Slide Guitar: Open D Major Tuning
The easiest way to play slide guitar is to first adjust your guitar to an open tuning—in this particular lesson we’re going to use Open…
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Pipeline Guitar Riff: The Classic Surf Intro
You’ve heard it. That iconic surf riff that instantly takes you back to sun-soaked beaches and perfect waves. The Pipeline intro is one of those…
Voodoo Child – Guitar Lesson – Jimi Hendrix
Learn the iconic Voodoo Child intro riff — one of Jimi Hendrix’s most recognizable guitar moments. This lesson covers the Eaug9 chord shapes, E pentatonic…
Guitar Scales for Beginners: Your First Scale (E Minor Pentatonic)
If you want to play riffs, solos, or anything beyond strumming chords, you need to learn a scale. And there’s one scale that sits at…
All Along The Watchtower Guitar Chords (+ Hendrix Intro Riff)
The All Along The Watchtower chords are just three: A, Bm, and G. That’s it — one of rock’s most iconic songs built on a…
Guitar Thirds: The Two-Note Trick Behind Classic Rock Riffs
Here’s the third secret in our power chord secrets series—and it’s one that’ll really open up your ears. We’re talking about guitar thirds. While power…