In this free video guitar lesson we will learn some cool classical style fingerpicking techniques that can be applied to virtually all styles of music. The music example that I am teaching during this free video guitar lesson is a segment of a piece of music by Mauro Guiliani called “Grand Overture”. Mauro Guiliani is [...]

In this installment of our Jazz Guitar University lesson series, we begin our look at chord progressions common in jazz music. The ii-V-I chord progression is the foundation of jazz music. As soon as you have a mastery of this progression in it’s basic form throughout all keys, you will be ready to really tackle [...]

Hey everyone, I have just added note-for-note video guitar lessons for Metallica’s classic “Enter Sandman” to the Song Lessons page. This is a great song that has something in it for virtually every level of player. The rhythm guitar parts are accessible to everyone but the earliest beginner and the solo can present a great [...]

Hey everyone, we have a winner for our latest song lesson poll and it is “Enter Sandman” by Metallica. Look for it to be added to the Song Lessons page by the end of the weekend. In addition to doing “Enter Sandman” I am also gonna add “Dust In The Wind” by Kansas to the [...]

In this next video guitar lesson of our “Lick Of The Week” series, we will learn a cool guitar lick in the style of John Petrucci, the legendary guitarist of the prog-rock band Dream Theater. John Petrucci’s soloing style incorporates many different elements. One element he seems to always go back to is his love [...]