Rock guitar lessons

Introduction to musical scales

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This article tackles an introduction to musical scales, it does not tell you how to play scales.

The 12 step musical ladder

A scale is just a series of steps like a ladder. You climb up and down the scale and produce different notes in the process. In western music (the 12 tone system) there are 12 notes that can be used to make a scales from. Scales generally include seven notes that repeat them self but that does not mean that scales of five or six notes do not exist.

The first electric guitar lesson

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What to do in your first electric guitar lesson is something most students don't have a clue what to do about. In this article I will go over the starting points and show you a good starting point in your studies. At this point I'm assuming that the student has no prior knowledge with playing the guitar.

Things you need to know about guitar riffs

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A low pitched guitar sound is very likely a riff. It is, in other words, a brief repetitive chord progression. It basically stands for several notes played in a pattern. It usually originates at a scale or at a chord. The riff is that part of a rock song that people remember. Popular rock bands of the past like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin, all made us of riffs for their songs that scored the highest on the charts. During the 1920’s the word “riff” was added to the vocabulary of musicians. The term was relevant in the description of some jazz music and some rock music. The new meaning of the word is merely “musical idea”.

From Blues to Rock guitar in one lesson

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The blues has for a long time now been a inspiration for many rock guitarist/composer. Many accomplished bands have made their rock signature through the blues and done it well. For those about to rock, the blues is not only a brilliant starting point but it's also the most logical one. The blues is the most essential starting point for anyone wanting to get on with his/her rock guitar lessons.

Building left hand power

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One of the most important aspects of guitar playing is to have sufficient power in your left hand to be able to play chords, arpeggios, scales, licks, etc. at a steady beat without getting tired. The three most important aspects of the left hand, in this context, are power, flexibility and agility.

As a guitarist you have to work relentlessly to accomplish the three, with power being the most important of the three. Still flexibility should not be ignored in this context since it plays a vital role in building power with agility. Agility is a kind of byproduct of building power and flexibility but should not be only treated as such, endless rhythmic exercises will in the end build the agility needed to become a fluent player. This article mainly covers the power aspect.

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