5 kickass websites to learn guitar online The internet can well teach us a lot of things and it surely can make you an adept guitarist. Here are 5 websites to hone your skills with the guitar(and subsequently with the opposite sex, if you so wish). At your pace. Ultimate Guitar: UG easily has to be one of the best guitar sites around. You’ll usually find the tablature for most songs around here. www.ultimate-guitar.com Guitar Cardio: Yes, your fingers need the workout and GuitarCardio will give you just that. www.guitarcardio.com The Guitar Thing: The content on this site is created by Chandresh Kudwa of Dream Out Loud who is heralded as one of the best guitarist on the Indian rock scene. www.theguitarthing.com Essential Guitar: This is a rather simple looking site but don’t let your eyes fool you. www.essentialguitar.com GuitarSite: Another magazine style guitar website with loads of news and interviews. www.guitarsite.com Of course these sites are good only if you’ve had some guidance from an “offline teacher”.
21 Cool 3 Notes-Per-String Exercises to Rock On! Photo by Jsome1 Playing 3 notes per string exercises is something I do on a regular basis. I use them to warm up, to become a faster guitar player and to spice up my improvisation. 3 notes per string licks and scales are generally used for speed picking. If you practice these exercises properly and often enough you will increase your speed. The 3 notes per string exercises are played using the alternate picking technique. Once you get the hang of it, it can become quite addictive, but be careful though. The one and only reason why these monster guitar players become so incredibly fast is that they practice long hours for days, weeks, months and years.
4 Scales You Should Know | Guitar Teacher Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 1:39 139,384 views When it comes to guitar soloing, there are four scales that can be applied more often than any others. They are the Minor Pentatonic Scale, the Natural Minor Scale, the Major Scale and the Major Pentatonic Scale. Practice these patterns from the lowest-pitch root note to the highest note. About the Author Storm has written 127 stories on this site. Related Content