Learn Guitar Vibrato
Vibrato is a classic technique used by lead guitarists to add emotion and feeling to single notes in a piece. Once you've mastered this technique you will be able to recreate some of the sounds of amazing guitarists like Steve Vai and B.B King. Guitar vibrato at its most basic is the rapid changing in pitch of a sustained note. It is very different from tremolo, which is the changing in volume of a note. There are 3 common types of vibrato used by lead guitarists...
Read More...Learn Guitar String Bends
Guitar string bends are one of the most interesting techniques used by guitarists. Lead guitarists use them to give riffs a more expressive, voice like, sound. They are also an important technique to learn on acoustic guitar because of their popularity in modern rock music, folk and blues. However, guitar string bends have a lot of small nuances that must be done properly. String bends are one of the more difficult techniques to really master. They are fairly easy to...
Read More...Learn Guitar Slides
The guitar slide is a very popular technique and one that needs to be mastered by anybody who wants to learn guitar. It should not be confused with slide guitar, which is an entirely different style of playing. Guitar slides can be played in almost any situation but are most often used in guitar solos. However there are plenty of popular songs that use acoustic rhythm guitar slides. Listen to the intro of Jeff Buckley's 'Last Goodbye' or Pink Floyd's 'Wish you were...
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