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beginner lessons:
how to choose electric guitar
guitar wood and differnt tones
how to get great guitar tone
tuning the guitar
guitar introduction
begginer problems muted chords

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begginer problems -muted chords guitar lesson

A few tips for beginners and how to solve to muted strings problem ,correct guitar technique.

Spirited Away ending theme Fingerpicking guitar tutorial

This is a finger picking lesson , even if you only use a pick/plectrum it will help a lot learning finger picking technique , this technique can also be used later for combining the use of a plectrum and finger picking (hybrid picking)

Mrs. Robinson guitar lesson (Simon and Garfunkel)

One of the most famous songs by Simon_and_Garfunkel , a great practice of changing the root of the chords.

• changing the root of a chord can actually change the chord flavor or even change the meaning or essence of the chord .

change of the root D/C (D chord with the root of C) :

this chord has the same notes of D7 chord but in such an order (inversion) that the C note is the lowest one played,C is the 7th of the D scale and that is why this chord can also be called "D7".

• changing the root of chord can also be used as a passing to another chord

for example C - C/B - C/A , this is a passing of the lower part (C->B->A) which leads the harmony to back to D (at 01:22).

Jammin Guitar Lesson (Bob Marley)

A fairly easy song ,great for beginners a good exapmle of a simple song yet this guitar lesson helps getting the ragge feel...

patience Guitar lesson (guns and roses)

A classic by guns and roses ,this is an easy ballad from guns ,great lesson for beginner

layla unplugged guitar lesson (eric clapton)

A classic song by Eric clapton the guitar lesson above is the rhythm guitar part only .

no woman no cry guitar lesson (bob marley)

A Bob_Marley classic, great beginner song.

Latin American Strumming Pattern Guitar lesson

Latin American Strumming Pattern Guitar lesson,great lesson for right hand technique and rythmic patterns.

Time Of Your Life guitar lesson (Green Day)

Another song by greenday ,this one if frailly a simple song to learn only using 4 chords,great song for acoustic guitar .

This lesson will help practice skipping from the hi to the low strings while using this picking pattern.

Sweet dreams by Marilyn manson guitar tutorial

Sweet dreams by Marilyn manson guitar tutorial ,this lesson is a great practice of power chords and some use palm muting .

When I Come Around guitar lesson (green day)

"When I Come Around" a song by Green_Day , in this guitar lessons you will use power chords, and palm muting.

http://www.greenday.com/

Nothing Else Matters guitar lesson

Learn both solo and rythm guitar parts of Metallica's " Nothing Else Matters"

how to play 3-doors-down-here-without-you

how to play the song here without you by 3_Doors_Down .

Under the Bridge guitar lesson (RHCP) by john frusciante

Under the Bridge guitar lesson, you may want to watch it a few time because it is in normal speed...

Californication guitar lesson ( Red Hot Chili Peppers )

Californication guitar lesson by RHCP showing all the chords and riffs

Johnny B Goode-Guitar Lesson

An essential solo by Chuck Berry

Wake me up When september ends guitar lesson

Guitar chords and picking lesson for "Wake me up When september ends" by Green_day

Hotel California guitar Lesson

This lesson is the guitar solo from the song "Hotel California" by The Eagles

below is the lesson for for the chords until (02:02).

This is a great song to practice and improve both basic guitar solo skills and picking patterns

Chords for the same song.

Smooth Jazz Guitar Lesson

Smooth Jazz Guitar Lesson.

Guitar Lesson Crazy Train

guitar lesson shows how to play Crazy Train .

Country Guitar Lesson Forrest Lee

country style guitar lesson , using the open string sounds allows to use more sounds with out skipping positions ,very useful in country .

slide guitar is also shown at the end.

spanish style guitar lesson

Simple chords and picks for an authentic Spanish Sounding Guitar lesson

funky riff 2 guitar lesson

This funk guitar riff , pay attention to the muting and rythmic strums with the right hand .

left hand muting (aka dead notes) is also vital in this riff avioding the undesired notes to come through.

watch the funky riff guitar lesson similar elements.

Purple Haze Intro guitar lesson

A jimi hendrix classic ...nothing much more to say a bout it

Sultans of Swing guitar lesson Dire Straits

This is probably Mark_Knopfler's the most familiar riff from the period with Dire_Straits,

great for developing Fingerstyle_guitar.

some may play this song with a pick, there is no right or wrong way to play it , try both techniques if you're up to the challenge.

even with fingerstyle there are still a few different ways to aproach the picking.

Dust in the wind intro/main riff Guitar Lesson

The main guitar riff/intro of Dust_in_the_Wind a song by Kansas , finger style picking style which is great to know and will widen your chops if you are a pick player.

Below is another version of dust in the wind ,with a slower picking of chords.

Under The Bridge (RHCP) intro lesson

A must know intro from the Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers ( RHCP) song Under The Bridge,

originally played by John_Frusciante.

sweet child o' mine solo (guns and roses)

A classic song by Guns_N'_Roses ,at the top the main guitar riff first at normal speed and then slow ,

played originally by Slash .

nothing else matters (Metallica) guitar lesson

one of Metallica's most known songs ,in the top section are the chords ,

at the lower part -the guitar solo lesson (fast and slow).

guitar solo lessons , nothing else matters...

metallica's official site

Sweet Home Alabama intro riff guitar lesson

This riff is a well known guitar riff in the Southern_Rock style ,

the song Sweet_Home_Alabama by Lynyrd_Skynyrd has been cover oh so many times .

a great riff for beginner guitarist.

Heartbreaker (led zeppelin) main riff guitar lesson

This is the main riff of "Heartbreaker" ,this is a well known guitar riff in the rock world.

long train running - (doobie brothers) chords(guitar lesson)

Pay attention to the rhythm ,some say the chords are right but the scale is wrong,

the main issue here is the rhythm and feel , apply them to any scale you choose.

Stairway to Heaven solo guitar lesson

Stairway to Heaven solo (led zeppelin) guitar lesson,this one is one of the essential solos.

fist played at normal speed and then slow speed ...

enjoy

whole lotta love (Led zeppelin) solo guitar lesson

A slow version of the whole lotta love guitar solo ,one of the well known jimmy page solos played with led zeppelin.

This guitar solo is broken down into 6 phrases .

Guitar Lesson: Playing the Heavy Metal Scale

Guitar Lesson: Playing the "Heavy Metal" Scale

Guitar Lesson How to Play the Intro to Stairway to Heaven

Guitar Lesson How to Play the Intro to "Stairway to Heaven" by led zeppelin ,

A must know for all guitarists...

this is the proof

every breath you take guitar lesson

Every Breath You Take by The Police guitar lesson , a well know classic

Take some time to practice these chord shapes , even if your pinky might not be as strong as the rest of your fingers place in the positions shown in the video .

At first it's fine if the chords would not sound so clean or would sound muted,

once you strengthen your fingers it should sound fine.

below is a video which shows the chords very well .

Paul Gilbert Technical Difficulties Lesson

Paul gilbert plays "Technical Difficulties", which was written for the band Racer X.

A guitar lesson by Gilbert ,paul explains how to play the first part of "Technical Difficulties".

A bit about paul Gilbert from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilbert:

Paul Brandon Gilbert (November 6, 1966) is a guitarist best known for his work with Racer X and Mr. Big. Following his departure from Mr. Big in 1996, Gilbert pursued a solo career.

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The Major Scale guitar lesson

major scale patterns on guitar and connecting the positions

also watch http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/joe-cefalu-free-guitar-lesson.html

funk guitar lesson (the basics)

funk rhythm guitar is all about the feel ,

playing not only straight on the beat but also between the beats ,playing dead notes emphasizing the rythem ,

here is A guitar lesson with a few examples for the very basics of funk guitar...

watch more funk guitar lessons at :

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/funk-patterns-lesson-rhythmology.html

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/05/funky-riff-guitar-lesson.html

guitar wood and different tones

Wondering which guitar to choose , the wood type influences the sound :

maple ,mahogany, rosewood ,ash each have different characteristics both in the body and fretboard :

Brightness of the sound

Sustain

Weight

alder

basswood

how to choose an electric guitar at:

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-to-choose-electric-guitar.html

How to get a great guitar tone

How to wind strings on your electric guitar , winding strings using this method will get you the great sound and keep the guitar in tune.

a Glenn Tipton tip .

Minor Blues Chord Progressions - Guitar Lesson

Michael Williams explains minor blues progressions for the rhythm guitar in the style of BB King's "The Thrill is Gone" in this Berklee guitar lesson.

Video tabs for this guitar lesson

funk patterns lesson- (rhythmology)

A brief guitar lesson about some elements of funky rhythm guitar
check out abother funk lesson at :
http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/05/funky-riff-guitar-lesson.html

site map (main menu)

beginner course
how to choose electric guitar.
guitar wood and different tones.
how to get great guitar tone
tuning guitar
guitar introduction

funk style
long train running doobie brothers
funky riff guitar lesson
funk patterns lesson rhythmology
funk guitar lesson basics

songs
every breath you take guitar lesson i love rock n roll guitar lesson
paul gilbert technical difficulties
guitar lesson how to play intro to
whole lotta love led zeppein solo
stairway to heaven solo guitar lesson long train running doobie brothers
minor blues chord progressions guitar

technique
paul gilbert technical difficulties guitar lessons
joe cefalu free guitar lesson
funk patterns lesson rhythmology
funk guitar lesson basics




technique sweep picking
sweep picking guitar lesson
sweep picking lesson major string skip

Joe Cefalu Free Guitar Lesson

Joe Cefalu great lesson -playing outside of the box shaped scale patterns ,
use the Tablature below to view all positions of the G minor pentatonic scale

sweep picking lesson (Major string skip arp shape)

Sweep picking is a technique which allows to pick much faster ,the main idea is to save as many picking movements as possible producing a faster flowing picking motion (thus called sweeping)

Sweep picking guitar lesson Major string skip arp shape.
first play very slow and work your way up speed .

another sweep picking lesson at:

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/sweep-picking-guitar-lesson.html

sweep picking guitar lesson ( Emin Gambale type arp sweeps)

A Emin Gambale type arp sweeping lesson,

frank gambale is a guitarist known for his great sweeping technique,

http://www.frankgambale.com/

frank gambale has published books and DVD lessons about guitar technique and theory.

be sure to check out another sweep picking lesson :

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/sweep-picking-lesson-major-string-skip.html

Guitar introduction

this intro would be the same for electic guitar and any other 6 string guitars for that matter
other lessons on related subjects :
http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-to-choose-electric-guitar.html
http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/guitar-wood-and-differnt-tones.html
http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-to-get-great-guitar-tone.html
http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/tuning-guitar.html

i love rock n' roll guitar lesson

here are the chords for

I love rock n' roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts cover (Arrows original song)

VIDEO TAB for I love rock and roll

tuning the guitar

A standard tuning lesson ,

• remember to tune the string up to the right note .
• anyone can use a tuner ,but I think it's best if you can tune one string from an outside sourfce (tuner ,whisle etc') and tune the rest by ear ,this will give you a good ear training and a better feel for the guitar.

There are quite a few other types of tunings like "Drop D" ,"open G"

which will be shown on other posts.


Don't own a tuner yet ?
Use one or both of these tools :

1 An online tuner
http://www.8notes.com/guitar_tuner/
2.A shareware tuner to install on your computer ,all you need is a microphone ...
try it out
http://www.aptuner.com/cgi-bin/aptuner/apmain.html
Machine requirements for running AP Tuner:
Pentium compatible CPU, 200 MHz or greater
Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP
32 megabytes RAM
2 megabytes of available disk space for installation
Sound card
Microphone (or adapter if connecting directly to electric instrument)

other lessons to wacth

how to choose an electric guitar
guitar wood and differnt tones
how to get great guitar tone
guitar introduction

funky riff guitar lesson

(click tab to open)

This riff is based on picking pairs of strings at a time ,
at the end of the riff you can drop an E7#9 chord .
pay attention on keep the rythem ,and muting the trings when needed ...

video tab for this guitar riff

How to choose an electric guitar

•Hi ,
•In order to be a guitarist you first have to choose a guitar (or loan one from a friend ) it’s much cheaper .
•Beginers advenced or profssionals all have to choose a guitar at least once in life .
•It’s not that easy ,even for pro’s have a hard time choosing one

What to look for

•Feels
•Sounds
•Features
•Market value

Feel

•When we compare guitars we would consider :
•Neck thickness – thick or thin
•Action –distance between the string and the fretboard,
•Weight – light or heavy (depending on the type of wood ), hold the guitar with your hands and with a strap and check if it’s not to heavy to preform with for a few hours.
•Bridge –easy to move floyd rose
•Try to bend each string –and feel if it’s easy or hard

Brands

•Brands – there are quite a few guitar brands
•Fender gibson ibanez and many others
•Some might sound and feel better then others ,
•Less known brands are not necessarily worse ,sometimes they are even better.

Custom and signature models

•Custom guitar , is a guitar which it build specially with you characterization
•Signature models , are guitars models which are custom built for famous guitarists .
they might be pricy .

Sound

•How it sounds with out an amp ,with an amp
•String shouldn’t buzz
•Long sustian
•Stays in tune
•Sound with an amp –balance between clean and distortion (depends on the type of music you play)
•When comparing different guitars try to test them all with the same amplifier to have a true refrence.

Fetures

•Electronics –pickups ,switches and buttons
•Mechanics- bridge ,tuners pickguard

Market value

•There comes a time when a beginer becomes advanced ,and an advanced becomes a pro.
• we might want to sell our guitar
•Make sure you check the prices of new and used guitar models

more about wood type for guitar neck and body and how they influence the sound at:

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/guitar-wood-and-differnt-tones.html

other links to check :

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-to-get-great-guitar-tone.html

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/tuning-guitar.html

http://amibami.blogspot.com/2007/06/guitar-introduction.html