In this free guitar lesson, I’m going to show you how to play slide guitar licks in Open E Tuning. Dickey Betts used this kind of lick a lot and so did Duane Allman. In fact you will hear this lick in all types of old blues as well. From Muddy Waters to Robert Johnson [...]In Video Podcast 42 I want to show you about how to play Have You Ever Loved a Woman style Clapton licks. This is from the 24 Nights version of this amazing slow blues song. His tone and phrasing are just utterly amazing on this performance, and it will always be one of my favorite [...]
“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
Whenever I am having a bad day on the guitar I pick up that quote, read it, and smile. There is something refreshing when Jimi Hendrix, arguably one of the greatest [...]
If you’ve been trying to learn how to play slide guitar, then there is no doubt that you have probably experimented with some different slide guitar tunings. When using an open tuning, this means that when you hit all the open strings, it will sound a chord. For example, when using Open E Tuning, the [...]Practice your blues guitar licks with this Free blues backing track. This is similar to a BB King style groove. Try to mix the major and minor scales together to create a vintage blues guitar sound. To learn more about playing lead blues guitar please check out my 6 DVD Blues Guitar Course. Related Posts:Free [...]
In this post I’m going to show you how I got a tone to similar to what Derek Trucks, Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, or Dickey Betts might use when playing over an Elizabeth Reed or Jessica style jam. First check out the video to listen to the tone I was striving for. In my mind [...]Check out this Free blues backing track to practice playing your blues guitar licks over. This track is in the key of B. Try blending the major and minor pentatonic scales together when you play over this track. This will give you a great uptown blues sound. To learn more about playing major blues guitar [...]
So you dig country music. It’s your scene. You love the Southern twang, the heartfelt lyrics and generally depressing subject matter.
Today, our focus is on learning aspects of the guitar that are specific to country music.
Check it out…
Country Chords
Although the “current country scene” has produced a little more diverse (and much more pop) sound with artists like [...]
This is a question I get asked on a regular basis. I thought I would address it here on the blog. Many people want to start playing slide guitar. It’s a great way to express a vocal type guitar sound. Nothing else sounds quite like it! The first decision people have to make when starting [...]