Lessons

John Petrucci Guitar Lesson – Under A Glass Moon

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

In this guitar lesson John Petrucci (Dream Theater) shows us how to play Under A Glass Moon (from Images and Words) on guitar. This is not for beginners. There seems to be slight delay in sound, but you should still pick up some good tips on how to play this song. Enjoy! Part 1 Part [...]

How to Play Don’t Cry by Guns N’ Roses

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

If you want to learn how to play Don’t Cry by Guns N’ Roses on your guitar, take a look at the following videos. If you want the same sound as on the record, you need to tune one step down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb). Part 1 of opening riff: Part 2 of opening riff: And here is [...]

How to Play Comfortably Numb

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

David Gilmour is one of my favorite guitar players and the second solo in Comfortably Numb is one of my favorite guitar solos. David Gilmour’s guitar playing is legendary. Reviewers of music by other artists sometimes use terms like Gilmouresque or Floydian to describe his particular way of playing guitar. Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) once said [...]

John Petrucci Guitar Lesson – The Art of Crunch

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

In this guitar lesson John Petrucci (Dream Theater) shows us how to get a crunchy sound. Here are a few of the tips he mentions in the video: You don’t want too much distortion, because you want the low notes to be tight. Try turning up the gain while playing so you can aim for [...]

Shred Guitar Lessons – Sweep Picking Videos

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Have you ever listened to guitar players like John Petrucci, Michael Angelo Batio and Paul Gilbert and thought, “I can never play that fast – how do they do it?”. Well, one technique they use is called sweep picking. If you master this technique, you can play the guitar with amazing speed. This is a [...]

Guitar Learning Resources

Monday, October 19th, 2009

If you want to learn how to play the guitar, there is plenty of information available. The world is full of great guitar learning material. First of all, there are countless tablature books which show you in the easy-to-learn guitar tablature format how to play all your favorite songs even if you can’t read sheet [...]

Beginner Guitar Lessons – Identifying the Parts of the Guitar

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

To begin playing the guitar, you must be able to identify the various parts of the guitar.  The body and the neck should be pretty obvious as they form the basic shape of the guitar and are what everything else mounts to. Headstock On the ends of the neck furthest from the body we have [...]

Shred Guitar Lessons – Learning How to Play Fast

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Many guitarists long to be able to play fast or “shred” guitar and we all know it’s not an easy task.  Not many beginner players (or even many advanced guitarists) can just sit down and play smoking fast lead lines that tear up the fretboard and sound impressive. If you’ve ever tried to play fast [...]