Every now and then I will write a song, a riff or a melody that I like, play it through a few times, and then nod my head in approval, and say to myself: “Yeah, man, that’s the sh*t” while pouting like a rock star, only to realize with horror that this little ‘masterpiece’ I […]
Thanks for all the comments on my recent beginner New Year’s transformation series of lessons. In today’s blog post we are getting really practical and it’s a really important topic – it’s about the way you practice.
In the previous blog post I was explaining the importance of ‘Go Time.’ ‘Go Time’ is the time of the year from January 2nd to May 31st. This is the time of the year that most people get most things done and achieve the most in the whole of the year.
‘Go Time’. That’s what today is. ‘Go Time’ begins every year on the same day – the 2nd January. It’s the day where everybody (barring a few hardcore party people) has dusted their hangovers off from New Years Eve and wakes up with excitement, anticipation and an eagerness to make the current year something special.
I’m currently putting together a short but very powerful book on fingerpicking. I know a lot of you regular readers love to fingerpick. This is shown by the popularity of the ‘Fingerpicking Classics’ series.
This is a great song right from my childhood. Many people hold this song closely because they are either big Oasis fans and/or they loved British 90’s comedy The Royle Family. Personally, I loved both. This is a pretty stunning sounding guitar song that is a great workout for your open chord changes.
Learning guitar can be tough. It takes years to master and plenty of time to get good. That’s why we all need to make the most out of our practice time and use absolutely every advantage that we can. It’s rarely discussed in the music world, but there are plenty of scientifically proven ways to […]
“Strumming With Soul: Strum the guitar the proper way – with technique, passion and power…” …will be available to purchase on: Friday 21st August I’ll be writing a blog post on that day about all relevant purchase links. Just head to Eliteguitarist.net to order the e-Course.
Let’s look at the exciting world of the minor pentatonic guitar scale. Electric guitarists and acoustic guitarists will benefit from learning the minor pentatonic scale – it’s so incredibly useful. Want to jam the blues like Eric Clapton, mesmerise audiences like David Gilmour, or play stunning yet simple licks like B.B. King? If so, this […]