Our previous alternate picking example involved notes located on only one string as to keep things simple. This time we will be looking at an example that require you toContinue readingCross-String Alternate Picking
Introducing Alternate Picking
When playing fast, even moderately fast, picking with all down-strokes becomes tiresome. To use your right hand most efficiently, you will want to alternate between down and up motions fromContinue readingIntroducing Alternate Picking
Introducing Finger-Picking
Once you have learned the single-note melody from our previous lesson, we can develop it further by adding some harmony. Harmony occurs whenever you’re playing more than one note atContinue readingIntroducing Finger-Picking
Greensleeves for Guitar (Melody Only)
This is a well-known melody, often heard at Christmas time, though not originally written as a holiday number. First we will learn the single-note melody of the song, which youContinue readingGreensleeves for Guitar (Melody Only)
Happy Birthday for Guitar
In a previous lesson we learned an easy version of Happy Birthday. This time we’ll look at a different way to play the song, this time using multiple strings. ThisContinue readingHappy Birthday for Guitar
Basic Guitar Tablature (Part Three)
These exercises will give you more experience crossing from one string to another. They all primarily use the lower strings of the guitar, closely mirroring the bass guitar player’s part.Continue readingBasic Guitar Tablature (Part Three)
Basic Guitar Tablature (Part Two)
The first song on this page is written in two different ways; the first being an easy version that is entirely on one string. If this one seems easy, moveContinue readingBasic Guitar Tablature (Part Two)
Basic Guitar Tablature (Part One)
Tablature is an alternative method of writing guitar music, where each line represents a string on the guitar. The top line represents the first string (high E string) and theContinue readingBasic Guitar Tablature (Part One)