Guest Columnists
Four Beginner Guitar Tips That Make Everything Easier
A few do’s and don’ts that can make your life a lot easier.
Will Weight Training Help My Guitar Playing?
Being in optimal health imay help you fuel your guitar practice.
Why You Should 'Gamify' Your Guitar Practice
Make your practice more fun with these three practice games.
Keep It Clean
Being in tune, playing in time, and having good technique is really important.
How Much Time Would It Take To Learn Guitar?
Just enjoy the process, and the results will come.
Three Essential Tips For Every Beginner Guitarist
Learn a few things that can benefit every beginner guitarist.
Small Hands And Electric Guitar Playing
Advantages/disadvantages of big hands/small hands.
Know Your Neck
Boldly go where you as a guitar player have never gone before.
Hand Strength Vs. Hand Fatigue
Some ways to build (or rebuild) good guitar-playing habits.
Four Tips To Make Learning Barre Chords Easier
Barre chords - they can be tricky to learn!
5 Things About Guitar I Wish I Learned (But Didn't)
Some things I wish I knew during my first year of playing guitar.
Let It Ring
Letting notes ring can do wonders for your compositions.
Let's Learn The Japanese Scales On Guitar
If you are a Western musician, this is probably going to sound 'new' to you.
How Often Do I Need To Change My Guitar Picks?
Installing new pickups on the guitar is the most common upgrade one can make.
Tritone: The Interval Of The Devil
Hell's Bells! You can make music with it.
Would You Install Expensive Pickups In A Cheap Guitar?
Installing new pickups on the guitar is the most common upgrade one can make.
Which One Is The Right Augmented Scale?
We have an interesting situation here regarding the augmented scale.
Top 5 Reasons You Can't Learn Guitar From YouTube
Don't learn guitar from YouTube! Yes, there is a video.
The Minor Add9 Arpeggio - Reimagined!
The Minor Add9 arpeggio has more uses than you imagine.
What Happens If I Stop Playing Guitar For One Year?
The answer will probably surprise most readers.
G# Is Not The Same Note As Ab
And... learn from Tommaso why this matters.
How To Use Licks To Improve Your Solos
Become a better improviser by learning new licks.
Spicing Up The V To I Chord Progression
Embracing the cliche' and trying to make it better.
Buy A New Electric Guitar Or Upgrade Your Existing Guitar?
Upgrade your current guitar with better hardware or opt for a shiny brand new one?
The Most Emotional Note In C Major
Is there such a thing as the 'most emotional note' in a key?
Can You Learn Electric Guitar And Electric Bass At The Same Time?
Specific points that will help you, in order to get better on both instruments.
Do You Know How To Use The "Forgotten Chord"?
The B diminished chord is objectively harder to use than the other major and minor chords.
How To Work With Chord Progressions: Leading Voices
Voice leading: unlocking the very DNA of musical structure and showing how it lives.
How To Make Plain 1 And 4 Chords Sound Amazing
There are techniques to make the same simple chord progression sound differently.
The Oddly Symmetrical Neapolitan Major Scale
The Neapolitan Major Scale is, in fact, a minor scale, but don't spread that around.
Most Guitar Players Avoid This Finger Movement (But Should Learn)
This movement is by far one of the most common 'blind spots' that guitar players have.
Having Fun With The Byzantine Scale: "Miserlou"
Not all exotic scales are used exclusively by extreme metal players.
6 Great-Sounding Chords You Can Play Before A Dominant
Searching for interesting chords to put before a dominant chord.
Considering A Scalloped Fretboard?
The differences between regular and scalloped fretboards explained.
Writing With The Neapolitan Minor Scale
Write dissonant but delightful music using the Neapolitan minor scale or chord.
Break Out Of That Guitar Scale Box
A method to move freely around the fretboard.