We're Celebrating Our 19th Anniversary
Welcome to the June edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. June of 1996 marked our entry into cyberspace, and after nineteen great years, Guitar Nine has become well known for providing a wide variety of free instructional material, news and information. To celebrate, six guest columnists have submitted nine excellent articles on a range of musical topics of interest to independent musicians. Also, please enjoy sampling some great music released by over 1000 musicians we've worked with over the past 19 years! Of note, over 200 musicians have written guest columns for this site since 1997.
In this issue
Enhance Your Playing Using John Petrucci's Style
Look deeper, and find the overlooked value that makes John Petrucci a much greater guitarist than other players.
Flat Keys
Mike Campese covers the flat keys moving around the circle of fourths.
Fretboard Mastery
In order to be a great guitar player you must develop mastery over the fretboard.
Interview: Dave Paris
I use a lot of variety. I swap between acoustic and electric, alternate tunings, slide, and various techniques. This CD features dobro, eBow, talkbox, even a cigar box guitar!
Interview: Eliot Lewis
I decided to release these EPs of 5 songs every 6-8 months - it's a big enough body of work to allow the listener to get involved in, and it keeps the people interested in my music always engaged in new songs.
Interview: Lucas Fagundes
I have been getting great feedback and a huge growth on social media, though. To me this proves quality is still the most important thing and can go a long way on its own.
Killer Ways To Totally Change The Way You Play Acoustic Guitar, Part 2
Do you feel like you are at a dead end with your guitar playing? Here are three additional killer ways that will totally change the way you play your acoustic guitar from now on,
Making Fast Progress May Keep You From Becoming A Great Guitarist
The majority of guitar players unconsciously ruin their potential for improvement by learning 'too fast' in some areas of their playing and 'too slow' in other areas.
Metal Guitar 'Wrong Note' Playing Made Easy
If you are wondering how modern metal players use all these "wrong" notes and still sound great - here's how.
Newsletter June-July 2015
Guitar Nine's June-July 2015 newsletter.
Pentatonic Aggression: The Secret To Playing Badass Blues Guitar Licks
Tom Hess takes you through the exact steps needed for cleaning up unwanted string noise in your blues guitar licks.
Seven Questions That Sabotage Your Guitar Teaching Success
Learn the differences between guitar teaching business 'myths' and 'reality'.
Working With Odd Meters
Without a strong sense of melody and phrasing your music will never have that magical sense of wonder.