Transcribing: Melody

The dark art of transcription, a.k.a. “tabbing stuff out” has baffled many aspiring musicians for many years. Well, if you’ve come here looking for the answers then you’re in luck! I’ve broken down the process of transcribing into what I might end up calling “The Lead Sheet Method“. What is the “lead sheet method”? Well, [...]

June 9, 2011 at 2:00 pm | Developing Your Ears, How to, Practicing and Practice Routine | No comments

Finger Independence Video

Today’s video is about finger independence exercises. Here are links to the guitar tab for the exercises I talk about: Picking Exercise 3 (the main exercise in the video) Advanced Spider Exercise Finger dexterity Warm up

June 8, 2011 at 11:01 pm | Exercises, Practicing and Practice Routine | 1 comment

Metal Rhythm Guitar: The Extended Powerchord \m/

Powerchords- the staple diet of all rock rhythm guitarists. If you haven’t already read about and understood the powerchord and it’s basic shapes, then I suggest you read up on that first. This lesson is going to be about how metal has taken the basic powerchord, and turned it into something heavier, fatter, and much [...]

June 7, 2011 at 11:00 pm | Guitar Chords, Rhythm Guitar | No comments

Guitar Technique Lessons: Vibrato

Today’s video is about vibrato and it’s uses. I explain the vibrato technique for modern guitar styles and then I talk about it’s evolution and uses. …oh and sorry about the creative editing, I think the editing software was having an off day… As always, I welcome your questions below. Rob.

June 6, 2011 at 8:48 pm | Guitar Technique and Exercises, How to | No comments

How to Transcribe: The Lead Sheet

So in this next part on tabbing stuff out and transcription, we’re going to look at the “Lead Sheet”. Firstly, what even is a “lead sheet”? …and how does it help you to transcribe? Well, it doesn’t directly tell you how to transcribe, and nor does it improve your skills. However, if you read on [...]

June 3, 2011 at 4:44 pm | Developing Your Ears, How to | No comments

What is “Anchoring”?

Well, it’s basically when you “anchor” your hand to the guitar body when picking. It has both good and bad points, mostly bad. I’ll let this video explain. Rob.

June 2, 2011 at 8:31 pm | Guitar Technique and Exercises, Rhythm Guitar | No comments

String Bending Lesson

In this video, I explain the correct technique for “string bends” and also the importance of getting bent notes to the correct pitch. I’ll also show you how to tell if two notes are the same pitch (which is also useful for tuning) because two notes that are nearly the same pitch almost sound like [...]

June 1, 2011 at 5:04 pm | Guitar Technique and Exercises, The Blues | No comments

Hybrid Picking

“Hybrid picking” is kinda a mix of “pick picking” (for want of a better name…) and “fingerpicking”. I explain in more detail in today’s video: Any questions? Please leave them in in comment section below… Rob.

May 31, 2011 at 5:11 pm | Guitar Technique and Exercises, How to | No comments

Guitar Techniques: Two Handed Tapping

Just a short video on Eddie Van Halen style fingertapping. This technique can sound very impressive (when really we know that it’s nowhere near as difficult as it sounds…). Any questions, please comment below. Rob.

May 29, 2011 at 12:11 pm | Exercises | No comments

Practice Routine: Self Evaluation

If you’ve followed this series, then you would have first figured out what to practice and then set about creating a practice routine that focused on those goals. After some time, however, you’re going to need to make sure your practice time is still being used effectively. I can’t tell you how long you’re gunna [...]

May 27, 2011 at 8:00 am | Practicing and Practice Routine | No comments

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