Lessons

Guitar Lessons with Dimebag Darrell

Every guitarist should be familiar with Dimebag Darrell and his guitar playing. Dimebag Darrell was one of the greats when it comes to guitar playing. In the videos, you will learn some of Dime’s classic guitar riffs as well as some great information on playing guitar. He also goes over a little bit of guitar gear and effects.

Check out the video and be sure to pay close attention to technique. As always, practice each lick slow and with a metronome at first to make sure that you get the lick down clean and smooth. There is no point in being able to play fast and shred if you are going to be sloppy doing it.

Let’s watch these videos and learn some guitar licks and riffs with Dimebag Darrell!

Hope you enjoyed the video lessons from one of the guitar greats.

Be sure to check out the album Master of Puppets, if you haven’t already. You can head over to iTunes and buy the album. If you haven’t check out Kirk Hammet’s guitar rig, be sure to do so – you will be quite impressed!

If you are in need of effects pedal, be sure to head by Music 123 and American Musical Supply and pick them up.

Master of Puppets Guitar Lesson with Kirk Hammet

There are very few bands that have sold millions of albums, sold out thousands of shows, and that have become on of the biggest bands in the world – and Metallica is one of those bands. They have some great albums and they are a continuing legacy of metal music. One of their most popular albums was “Master of Puppets.” Hundreds of guitarist have tried and tried to master Metallica songs, but most fall short of Kirk Hammetts guitar skills and riffs.

How do you learn to play like Kirk Hammet? Well, one of the best ways his to get him to teach you how to play. Sure, it seems like an impossible task, but I have a video for you to watch and learn some of Kirk’s classic riff taught by Kirk Hammett himself.

Be sure to check out the album Master of Puppets, if you haven’t already. You can head over to iTunes and buy the album. If you haven’t check out Kirk Hammet’s guitar rig, be sure to do so – you will be quite impressed!

If you are in need of effects pedal, be sure to head by Music 123 and American Musical Supply and pick them up.

How To Play Surfacing by Slipknot with Mick Tompson

I wanted to post up a Slipknot song in memory of their bassist, Paul Gray, passing on Monday. So, after searching for some great video lessons, I found Mick Tompson giving a lesson on how to play their hit song “Surfacing.”

Is there a better way to learn a song then from the people who write them? No, of course not. Get out your pitch shifter, delay, and reverb pedals and turn up the distortion and get ready to play Slipknot’s “Surfacing.”

I hope that the mask wasn’t to intimidating! With a little practice, this is a great, easy song to play for all you metal heads. If you would like to download this song and more Slipknot songs Check out Slipknot’s music on iTunes.

If you are in need of effects pedal, be sure to head by Music 123 and American Musical Supply and pick them up.

How To Play Fade To Black by Metallica

A lot of people want to hear Metallica and a lot of people want to know how to play Metallica songs. Below is a video on how to play “Fade To Black” by Metallica. The video is a step by step tutorial by Doug Boduch and goes into great detail breaking the parts of the song down. Doug goes over the main riffs of “Fade To Black” with you on the acoustic guitar and then heads over to show you some of Kirk’s guitar solo. Again, he breaks it down step by step and plays the parts very slow, so that you can understand. Let’s watch the video of how to play “Fade To Black” by Metallica!

I hope that you enjoyed the video and are well on your way to playing “Fade To Black” by Metallica! Be sure to check out the other videos on the site and learn more of your favorite songs from your favorite bands. These videos are the fastest way to learn how to play your favorite songs!

If you would like to download this song and more Metallica songs Check out Metallica’s music on iTunes.

How To Play Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz

If you have ever wanted to play “Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz on guitar, then you are in luck because I have a free guitar lesson for you! This video is done by martyzsongs, who is an excellent guitar teacher and post great videos and song lessons. He breaks down the complete song for you going through strum patterns and chords.

“Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz is a rock classic and is a very easy song to play on guitar. Let’s check out the video and learn how to play “Fly Away!”

Well, that is it. Hopefully you got the correct strum pattern down as it is very important to this song. If you would like to download this song and more Lenny Kravitz songs Check out Lenny Kravitz’s music on iTunes.

How To Play Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

Here is another Nirvana song – probably the biggest song by Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” This is one of those songs that is a must for rock guitarist to know. This song virtually changed the entire direction of music and made it happen practically over night. Many people have requested and wanted to know how to play this song. So, I found a video by martyzsongs – who did some other videos you can find on this site (that I found and posted from Youtube) as well as plenty of this you can find on his own site. This is a great lesson and goes into great detail to explain exactly how this song is played. One of the best video lessons I have seen. Great teacher.

I hope you enjoyed the lesson – be sure let me know what you think of this lesson! If you would like more of these lessons and this type information on bands like Nirvana, be sure to subscribe to my feed! If you would like to download this song and more Nirvana songs Check out Nirvana’s music on iTunes.

How To Play Come As You Are by Nirvana

Everyone knows Nirvana. Almost everyone loves Nirvana. I found this video lesson of the classic Nirvana song “Come As You Are.” This is an excellent lesson and really breaks down the main riff of the song. The video is done by martyzsongs

Remember when you play this songs and have some effects, use chorus for the song because it is pretty dominant throughout the entire song. If you need a chorus pedal, be sure to stop buy Music 123, AMS, or Zzounds to pick you up a nice one.

How To Play Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin was one of the biggest bands back in the day. Lead by Jimmy Page on the guitar with some of the greatest riffs in blues rock. Here is a video with tab that will demonstrate how to play “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin. Once you get the basic riff down, you will pretty much be on your way to being able to play the whole song because, well, that is basically the whole song.

This video was done by bobsguitarlessons.yolasite.com/ and is great quality.

How To Play Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Intro)

Every time you play a show somewhere, someone is bound to yell out “Freebird!” As annoying as it may get sometimes, you should grow to expect it. Sometimes even when you are sitting around with an acoustic your friends are going to see if you can play the song. Well, in about 10 minutes you will be able to play enough to humor them for a moment.

Here is a video that teaches you how to play the intro to Freebird. This video includes tabs to help you play along with it. This song is played with a slide; however, in the video he does not use a slide to play the song. But, you will still get the basic idea and you can check out some slide videos to get the slide part down perfect! Enjoy the video!

10 Tips To Increase Your Guitar Speed

Do you want to know how to play guitar fast and shred like a pro? For some reason, it is often the most sought after thing for guitar player. Maybe it is to impress your friends or maybe you have a really complicated song that you have been wanting to play. Regardless, almost everyone who plays lead guitar wants to be able to shred.

So, what is the trick to playing fast?

Playing slow.

That’s right, you have to start out playing slow to develop speed and accuracy. Now, you can get speed with out playing slow, but you will also be sloppy – which defeats the purpose. Here are 10 quick and easy tips on getting you over the wall to killer speed:

1. Use a thick pick: Make sure to use a medium to thick guitar pick, standard shape guitar picks work best. Avoid thin picks, they are the first hazard in developing a solid technique.

2. Use medium – heavy set of strings: I recommend .012 as the first string through to.052 for the sixth. Narrow gauge strings do not create enough resistance to develop left hand strength (assuming the player is right handed).

As the majority of guitars come equipped with .009 to .042 or .010 to .046 gauge strings you may need to have a guitar set-up especially for technical practice.

3. Medium to High action: Set up your action high enough to eliminate buzzes.

4. Warm up slowly: Just like any sporting event, your fingers need to warm up slowly. Play notes all over the fingerboard slowly. This is to get your fingers used to the differences in action travel between high and low notes on the fretboard as well as the variation in fret size.

5. Use a metronome: Your first objective should be to be able to play a steady stream of eight notes at a metronome marking of 60. we need to be patient with ourselves and remember that “music comes when it’s ready… not when we’re ready”.

6. Add eight note triplets: As you build confidence with your eight note practice I recommend starting a separate practice session playing a steady stream of eight note triplets.

Begin the eight note triplet practice once you have achieved a metronome tempo of 120 with your eight notes.

7. Combine eight notes and eight note triplets: As you build your eight note triplet practice tempo up to a metronome setting of 108 try a combination of eight notes and eight note triplets.

Each time you start a type of practice session, eight note triplets or combination of eight note and eight note triplets remember to start back at a slower tempo 60 or 72 and then build up speed again.

8. Add hammer-on: When you are ready add the hammer-on technique to your eight note and eight note triplet practice sessions.

9. Pull-off technique: The next technique to add is the “pull off” as you combine the hammer on and pull off technique you will notice your speed developing.

10. Slides: Another important technique to practice with your metronome is the “slide” technique. Slides, hammer on’s and pull off’s will add a new level of interest to your playing, remember to keep in time with the metronome.

Remember, speed is cool, but accuracy is important. It is better to have great technique then to simply just be “fast.” However, if you follow some of the tips and tricks, you will be well on your way to both in no time.

If you would like some more free guitar lessons, be sure to check out this page. Happy playing and keep practicing!