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Funk Guitar Lesson: The Muting Technique (Part 1)
In this lesson, we’re going to work on three things: Developing your 16 note rhythmic prowess at different tempos. Feeling 16 notes to a metronome is considerably more challenging than 8th notes. The muting technique – playing all the strings without a single note or harmonic ringing out. This gives it a very percussive feel. Strumming speed (increasing tempo gradually), consistency (keeping a 16 note pulse for a long... -
The Boom-Chick Rhythm | Country Guitar Lesson
A very popular country guitar technique is a rhythmic device called boom-chick. Click the video below to learn how to play this simple but creatively rewarding technique: ►To get FULL ACCESS to our video lesson library click here: https://www.guitarexcellence.co.za/product/video-membership/ ►For more great lessons and other valuable free content delivered straight to your inbox, subscribe here: https://www.guitarexcellence.co.za/newsletter-sign-up/ ►For more FREE lessons subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/oTbwrS Notes: The boom-chick... -
Funk Guitar Lesson: ‘Get The Funk Out’
In this Funk guitar lesson, we’re going to work on playing chords and adding muted strumming in-between. This exercise is designed to help you work on getting your muted notes perfectly silent while playing your chords flawlessly too. Always make sure that there is a clear difference or contrast between your muted strumming and when you strum a chord. You need to be able to quickly switch between muted... -
Rock Lick in A Minor | Guitar Lesson
This rock lick uses two different pentatonic shapes from the previous two licks – Pattern 1 (Major Pentatonic Root 5) and Pattern 5 (Minor Pentatonic Root 5). Like before, we have hammer-ons & pull-offs, slides and bends all combined into one awesome rock lick. Small details like the tuning of your bends, not over-sliding, the clarity\loudness of your hammer-ons and pull-offs will make or break this lick so it’s... -
Setting Up Your Own Electric Guitar
Many of you new guitarists out there who can only afford basic entry-level electric guitars, get really disheartened when you pick up your friends’ guitars that are 3 times the price of yours and realise that theirs feel much nicer to play on. Although it’s true that you get what you pay for and there’s a good reason for the price difference, it doesn’t mean that you can’t make... -
Basic Lead Guitar Technique | Guitar Lesson
In this video, we will be doing an overview of the basic lead guitar techniques in the upcoming lessons. There are a lot of techniques to be covered so we will be just touching on the subject of each with a very simple example of what the technique involves. We will be looking at the following basic lead guitar techniques; the pull off, the hammer on, slides, bending, trills and... -
How To Read Guitar Tabs – Theory 101
In this video we are learning how to read guitar tabs (short for ‘tablature’) – a simpler way of reading music for guitarists. Below you will see a diagram consisting of 6 horizontal lines. Each of these lines represents a string on your guitar. The top line represents the High e, or 1st string and the bottom line represents the Low E, or 6th string. Note that the High... -
Open Major Chords – A, E & D | Guitar Lesson
These basic open major chords give us a strong foundation to start off with. There are hundreds of songs that use these same three open major chords, so by getting them under your belt, you will be able to start playing your favourite tunes in no time. The reason why they are called ‘open chords’, is because they make use of the ‘open strings’, which are the strings you see in the... -
Why This Is The Year To Start Playing Guitar?
Why is this the year to start playing guitar? Well let’s examine some brief history before we tackle we answer that question. On Woodstock farm on August 18, 1969 Jimi Hendrix played what is today considered one of the most prolific guitar performances. A few years later great blues guitarist Duane Allman and The Allman Brothers played one of many magical nights at the Fillmore East. Fast-forward to December... -
Guitar Love: Ovation Celebrity Series
The Ovation Celebrity series guitars are a good batch to look at if you’re looking into getting a nice entry/mid-level acoustic guitar. I hope to offer some pointers on the series in this blog that can help anyone curious about these instruments. A lot of information on the models and the specs of each can be found on the official ovation page: click here. Ovation Celebrity Series: Some Features...