“Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’re gonna be rewarded.” — Jimi Hendrix
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass & More Fun
Hopefully you made it to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass last weekend, but if you were too busy with Fleet Week, the America’s Cup World Series, watching the Giants, and all of the other obligations in life, you’d be forgiven. I managed…
Free Songwriting Lessons: Songs from Nothing
Songwriting Challenge: Songs from Nothing Required Equipment: Guitar (or another instrument you can play) Any recording device Required Skills: Be able to play two notes Description: Songs from Nothing is one of the easiest ways to start writing a song right…
Free Guitar Lesson of the Week: The Amazing Movable E Major Chord Shape
For today’s free guitar lesson, we’re going to use just one chord shape — E major — and create the four most common chords in Western music with it. In a couple of minutes we’ll be able to play literally…
Featured Guitarist Video: Peter Green
Long before the Fleetwood Mac was breaking album sales records with “Rumours”, they were fronted by the talented and enigmatic Peter Green. Through his contributions in blues and rock, Green is still lauded for his excellent phrasing and creation of…
Guitar Quote of the Week: Bob Brozman
“Recording is God’s way of telling you that you suck.” — Bob Brozman