If there’s something that will really set your guitar solos apart from the crowd, it’s the capability to play over chord modifications. While the attempted and trusted pentatonic scale works in lots of scenarios, you’ll need a different approach as chord progressions get more complex. If you struggle to understand where to start when things […]

Including three-note-per-string linear scales to your guitar-playing toolbox is terrific for developing speed and coming up with cool brand-new lick concepts. Duplicating shapes throughout the strings offer a truly unique noise – one that’s utilized throughout rock and metal playing. In this brief electrical guitar video lesson, Elixir Strings artist Cameron Cooper begins with a […]

You ‘d think as technology has advanced, guitarists would leave the old ways behind and more than happy with our modern-day electronic marvels. But, as lots of artists will testify, there’s something irreplaceably special about the equipment produced in the early days of each musical date. So it is that today there is a growing […]

In this brief electric guitar tutorial, Phil Short reveals you how to utilize a couple of methods over an easy 2 chord significant crucial progression. Targeting specific notes from the scale and choosing which approach to utilize and when, you’ll soon have the ability to solo with confidence over significant changes without sounding cliché! Phil […]

A well-known, much-loved bluegrass session tune, St Anne’s Reel lends itself completely to a solo acoustic guitar plan. In this short video tutorial, acoustic soloist, sideman and Elixir Strings artist Tristan Seume takes you through his gorgeous plan of this classic piece in his preferred Csus2 tuning. Tristan utilizes Elixir Phosphor Bronze Strings with NANOWEB […]

Double stops – or, to put it simply, playing 2 notes at the exact same time – are a great method of including interest to guitar solos and rhythm parts. In this short electric guitar lesson, Elixir Strings artist Allan Salmon gives an intro to using double stops, with easy-to-follow examples utilizing both pentatonic and […]

If you’re tired of the usual guitar power chords and shapes, this lesson is for you! Moving far from basic voicings and adding some sophisticated chord ideas actually helps your guitar playing to shine, particularly if you’re playing funk, r ‘n’ b, gospel and so on. However it can be daunting and tough to understand […]

Utilizing just two chords, Chris Woods of The Chris Woods Groove Orchestra demonstrates how to start linking chords in the key of E small. Connecting chords with simple melodic patterns is a fantastic way of adding interest to your rhythm guitar parts. Fingerstyle guitar player, author and Elixir Strings artist Chris Woods plays Elixir Acoustic […]

The excellent old whammy bar – a favorite of guitar legends from Hendrix to Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck and Eddie Van Halen – is an excellent tool to master. In this brief electric guitar tutorial, visiting guitar player and Elixir Strings artist Expense Worrell demos 3 essential whammy bar tricks to get you started! Learn […]

The tragic ballad of Annachie Gordon is a timeless Scottish folk song, and one that provides itself completely to a solo acoustic guitar arrangement. In this brief acoustic guitar lesson, among the UK’s leading acoustic guitarists and Elixir Strings artist Tristan Seume demonstrates his technique to this tune in his favored CGDGCD Csus2 tuning. Tristan […]