Want to dive into power chords without getting too caught up with theory? Then try writing your own rock song using an experimental approach... here are the lessons to do just that!

Open strings provide new ways to approach licks.

This tutorial will hopefully serve as a basic tapping primer course, that will take the player through a wide range of tapping techniques, ranging from the most basic building block patterns up through more advanced licks that incorporate modern elements such as string skipping, using adjacent strings, using multiple fingers on the tapping hand & more. I will also work feature some tips for incorp...

This tutorial will hope to shed some methods in finding the key to a song.

Many years of playing styles from Bluegrass to Heavy Metal have shaped this style of guitar. I utilize this stuff everyday on sessions, and rip this stuff up on live gigs. It will enable you to fly by the seat of your pants in any genre, Blues, Country, Rock etc... but with a flair and flow, that many flat pickers will marvel at. The most important aspect of this tutorial, is learning to use you...

This would be a good ending for a solo in the key of G, or it would be a good intro if you're doing a turn around. There are a lot of classic country songs that have a 1, 5, 1 turn around for an intro. This can also be used in today's country, but probably not as an intro. The bends in this are prebent, this means the string is actually bent before you play it. After playing the string, then yo...

Two handed tapping....youstart on fret 15 & tap using your index finger then pull, pull, slide...repeat. When you get down to the 5th fret, switch to the G string by tapping with your middle finger, Then tap your way back up while pulling with your left. Keep in mind that this technique requires a lot of practice so if you're new to tapping, you might want to tackle something a l...

You begin this one by plucking and then bending a note up wards on the G string (using either a pick, your tapping finger or even your thumbnail) at the 7th fret. Bend down again, pull-off and tap-on ... almost simultaneosly with the previous tap-on, tap with y our right hand on the 12th fret. Bend this string up, pull-off and begin the process again. The left hand repeats the same sequence wi...

Here's a great effect I use from time to time. The premise is actually pretty simple but needs a little effort to coordinate. Begin to explore the technique by fretting a note with the left hand then striking the string 12 frets up with the right hand. You can get really clever with this because if you hit the string just right you can get both the notes (original and harmonic) sounding very cool....

With this lick you can start or finish a guitar solo in the key of D. Tempo should be medium to fast around 140 BPM such as a train beat. This shows an open string run with passing tones, using as many open strings as possible. And the finishes with a pull off lick on the D, A and E strings for a speedy, tricky sounding ending.