New Year, Six New Columns, Tuominen Interview
Welcome to the February edition of the Guitar Nine on-line magazine. Scales, acoustic playing, and picking are just a few of the subjects found in this issue - along with a new interview with Jartse Tuominen. In total, five guest columnists have submitted six fresh articles on a range of musical topics of interest to practicing musicians. In addition to consuming the information presented, please sample some great music released by over 1000 musicians we've worked with over the past 20 years! Of note, we've published over 200 artist interviews, while nearly 210 musicians and industry experts have written over 1000 guest columns for this site since 1996.
In this issue
10 Steps For The Beginning Self-Taught Guitar Player
Check in with Joe Nevin and his 10 rocking guitar techniques you need to know.
Guitarists, Don't Get CAGED, Part 3
Why you need to stop dividing your fretboard in 5 today.
Interview: Jartse Tuominen
I hear themes in my mind and somehow it goes on paper. Some songs on "Untold Stories" took years to get written and recorded.
Newsletter February-March 2017
Guitar Nine's February-March 2017 newsletter.
Picking
These 2-string scale fragment examples will increase your speed and your picking technique.
Regaining Your Guitar Skills After A Long Break
You will get your skills back again by using these five approaches.
Soloing With Open Strings On Guitar, Part 1
How to create amazing guitar solos using open strings and pentatonic scale patterns.
Three Reasons Why All Guitar Pros Learn Scales Eventually
Discover how learning scales actually fosters creativity.