Make it Funky!

Today I was feeling goofy and wanted to show you guys how to play around with a chord called the E9.  When I'm jamming with friends in a studio I love to throw this out there because it is so fun to play with. Tip:  Throw some Wah on that sucker and it will really sing! [...]

Parts of the Electric Guitar

Heyo!   Today I wanted to cover one of the very first things I teach all of my beginner students.  It's the guitar and all of the different parts.       Below is an electric guitar.  The acoustic guitar is a little different, but most of everything such as the body, neck, tuning pegs are the same. Take a [...]

Hot Licks in A Minor Pentatonic (Pattern 1)

This lesson is for intermediate guitar players that have learned how to read tablature, know alternate picking, and are at least fairly comfortable with playing in the pentatonic scale. This is a composition of a few little runs you can do and they are ALL in position 1 of the minor pentatonic scale in A.  I have [...]