Music

Once you’ve learned to tune your guitar, and learned to play it, you may discover that your guitar plays out of tune as you move up the neck, even if it is tune correctly. Assuming that you are...

"Through the Fire and Flames" is a power metal song that was released in 2006 by the band Dragon Force. The song appeared on the album "Inhuman Rampage." Many people view "Through the Fire and...

Because the strings on an electric bass are thick it can often become tiring to play if you haven't built up enough dexterity and strength in your left hand (or right hand, if you are playing...

One of the more difficult aspects of picking up a guitar for the first time, especially a bass guitar, is tuning the instrument. While the instrument is certainly playable without it being tuned,...

Playing the banjo can be fun and exciting. Building your own banjo can make it that much more rewarding. You'll gain a better understanding of how your instrument works, and you'll have a better...

The pentatonic scale is an easy and useful scale for soloing or for constructing a riff around. It is also visual on guitar, making it easier to work within. Thus, a guitar is an ideal instrument...

For a lot of people tuning their guitar by ear is a challenging task. With a little bit of practice it can become second nature. In this guide you will learn an easy method for tuning your guitar...

Well if your going to use that guitar, you're going to have to tune up first! This should make it pretty simple and quick to use a tuner to keep your guitar in standard tuning.

Playing the guitar is a skill that many covet, but few have mastered. Anyone who has attempted to pick up a guitar and play without lessons of some sort know that it can be very challenging. The...

Have you ever picked up an electric guitar that was in tune, fretted a chord, and it sounded out of tune? You promptly check the tuning again, only to find that each string is in tune. This is a...

Do you like to play around on a guitar or just want to get serious but you don't know how to tune it on your own, well follow these quick easy steps to learn to tune your own guitars and even your...

I learned how to perform this guitar technique years ago, and it is always nice to be able to do these on the fly when jamming with friends. If you have learned just one scale, then this...

Whether you are just learning new techniques or wish to broaden your solo or song melody abilities, harmonics can be a great way to add class and ingenuity to your playing. Used for tuning and...

Guitar strings vibrate on a number of frequencies to form a note. Guitarists play harmonics in order to force a string to vibrate at only one frequency. This creates a single note that more...

Here's what happens to a lot of would-be guitar players. They decide they want to learn, and they find a teacher through local ads. Then they start taking lessons. The teacher has studied music...

Harp harmonics is a technique for playing string harmonics on a guitar. The index finger of the picking hand is used to touch the harmonic node of the string. Striking the string produces the...

Classical guitar music is usually played on a classical-style guitar, which has nylon strings, a wider neck and a different body shape than steel-string acoustic guitars. However, classical music...

There are different types of slides one can go to when playing guitar, and each will give you different results. Knowing how to perform these different types of slides is to your advantage.

I am writing this with the assumption that you know the notes on the frets of a bass guitar. I have actually taught this pattern to someone who only knew the notes on the top string and they can...

I am writing this with the assumption that you know the notes on the frets of a bass guitar. I have actually taught this pattern to someone who only knew the notes on the top string and they can...

When stringing a violin, you'll start with the E string, which comes separately packaged and has a ball on the end. Find out how to string a violin with guidance from an experienced violinist in...

When changing violin strings with a fine tuner, remember that you'll almost always use the E-string because there is usually a builtiin fine tuner on it. Keep your violin in tune with guidance...

Hello avid musician! So you want to learn to play the Guitar. These blogs will give you the basic know how of how to do just that. This is Part 1, here we will learn the basics of a guitar...

Watching a listening to a good electric guitarist shred a solo, it may seem dizzying that she can string together the notes so quickly, but the sheer variety of scales on the guitar makes it much...

This is the simplest way that I know of to tune a four string bass guitar by ear. A tuner takes out all of the guesswork, but you don't always have one handy. And too, the better you get with your...

Have you ever wanted to play octaves on a guitar, but never knew how to? Well, in how to play octaves on a guitar, I am going to show you in easy to understand tab form just how to do it.

The smallest member of the ukulele family, the soprano ukulele is a versatile instrument. Like other stringed instruments, it requires tuning before each playing session. This four-stringed...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Though it was written in 1956, Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" has the sound and feel of a much older song. It's that essential, three-chord, old-timey feel that makes it a natural for the...

Many trombones are equipped with an "F-attachment" (sometimes called a thumb trigger), which is activated by a rotary valve. This valve allows greater range and greater agility in playing. The...

Playing a violin with your fingers instead of a bow involves a technique called pizzicato. With pizzicato, you use your right forefinger to gently pluck strings during specifically marked sections...

A berimbau is a traditional musical instrument from Brazil, widely used in capoeira, a dance-like Brazilian martial art. The construction of berimbau is not complex, and if you are a practitioner...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

The minor bar chords are an important addition to the major bar chords. They can add great depth to songs. There are two forms to learn. With practice, you'll be able to play along to the rhythm...

Chords are the foundation of music and one of the first things a beginning guitar player learns. Three or more notes played simultaneously on any instrument are called chords. There are many...

"Ode to Joy" is a popular tune that Ludwig Van Beethoven wrote as a part of his Symphony No. Nine. You can play this song on the violin fairly simply (compared to other violin pieces). It uses...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

Open guitar chords are mainly played on the first three frets of the guitar. They are called open because strings that aren't being fretted (pressed to a fret by your finger) are...

While most classical and folk string instruments are made with multiple strings, the washtub bass is a classic folk instrument that uses only one string to create as wide a range of pitches as a...

The power chord is used in a lot of rock songs. It is an easy to learn three note chord that will let you play many songs. If you are a fan of punk rock, you will be able to play almost every punk...

Many guitar players learn to play some common chords without ever really understanding the fretboard of a guitar. Playing by ear and muscle memory can sound great, but combining natural talent...

Playing the violin well takes years of practice. A good starting place for learning to play the violin is with a simple song such as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." This song only has five...

If you are new to guitar or just never learned how to read guitar tablature you are in for a treat. It's SO easy! After I show you some easy examples of guitar tablature and clearly explain how...