Are there any justifiable benefits to being musically ignorant of scales, music theory, music reading and all around higher  music education?  After posting my video discussion surrounding "Guitar Players Who Don't Read Music," I noticed an abundance of posts in...

Acoustic Guitar 004: Travis Picking Accompaniment Style... In this lesson we'll run through a collection of simple Travis patterns to help get you started with his approach.  Since Travis picking is comprised of a very steady and recurring fingerpicked pattern,...

I've had way too many people over the years leave comments and email me asking, "Hey What's That Black Thing On Your Guitar," so I'm making a short video post explaining what this thing is and what I use it for. So, if you've been curious about what it is and how this works,...

How good are you at playing a piece of music on guitar that's written out in traditional music reading, "standard notation" (No TAB)? If you're curious about how this works, stay tuned / this weeks "Guitar Blog Insider" is going to discuss, "Guitar Players Who Can't Read Music." What...

If you've been trying to make sense of jazz chord progressions but you think they mostly sound kind of boring...  I've got a chord substitution trick for you that will spice-up those boring progressions and start getting your jazz jams sounding a lot smoother... Example...

NEW: QwikRiffs Series - Video (005) The latest QwikRiffs video, Texas Blues Shuffle Riffs "Key of A" is available in the members area. Includes PDF handout! QwikRiffs are one of the new lesson series that are available to members at Creative Guitar Studio.com. Lessons...

If you've been to music school, or you're thinking of going, you should realize that when you're done they'll be a number of things that you're still unprepared for.  In this video, I'll be breaking down 5 things that you won't learn in music school... Watch the Video: The...

Here's a cool sounding multiple position Minor arpeggio run that covers 4 minor patterns in one lick...  Alright, let's walk our way through this lick in step-by step detail. Watching the video lesson will be the easiest way to completely nail this lick.  Below...

Parallel sounds in harmony are a great way to blend the chords of a key center and create colors in music that bring out interesting sounds. On this weeks "Guitar Blog Insider" we're going to make a study of how you can use, "Parallel Major and Minor Tonality in Chord Progressions." Chord...