A metronome is mandatory!
A scenario Young, keen guitarist gets a guitar. He spends time diligently figuring parts out, learning from recordings and magazines. He starts to feel quietly pleased with his progress and looks for ways to improve further. He hears that it’s a good idea to get a metronome so he keenly buys one and heads home to give it a […]
The ultimate guide to rhythm guitar playing
Chords are the backbone of popular music. Guitarists spend lots of time learning chord shapes so that they can strum through well-known songs they like, or their own compositions; aka ‘rhythm guitar playing’. What about making more of these chords though? How can we improve our rhythm guitar playing from an adequate performance to an excellent one? Approaches to […]