The difference between straight and swing rhythm! ~ In straight time the beat is divided into two even parts ~ In swing time we split the be

With a few simple pointers ... I can usually get even relatively new players making a decent fist of this folk guitar classic.

Speed test for guitar. A minute to learn; a lifetime to never master!  What could be simpler than the 4 notes, A, B, C and D repeated?

Taplature is my labour of love! Join me in the Taplature forum and I'll make it my mission to get (and keep) you moving on guitar with f

... until you can get decent results with this simple pattern you'll never make the more complex scales sound the way you want either. 

Here's how I get beginners doing basic chord changes in double-quick time while ensuring they don't get stuck with the common proble

I've lost count of the number of frustrated beginner and intermediate guitarists I've met who never made it beyond that early hurdle

Guitar parts that had worked well for years with a piano filling out our band's sound were suddenly laid bare.  They didn't work any

After this hint to the power of the foot tap as the cornerstone of practice and improvement I began incorporating it into all my lessons.  P

Winning the "Million Pound Challenge" is easy; so easy a beginner can do it!  Oh ... and in the over ten years since I devised it

Show Me Where I Start! Albert Lee's Country Boy is a true classic, originally recorded with Head Hands and Feet (1971) and re-recorded on...

How to practice this classic rock riff on guitar for the fastest results! Timing, bending, semiquavers and more! In this blog post and...