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  • How To Play The E Minor Pentatonic Scale On Guitar

    How To Play The E Minor Pentatonic Scale On Guitar

    Although the guitar isn’t tuned to a specific key, it does lend itself to certain keys. And because of the guitar’s unique standard tuning, one of the great keys to play guitar in is E. Because of this, it’s important …Read More »
  • What Guitar And Gear Does Billy Gibbons Play?

    What Guitar And Gear Does Billy Gibbons Play?

    If you’ve never heard of, or listened to, ZZ Top, where the hell have you been? Fusing Texas Blues, Rock, a bit of Hard Rock, and more, ZZ Top are just one of those bands… and their lead guitarist and …Read More »
  • How To Play Blues On A Cigar Box Guitar

    How To Play Blues On A Cigar Box Guitar

    The three string cigar box guitar is a natural Blues instrument. The evolution of the instrument came about as a cheaper alternative to the standard six string version of the guitar and was used by early Blues and Folk musicians. …Read More »
  • Drop D Tuning On The Guitar: What It Is And How To Tune

    Drop D Tuning On The Guitar: What It Is And How To Tune

    Drop D tuning is a common alternative tuning for the guitar. Standard tuning, from low to high, is E-A-D-G-B-E. The guitar is tuned that way for a few reasons, but it’s not the only way to tune it. While standard …Read More »
  • How To Use A Distortion Or Overdrive Pedal

    How To Use A Distortion Or Overdrive Pedal

    If you want to add a little more oomph to your sound, it’s common to use an overdrive or distortion pedal. The two affects have similarities, but there is a difference between overdrive and distortion. But if you’re using a …Read More »
  • How To Play The A Minor Pentatonic Scale On Guitar

    How To Play The A Minor Pentatonic Scale On Guitar

    Although I encourage beginners to simply learn the minor pentatonic scale shapes on guitar, this method doesn’t work for everybody. Some players like to see where they can play a scale for a given key everywhere on the guitar. Because …Read More »
  • How To Get Started Playing The Three String Cigar Box Guitar

    How To Get Started Playing The Three String Cigar Box Guitar

    The three string guitar, sometimes also called the cigar box guitar or CBG is a great instrument to add to your guitar collection. However, you can’t just pick up a CBG and starting playing it like you would a standard …Read More »
  • How To Play Chords On A Three String Guitar

    How To Play Chords On A Three String Guitar

    The three string guitar, sometimes known as a cigar box guitar (as they’re often made out of a cigar box), is a fun alternative to the standard guitar. However, it can be a bit tricky, even if you’re used to …Read More »
  • What Is A Baritone Guitar?

    What Is A Baritone Guitar?

    Put simply, a baritone guitar is just like a standard guitar, except it’s bigger and tuned lower. In some ways, it kind of sits between and standard guitar and a bass guitar, however, saying that may make some music theorists …Read More »
  • What Key Is A Guitar In?

    What Key Is A Guitar In?

    You’ve probably heard of a “key” as it relates to music and wondered what key a guitar is in. The short answer is that it’s not in a specific key, that’s not really how it works. The longer answer is, like …Read More »