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An intelligent guitar resource blog site made by a very good guitar player with almost 40 years experience playing guitar. It will develop into something that will cover all aspects of music, including chord substition, harmony, improvisation, equip
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Blues Scales - Super Blues Part 2
The other day I posted about a blues scale that I invented in my very active musical brain about 3 or 4 in the morning. So now it’s time to dig a fraction deeper and spread it across thre octaves and also add a few guitar lick exercises. S...
Tommy Emmanuel Youtube - Acoustic Guitar
It’s pretty hard to have an acoustic guitar site or blog without mentioning Tommy Emmanuel at some point. Over the years I’ve seen him play many times in different settings, both acoustic and electric. Although I’ve never been f...
Lightning Hopkins youTube Blues Guitar
Todays video youtube post is Lighning Hopkins, the classic acoustic blues guitar player, he has influenced thousands of players across the world. He was a Texas Blues player and was inspired by Blind Lemon Jefferson. His music holds an important pa...
Ralph Towner YouTube Acoustic Guitar - Classical
I first heard of Ralph Towner in the mid seventies when he played with the acoustic ensemble/ band called Oregon. I rember at the time they .played 72 instruments amongst the four members, Colin Walcott (late), Glen Moore, Paul MaCandless. Ralp...
Twelve Guitar Tips for Getting Rid of Guitar Cobwebs
Many guitar players that I have met have managed to play at very high standard but due to life’s circumstances they found themselves in situations where they virtually stopped playing guitar. It could be because family, disillusionment with the m...
Singer Guitarist Performance Tips
Have you ever been to watch a guitarist play and he/she spend so much time frigging around on the stage before they start playing the first song that you are already wishing you hadn’t bothered going to see them? Regardless whether it be blues,...
Larry Coryell and Paco de Lucia - Guitar Duet
This is a brilliant duet that exemplifies how beautiful two guitars of different styles can work together, still play fast and sound musical. Coryell’s playing in this tune, when he takes a guitar break reminds of the great player from Belgi...
