Harmonics

Harmonics A harmonic is basically a flutelike tone that comes from the guitar by touching the string at or near the node. The ... More >>

Introduction to finger picking

Finger picking is a playing technique where the fingers are used to pluck the strings instead of a guitar pick. This lesson will ... More >>

Buying your first guitar amplifier

With so much attention focused on which guitars give you which sound, which guitars look the nicest, and which play the best, th ... More >>

3-Note-Per-String Hammer-on Patterns

The following exercises are designed to be played firstly at a slow speed so you can evenly sound out the notes. Only when you a ... More >>

Creating tension with diminished licks

In this lesson we are looking at a tension chord 'G7b9' and 5 diminished licks to be played over it. Below are 4 inversions of ... More >>

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Eddie Van Halen Interview (1983)

by Steven Rosen. The year is 1983. Six albums ago (including the one yet to be released), Van Halen, ...

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