Guitar Lesson Video

This week on the channel Neal shows you how to add that drum feel to your rhythm guitar playing. This is taken from Ben Graves' lesson on Guitar Tricks and is a great technique to add another dimension to your playing, whether solo or with accompaniment. Tip of the week is on good string maintenance

This week Neal shows you the fundamentals of good tap harmonics. This technique has been used extensively by Eddie Van Halen but can also be found in jazz and bass guitar techniques. Tap Harmonics create a very cool, almost synthesizer sound out of your guitar. Tip 'o the week is how to make dolphin and whale sounds with your axe.

This week Neal takes a request from one of our viewers on how to turn a riff into a song. Neal will show you the steps necessary to identify your riff and how it will fit into a song structure. Add a guitar only sound effect to your collection with the Tip of the Week.

This week on the channel Neal shows you how to play a classic major blues riff in E. This riff adds melody and a major feel to the standard blues technique. This is a tasty and melodic way to jam the blues with another guitarist or solo. You will sound great soloing in major or minor blues scales with this one.

Play like Eddie! This week on the channel Neal gives you an easy starter kit for two-hand tapping. These skills are the foundation of Eddie Van Halen's famous technique and super fast playing style.