Guitar Nine Columns: Guest Columnists

Here are the true reasons for Vai`s world-class guitar playing and the lessons each one holds for you.

focusing on picking and moveable shapes that will help to create longer lines.

Tommaso argues these myths are designed to keep your playing stagnant.

Playing a chord progression accurately does not necessarily mean the progression will sound good.

The basis of all lyric writing - you may know one or two of these, but even then you need to practice the third one.

Studying other styles of music such as jazz, will only make you a better, more rounded acoustic guitar player and musician.

Mike shows you moveable type patterns for the harmonic minor scale, and some ways you can get some fresh new modern type sounds.

Here are more true reasons for Vai's world-class guitar playing and the lessons each one holds for you.

Tommaso maintains the skill of songwriting is developed through years of practice.

If left unquestioned, these kind of thoughts can start to really build up and hurt your progress as a musician.

An expert knows to practice simpler things.

Don't go with what feels easy as opposed to what is right.