Guitar Challenge: Insane Bending Exercises
In this article Kyle Smitchens explores as many aspects of bending as he can in one sitting. How many ways can one person bend on a guitar? Find out here.
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Weekly Guitar Challenge: Meatloaf – I’d Do Anything For Love
This week we look at the Meat Loaf hit “I’d Do Anything For Love” by songwriter Jim Steinman. So what can learning this song do for you? Find out here.
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Weekly Guitar Challenge: Cryptopsy – Cold Hate, Warm Blood
During Cryptopsy’s career the band has set the bar in speed, intensity, and complexity. Here we present the song “Cold Hate, Warm Blood” as a challenge.
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Weekly Song Challenge: Van Halen – Runnin’ With the Devil
This week we recommend a song from one of the most influential of guitarists rock has ever come to know. That would be Van Halen’s Runnin’ With the Devil.
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Weekly Guitar Challenge: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Lenny”
For this week’s challenge, we’re looking at Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Lenny”. It’s a great song to learn to polish up on your slides, hammer ons and general mojo!
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Weekly Song Challenge: Metallica – The Shortest Straw
Back for another thrilling installment of the Guitar-Muse weekly challenge we’ve laid down Metallica’s “The Shortest Straw” as the next song to learn.
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Weekly Guitar Challenge: I’m So Happy, I Can’t Stop Crying
Our challenge this week is a great Sting song: I’m So Happy, I can’t Stop Crying – it’ll challenge you in a few ways – give it a try!
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Nail Multiple Guitar Skills at Once with This Simple Exercise
Sometimes you have to tweak your practice routine to keep it interesting. Here Kyle Smitchens seeks to practice several techniques in one exercise.
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Ear Training On The Guitar
We’re in the music industry here. The sense that gets the most use is our sense of hearing. With that in mind if you were to develop any individual skill the greatest asset to you could add to any musical endeavor is a well trained ear. While I’m writing this with a bias towards learning on guitar it is a skill that knows no boundaries and can be translated to any circumstance, even an instrument-free one.
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3 Fun Guitar Exercises to Perfect Your Timing
For this article I’ve picked out three fun exercises you can try and each of them target weaknesses that I frequently encounter with many of my intermediate guitar students’ rhythm playing.
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