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Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has announced details of his second solo album “Apocalyptic Love“ The album is the follow-up to the legendary guitarists’s solo debut, which was self-titled and came out in 2010. His second offering will be released on May 21 through his own label DikHayd International and distributed through Roadrunner Records ...…
Welcome to this week’s coaching session. Today we’re going to be combining a few techniques together, to re-create the intro for Witchy Woman by The Eagles. I’ve also created a second guitar backing track so you can play this lead harmony line to create a great overall effect! Hopefully this will give you an appetite ...…
“The world’s most expensive Fender guitar is now in Singapore, and it’s available for sale at a manufacturer-suggested price of US$90,000″ The electric guitar is named “Midnight Opulence” and is encrusted with different types of jewels. They include diamonds, citrine, blue topaz, peridot and emeralds. A celebrity master builder handmade the guitar from scratch, which ...…
Welcome to this week’s coaching session. As a brief reminder, these short weekly sessions are designed to get you playing your guitar on a regular basis. I’ll be covering a wide range of subjects (at different playing levels), including Riffs, Techniques, Skills and just stuff that’s fun to play. In most cases, the sessions are ...…
Finally Riff 5. This is from the song Rain by Status Quo. The riff actually comes in probably half way through the song. This riff is a great way to develop not only your hammer-ons, but also your pull-offs. I’ll also show you a way that you can playing this a little easier. Once you’ve ...…
Riff Number 4. Now this one is a little more obscure. In fact I’ll probably be amazed if you’ve even heard of it before. Anyway it’s taken from a Wishbone Ash song called Jail bait. Now we’re still using simple notes on that scale, but we’re increasing the tempo a little just to get those ...…
So now Riff Number 3 – Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry. We’re still going to be using some similar techniques with your left hand, but now we’ll be trying something new with our right hand. So let’s give it some attitude and get into that funky groove! So here it is! Let me ...…
Now onto Riff Number 2. This comes from both Taxman by The Beatles and also Start by The Jam. Again they are in the Key of E, using notes from the Em Pentatonic scale. This is a simple Riff, but this time we’re just adding a little more to our right hand practice with some ...…
OK let’s get stuck into the first Riff of your practice routine. This comes from Shakin All Over by Johhny Kidd and The Pirates. This is one where you can practice and refine your palm muting. You don’t have to palm mute it and you can vary the amount you use, but it’s a good ...…
Play some riffs, warm up your fingers and have some fun! In this short series of videos I’m going to walk you through a warm up routine, based on the E Minor Penatonic scale and 5 well know guitar riffs. I actually just made up this routine whilst preparing to record some new material for ...…
Dear all...........sore fingers!!!!!
One thing that beginners on the guitar have to quickly expect is some level of pain in the fingers as the process of building calluses in the fingertips takes place. Calluses are hardened skin throughout the area that touches the axe strings and guitar beginners don’t have this toughened skin yet. The strings will penetrate deep on the flesh and cause some tenderness and potentially a little pain.
Many of you may well think about giving up at this stage. That is why it is so important for you to keep reminding yourselves of the fun aspect and how much enjoyment you will have - so press on, especially during the initial stages.
Within a few weeks of consistent playing time, the calluses will form and you will no longer feel any pain in your fingers. But getting through that pain process is often one great challenge that you will often face, but believe you me, it will come good in the end.
That'all........have fun.
Andy
Opinion time. I found this from someone on tinternet who reckons these are the best guitar solos of all time. NOT MY OPINION........but what do you reckon?
Best Guitar Solos of All Time •Lynyrd Skynyrd: Freebird
•Guns N' Roses: November Rain and Sweet Child O Mine
•Jimi Hendrix: Machine Gun, All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child
•Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven
•The Eagles: Hotel California
•Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb and Time
•Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing
•Stevie Ray Vaughn: Texas Flood
•ACDC: You Shook Me All Night Long
•Eric Johnson: Cliffs of Dover
•Van Halen: Eruption
•Cream: Crossroads
•Chuck Berry: Jonny B. Goode
Any more to add in - and why!!!!!
Melody? Skill level? Passion? Emotion? I pulled when listening to it?
Marvellous.
Andy.
Slash has announced details of his second solo album "Apocalyptic Love".
The album is the follow-up to the legendary axeman's solo debut, which was self-titled and came out in 2010. His second offering will be released on May 21. I'll certainly be giving it a listen
It was also confirmed earlier this week that Guns N' Roses will reunite to attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in April. However, they are not confirmed to play live together on the night as yet.
Could be a classic.
Andy
Happy birthday to Seal - 49 today...........or to give him his full name - Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel. Let's hope he gets a kiss from a Rose. Have a day everyone, off to the pub for some grub!!!! Andy