tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:36:22 +0000blues guitarbeginnersblues chord progressionsbuying a guitarcool linkseasy guitar chordsfender guitarsguitar basicsguitar chordsguitar tabsguitar techniqueshow to learn electric guitarlearn electric guitarlearn guitar onlinelessonsplaying bluestablaturevideo'shttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)Blogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-5786718754828666968Tue, 20 May 2008 20:03:00 +00002008-05-20T15:08:29.440-05:00If you have ever tried to play any of the 24 caprices composed by Paganini then you know as I do how difficult they can be to play.I thought I was pretty good at the fifth caprice. I would play it on an electric with a pick. Anyways that is nothing compared to what you are about to see. See for youself. I am definitely jealous.http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/05/young-asian-girl-will-blow-you-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-3009950154250888483Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:09:00 +00002008-03-10T12:11:46.184-05:00Most of us are quite enchanted by the magic of guitar. The mesmerizing tune and sweet tingling of the guitar strings have enamored many a man who has later moved on to become musical legends in their individual niche. There is a roster of famous and successful guitarists who have mastered this enigmatic art of music. Amongst the many legendary stalwarts, Jimi Hendrix undoubtedly tops the list of http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/03/profiles-of-some-famous-guitarists-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-4997862434581626804Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:50:00 +00002008-02-22T00:51:00.221-06:00So you've chosen to take up the guitar. Good for you! Now comes the hard part: which guitar is the best to start playing on? Well, the answer to that question depends on many things. It depends on what kind of music you enjoy listening to, what kind of music you are looking to play, and what kind of level you wish to reach--amateur or professional.Before we go over each topic, let us first http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/02/acoustic-or-electric-guitar-which.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-8660735205286259896Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:22:00 +00002008-02-21T00:24:17.224-06:00I’ve just finished looking at Griff Hamlin's latest package, Playing Through The Blues - A Guide For The Lead Guitar Player. Obviously I see a lot of products either because I'm looking for something specific, or because someone wants me to promote their product. Most of the time I'm less than impressed, but this product has me quitehttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/02/playing-through-blues-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-2920590145259875683Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:58:00 +00002008-02-17T11:58:58.625-06:00A popular musical instrument, guitar has always been an intrinsic part of global musical tradition giving it an altogether different status. Being a string instrument guitar has really modified itself to a great extent from its previous form.The emergence of the seven-string guitar in the musical scene was not a sudden move. A guitar having four pairs of strings usually marked the renaissance http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/02/rising-popularity-of-seven-string.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-8163950812337268073Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +00002008-02-16T11:04:49.250-06:00A large part of getting just the right tone from an electric guitar happens when the signal from the instrument is amplified. True, the original tone is an amalgam of the tone wood selected for the guitar's body and the electrical pickup technology employed, but the tone generated in the amplification process is definitely not to be understated or underemphasized. Most guitarists tend to lean http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/02/guitar-amplifiers-are-tubes-best-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-845712376715562056Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:52:00 +00002008-02-13T21:56:44.792-06:00by Will KalifRight hand technique is often the most overlooked part of a classical guitarist's skill yet it is the most important. Improving your right hand will transform your playing from mechanical to brilliant and expressive. Here are some tips and techniques that will help you improve. Your left hand determines the note and your right hand determines just about everything else from tone, to http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/02/classical-guitar-how-to-improve-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-5471801170504233825Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:16:00 +00002008-01-27T22:17:10.456-06:00Your guitar will certainly give you more consistent quality sound along with a much longer life span if the correct care and attention is provided. Purchasing some accessories that are essential for the care of your guitar is vital if you are serious about playing the guitar. There is a well known saying that is certainly true, and that is "a guitar player is only as good as the sound and qualityhttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/guitar-maintenance-and-care.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-1940360223590011072Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:59:00 +00002008-01-26T11:07:49.716-06:00Finding guitar tabs of your favorite songs and bands can be quite difficult sometimes as I am sure many of you know. The internet is full of free resources you can use, but it can be very time consuming to hunt them all down.Recently I discovered a much faster and easier way for finding guitar tabs that I just had to pass on to you guys...http://www.tabrobot.com/Tabrobot is a search engine http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/finding-guitar-tabs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-8385552854133125408Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:56:00 +00002008-01-20T22:56:49.495-06:00Learning jazz chords online can be confusing and frustrating to say the least. Just when the budding jazz guitarist thinks they've stumbled onto something along comes another version of the same song with a completely different set of chords.For our present discussion, we'll limit our observations and suggestions to learning jazz chords online, however a quick browse through any well stockedhttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/jazz-guitar-chords-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-560465277185075214Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:27:00 +00002008-01-18T22:38:47.429-06:00cool linksI stumbled across a cool site for guitar players called Guitar.comYou can create your own profile and share anything about guitar you want really. There are a lot of free video lessons on there by fellow members. So have you can have fun and maybe learn a thing or two... or three.Here's the Link:HTTP://WWW.GUITAR.COMhttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/interact-with-other-guitarists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-2843944861816375010Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:29:00 +00002008-01-17T08:35:02.950-06:00Learning how to hold the guitar neck can have a huge impact on how well you will be able to fret notes, chords and play scales on your guitar. The most important factor that will determine how easily and far you can reach with your fret hand is where you place your thumb. The correct way to hold the guitar neck is with the thumb close to the center on the back side of the neck. See picture... http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-hold-guitar-neck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-3221277002432713257Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:06:00 +00002008-01-17T08:36:20.640-06:00beginnersguitar basicsJust like holding the guitar, holding your pick might seem like it is obvious. However not so obvious is the effect holding your pick the wrong way can have on your wrist and joints. Their are two common ways to hold a guitar pick that you should familiarize yourself with. Then you can decide for yourself which is more comfortable to you. Position #1 - The best way to describe holding a pick forhttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/holding-your-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-3572556023767281140Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:35:00 +00002008-01-17T08:37:51.236-06:00You might think that holding a guitar would be second nature to most of use by now since we have been seeing the iconic rock guitar player plastered on everything from television to magazines for the last half century. However it always seems to amaze me that I still find many young players who could benefit from a lesson on holding a guitar. The most important thing to remember is that it shouldhttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-hold-guitar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-3473919257248704609Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:53:00 +00002008-01-12T19:00:43.540-06:00The palm mute is a playing technique for the electric guitar that is especially popular in rock and heavy metal styles. To execute , lightly rest the palm of your hand just above your wrist on the strings. The best place to do this is right where the strings meet the bridge. The sound of a palm mute can range widely depending on several different factors. The amount of pressure you put on the http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-is-palm-muting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-5839712564934355185Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:55:00 +00002008-01-10T22:58:41.369-06:00buying a guitarWhen looking to buy an electric guitar as a new player there are many things to ask yourself. Questions about how you will know which one is best, where to get that best guitar and how will you afford it. In addition to the guitar, you will need to buy other things that go along with it, one of those things being an amplifier. It is not as easy as walking into a shop and walking out with a guitarhttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/6-things-to-check-for-when-buying.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-1800982222775408122Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:01:00 +00002008-01-09T22:08:09.266-06:00blues guitarlessonsSo you've mastered the 12-bar blues or at least the concept of it and want to push your blues playing to the next level.Well your in luck my friend!The best way to liven up your playing is to learn the shuffle rhythm. I'm not sure where the name comes from, but the shuffle is a term used to describe the break up of a beat into two parts where the first is longer than the second.The shuffle http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/blues-guitar-shuffle-rhythm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-8035947602089395294Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:35:00 +00002008-01-09T19:30:38.625-06:00I've been seeing orange RSS or XML buttons more and more, not knowing what they were. So I asked a buddy about them. Wow! It's "the next big thing" -- you can use it to get newsfeeds from CNN or BBC, as well as just about anything else, including news on upcoming movies, DVD releases, your favorite band's tour updates, etc. Once you get started, it's like having your favorite parts of the Web http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-is-rss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-5041555470040851361Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:12:00 +00002008-01-06T15:14:21.663-06:00By now you've probably heard of the turnaround chord commonly associated with the blues. I am also quite sure that if you have been listening to the blues for any period of time you have heard many turnarounds played.Basically a turnaround is just as the name describes. It takes you from the end of the verse to the beginning of the next. Almost all turnarounds end on a V7 chord. This is why http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-is-turnaround-chord.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-5225091067423824644Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:10:00 +00002008-01-04T14:18:35.993-06:00guitar techniquesHybrid picking is yet another advanced guitar technique you can use to develop your style. It involves the use of the pick and fingers at the same time allowing you to play passages that might normally be played using a finger-style approach. The mechanics of hybrid picking are easy to grasp. You hold your pick as your accustomed to between the thumb and first finger while letting your remaininghttp://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-is-hybrid-picking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-6608105599680203160Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:50:00 +00002008-01-01T21:55:35.153-06:00I was playing around on you tube today and watching some cool guitar videos and I came across this funny video. Enjoy!http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2008/01/hilarious-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-8356628730143228639Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:54:00 +00002007-12-31T11:55:38.850-06:00Economy picking is a monster of a technique that will allow you to play licks faster and with less effort than alternate picking once you master it. Many also refer to it as speed picking, a phrase coined by Frank Gambale who is credited with the invention of this technique. It is basically a combination of alternate and sweep picking. For example, if the first note is on the fifth string, http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2007/12/economy-picking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-246176614530321181Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:40:00 +00002007-12-29T02:46:51.475-06:00video'sI recently made this video of me playing guitar for a guy who wanted me to do some video guitar lessons for his website. I thought I would post it here for fun!Enjoy! http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-first-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-5647871616366305889Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:10:00 +00002007-12-29T02:23:18.571-06:00blues guitarThe blues guitar scales are really based off of the pentatonic scales with one extra note added. We call that extra note the "blue note" because it gives the pentatonic scale its obvious "bluesyness." The only real difference between the scales on the guitar and the same scales on any other instrument is the fact that there is more than one way to play them on a guitar. This is due mostly to the http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2007/12/blues-guitar-scales-how-blues-scales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812192975440186062.post-398206716364999012Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:47:00 +00002007-12-28T00:51:01.909-06:00blues guitarMany people the world over decide to pick up the guitar and start playing because they are inspired by their favorite blues artists. Learning blues guitar is a fun and rewarding experience and in reality is not much different than learning how to play many other styles. In fact playing blues guitar is a great lead into other rock and jazz styles and many would argue that these later styles were http://ultimate-guitar-advice.blogspot.com/2007/12/learn-blues-guitar-master-sounds-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Hughes)0