealin'" on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "Stealin'" by Will Shade on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play a gavotte melody on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play a gavotte (also gavot or gavote) on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play "Strolling Down The Highway" on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "Strolling Down the Highway" by Bert Jansch on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play the melody "Lord Mayo" on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play the melody "Lord Mayo" on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play "The Dimming Of The Day" by Richard Thompson
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "The Dimming of the Day" by Richard Thompson. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning:
How To: Play "Whistling Rufus" by Kerry Mills on guitar
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play the song "Whistling Rufus" by Kerry Mills on guitar. This video is aimed more towards advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below:
How To: Dive into playing the blues
Most beginners ask how to break away from basic chords and get new ideas. Check out this instructional guitar video that shows you various ways into playing the blues. The first tutorial video uses a mix of simple chord animations and video footage in an attempt to show how simple inner chording can be used as a step to blues improvisation.
How To: Learn about guitar scales
This instructional guitar video plays 11 major scales, note by note, with sound so you know what they look like on the guitar. Each scale section shows fret positions, key signature, tab and musical notation. You can use this with the "How To Build Guitar Chords" video as an aid to constructing chords in different keys. Learn about guitar scales by watching this music tutorial video and improve your guitar playing skills!
How To: Play the gospel tune "Down In The Valley To Pray"
This is an instructional guitar video on how to play a version of the traditional gospel tune "Down In The Valley To Pray" in DADF#AD tuning. This contains a 4-bar phrase. The video is outlined as follows: Fretboard diagram conventions, the tune with fretboard diagrams, the tune with slow live action, the tune with normal live action. Play the gospel tune "Down in the Valley to Pray" and improve your guitar playing skills!
How To: Play simple Blues Runs on 2 strings
Watch this instructional guitar video that shows you how to play simple Blues Runs in basic keys, all on two strings. This is just a simple collection of basic runs that beginners can incorporate into their playing - just gets away from basic chords a little. There's a short demo piece in E at the end of the video. This music tutorial is outlined as follows: fretboard diagrams, Blues runs in the key of E, Blues runs in the key of A, Blues runs in the key of D, Blues runs in the key of G, and ...
How To: Build guitar chords
This is instructional guitar video that shows you how to build chords on your guitar fretboard using music theory. Check out this simple guide to chord theory on the guitar, using the D major scale as a basis for creating chords from notes of the scale. No guitar playing in this video - just theory! Covers major, minor, 7th, 9th, minor 7th, minor 6th, diminished and augmented chord construction. Learn how to build guitar chords and improve your guitar playing skills with this music tutorial v...
How To: Play Dave Van Ronk's "Come Back Baby" on guitar
This is a very brief guide to playing the guitar backing for Dave Van Ronk's classic version of Walter Davis's "Come Back Baby". This video is great for advanced and advanced beginner guitar players. Play "Come Back Baby" by Dave Van Ronk and improve your guitar playing skills with this music tutorial video.
How To: Play "Empty Pocket Blues" by Clive Palmer on guitar
This guitar tutorial video demonstrates some useful chord fingering and fingerpicking patterns for Clive Palmer's song "Empty Pocket Blues", recorded on the Incredible String Band's first album in 1966. It finishes with a guitar and vocal performance of the song, which is played a little faster than the original recording. This video is great for advanced beginners. Play "Empty Pocket Blues" by Clive Palmer and improve your guitar playing skills.
How To: Play "Blues Licks" in A on guitar
Check out this music tutorial video that demonstrates how to play Blues Licks in A on acoustic guitar. It provides a few tips for beginners. It may be too basic for advanced and intermediate guitar players. Learn how to play "Blues Licks" in A on guitar and improve your guitar playing skills.
How To: Learn guitar fingerpicking techniques
Check out this music tutorial video that shows you some basic fingerpicking techniques. Using the D chord to demonstrate the patterns, this instructional guitar video provides a brief guide to guitar fingerpicking patterns. Improve your guitar playing skills by practicing these fingerpicking techniques.
How To: Play Davy Graham's "Angi" on guitar
This is a music tutorial video that demonstrates how to play the original, classic version of Davy Graham's "Angi" - also known as "Anji". It concludes with a complete played version of the tune. Check out this instructional guitar playing video to learn how to play the song "Angi" by Davy Graham and improve your guitar playing skills!
How To: Play a simple guitar boogie in G
Check out this music tutorial video that demonstrates how to play a simple guitar boogie in G. This instructional video provides fret diagrams and live action to show how to play a simple boogie in G. This video is aimed at budding fingerstyle guitar players, but can be adapted to a pick. Advanced beginners are also encouraged to watch and learn. Play a simple guitar boogie in G and improve your guitar playing skills!
How To: Play "Hesitation Blues" by Gary Davis on guitar
Check out this music tutorial video that shows you how to play "Hesitation Blues" by Gary Davis on acoustic guitar. Using a mixture of animated fret diagrams and live playing, this instructional video demonstrates how to play the Reverend Gary Davis's classic. This is aimed at the not-so-new player and the advanced beginner. Play "Hesitation Blues" and improve your guitar playing skills!
How To: Play "Nobody Knows You..." by Bessie Smith on guitar
Check out this music tutorial video that shows you how to play "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" by Bessie Smith on acoustic guitar. This is a brief and simple demonstration of the chords used to play the Bessie Smith classic. It uses live clips, fretboard diagrams and stop-motion frames. It emphasizes the use of barred chords, but contains a final section using mainly simple root chords. Learn how to play "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" by watching this instructional vi...
How To: Play "High Tea" by Willy Taylor on acoustic guitar
"High Tea" by Willy Taylor is a simple Scottish barndance tune. In this tutorial you can learn how to play "High Tea" on the acoustic guitar. "High Tea" is a relatively easy song that has simple chords but lots of hammer-ons. Watch this how to video and you will be able to play "High Tea" on the acoustic guitar.