I missed this when it was originally posted last December, but last year Paul Gilbert was a featured Guitar Center Sessions artist. During part of the session, he gave an interesting rhythm lesson in which he talks about taking familiar rhythms (like "Smoke on the Water" and "Purple Haze") and using different notes with that same rhythm pattern: During the session, he … [Read more...]
Jonny Lang Lesson
Guitar Player magazine recently caught up with Jonny Lang, who is currently touring as part of the Experience Hendrix tour. Lang gave Guitar Player a lesson in some of the techniques he uses, including his vibrato technique and alternating between a pick and using his fingers. See the lesson below: … [Read more...]
Austin Peay State University Summer Guitar Workshop
Christopher Davis, who runs the Classical Guitar Blog and who is a graduate student at Austin Peay State University (APSU), let me know that APSU is hosting a Summer Guitar Workshop this summer from June 28-July 2. The workshop will offer classes in both classical and fingerstyle guitar styles. The faculty of the workshop will be: Stanley Yates, Director Stephen Aron, … [Read more...]
John Mayer “Crossroads” Lesson
The February 2010 issue of Guitar World magazine is a blues-oriented issue and features John Mayer on the cover. On the bonus disc that comes with the magazine, John Mayer gives a lesson on how he plays his cover of "Crossroads" on his latest album Battle Studies. The intro to the lesson is hilarious, and the lesson itself covers how he plays the entire song, including what … [Read more...]
Blues with Brains
Guitarist Chuck D'Aloia has recently released an instructional lesson set titled Blues with Brains. Unlike other blues lessons that try to teach you basic pentatonic blues licks, Blues with Brains teaches you how to add a different element to your blues playing. While you do not need to know music theory in order to benefit from the lessons D'Aloia provides, I think you'd … [Read more...]