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Get started with Vai, Episodes One [Getting Started] and Two [Technique].
How to get solid sounds by playing the 'wrong' chord.
You want speed. I want speed. Everybody wants speed.
The official music video for her song "Lavender Mountains".
Two chords. And these two chords have the exact same notes.
An instrumental shred version of the Dire Straits track "Sultans Of Swing".
Over the past 50 years, one of the hardest working guitarists in the world.
How to skyrocket your pentatonic speed from 0 to 100 in just minutes.
Rachmaninoff composed one of his best melodies by lifting a theme from Paganini.
Just enjoy the process, and the results will come.
Learn a few things that can benefit every beginner guitarist.
The Enigmatic scale has been written precisely to be hard to use.
Nearly 100 jam tracks featuring original content from the world’s greatest technical players.
Many things to be learned from Stevie's prodigious songwriting abilities.
Advantages/disadvantages of big hands/small hands.
This may run counter to what you have learned.
A physical exercise routine designed to help you build strength and speed.
Some ways to build (or rebuild) good guitar-playing habits.
The basics: notes, scales, and chords and how they work together.
Barre chords - they can be tricky to learn!
How the key change works, and how we can do the same in our songs.
Some things I wish I knew during my first year of playing guitar.
Beginner techniques and tips for recording an electric guitar.
If you are a Western musician, this is probably going to sound 'new' to you.
Installing new pickups on the guitar is the most common upgrade one can make.
Hell's Bells! You can make music with it.
Installing new pickups on the guitar is the most common upgrade one can make.
We have an interesting situation here regarding the augmented scale.
Don't learn guitar from YouTube! Yes, there is a video.
The Minor Add9 arpeggio has more uses than you imagine.
One of the very first shred guitar heroes promoted by the Shrapnel Label in the 1980s.
Bonamassa's vibrato, his creative bends, and a handful of sweet licks.
The answer will probably surprise most readers.
And... learn from Tommaso why this matters.
Steve Vai explores three different pedalboards, offering insights to ideal pedal ordering.
Embracing the cliche' and trying to make it better.
Upgrade your current guitar with better hardware or opt for a shiny brand new one?
Is there such a thing as the 'most emotional note' in a key?
Specific points that will help you, in order to get better on both instruments.
The B diminished chord is objectively harder to use than the other major and minor chords.
An instrumental shred version of the Iron Maiden track "Fear Of The Dark".
Voice leading: unlocking the very DNA of musical structure and showing how it lives.