When listening to John Mayer it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all of the things he’s good at: I mean he can sing, he can write amazing songs and, to quote Eric Clapton, he’s also a “master guitarist” on top of all that. As a matter of fact if you’re reading this article there’s a […]
Born in the south of the United States in the 19th century, the blues-influenced modern guitar playing more than any other genre. Jazz, Rock n Roll, Funk, Metal, and most genres where the guitar is one of the main elements have elements of blues in them. As a seasoned guitarist, I will add in this blues […]
Vance Joy released the song "Riptide" in 2013 as one of the songs of his debut EP, God Loves You When You're Dancing, and it was also a part of his debut album, Dream Your Life Away, which was released the following year. Despite having other recognizable songs, "Riptide" is without a doubt his most successful one […]
"I'm Yours" is a song that Jason Mraz, an American singer-songwriter, wrote. It was part of his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., which was released in 2008. This is undoubtedly Mraz's most successful song. It managed to reach 6th place in the Billboard Hot 100 and continued charting for a […]
Let me ask you a question: what sounds better than a guitar? A lower-tuned guitar. I mean, you can play the most simple chord progression ever, and if it sounds boring on your guitar in standard tuning, you only have to play it on a guitar tuned one or three whole steps down, and the […]
Out of all the alternate tunings out there, one of my absolute favorites would have to be Open D. Tons of my favorite musicians use this tuning, and I’m constantly coming across songs that are written with it, so I’ve decided to put together the following Open D guitar tuning guide on the tuning. Whether […]
Playing chords on guitar can be very simple or extremely hard. It only depends on how you decide to approach learning them. But before I start rambling on about the theory behind guitar chords, let me give you what you came here for, the F#m Guitar Chord Charts. F#m Guitar Chord Charts There are two […]
Intro My very first guitar lessons were jazz and classical. I didn’t know any better. I signed up for lessons at the local mom-and-pop guitar shop, and they gave me to the older teacher (by older, I mean, probably late 30s, early 40s). All of the other teachers were early to mid-20s. Now, he was […]
There's a reason why 40% of musicians play guitar. We all dream of being on stage, shredding that jaw-dropping solo. We want to be renowned and iconic like Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, and Vinnie Moore. But before you get to that level, you have to get good. Really good. But as all guitar players know, […]
"You Are My Sunshine" is a very popular American song that was recorded and released by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell at the beginning of 1940. There are literally hundreds of different versions that came out after that, so it is extremely likely that you have heard it being interpreted by more than one artist. […]