March 31, 2017: Rock Blues Groove (Riffs Lesson) PART ONE:  In the first part of the lesson we start out with some practice on the Shuffle /Boogie rhythm in example one. This feel is one of the most common Blues-Rock ideas and is applied in literally hundreds...

Guitar Riff, Guitar Lick, the two terms are used  interchangeably. But, what exactly is a Guitar Riff? And, what is it that makes a, "Guitar Lick" different from a "Riff?" GUITAR RIFFS: A riff is thematic. It generally serves as the main musical idea for a (section of...

Is there any point to the background music you hear at the supermarket? There certainly is. In fact, it is selected on a detailed scientific basis to make you spend your money... While some stores play or don't play music without a second thought, the significant effects...

20 Scales and 20 Emotions... So maybe you want to write a song or an instrumental in a particular mood or style, and you’re feeling overwhelmed by all of the scale possibilities. Have no fear, your songwriting solution is here... Here’s a handy guide to the commonly used...

Joyo Audio has unveiled the Iron-loop looper pedal.  As a new member of the Iron-man pedal series, this mini-size Iron-loop is equipped with a unique "knob guard" to protect the parameter settings... This new digital phrase looper offers a very intuitive user interface,...

Interested in a fresh new guitar sound? Look no further than the fun musical ideas that can be discovered within the world of "Open D Tuning."  With a few twists of your tuning pegs you'll reveal amazing new chords and harmonic possibilities... "Open D" is a common...

Some of these video clips are just too much to take. Can you hold back the laughs? Can you hold back the cringe? Then again... you may actually enjoy some of the video clips, (a few are simply jokes anyway)!  Watch the full video below and leave your thoughts in the...

Over the last few decades popular music has changed it’s course from major to minor keys. Now, it is more important than ever to have serious control over your ability to perform in minor tonality... WHAT IS A "MINOR KEY"? A minor key means that the song is composed in a...

GuitarBlog: Acoustic Guitar Riffs and Licks Study methods for how the acoustic guitar can be used to perform beautiful open sounding progressions with rich melodies. Each example in the lesson applies unique intervals across both fretted and open strings. Learn techniques...