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Truefire Tyler Grant’s 30 Hot Bluegrass Flatpicking Licks You Must Know TUTORIAL

By | February 26, 2022

Truefire Tyler Grant’s 30 Hot Bluegrass Flatpicking Licks You Must Know TUTORIAL Expand Your Vocabulary of Bluegrass Flatpicking Licks If you love playing bluegrass, then you also love jamming and soloing across the entire Bluegrass songbook. Having command of a versatile, tasty vocabulary of licks that you can call on to craft your solos is essential. Need to… Read More »

Truefire Andy Wood’s Practice Sessions: Melodic Morphing TUTORIAL

By | February 21, 2022

Truefire Andy Wood’s Practice Sessions: Melodic Morphing TUTORIAL Learn and Practice Melodic Soloing with Interactive Practice Sessions At some point or another, all improvising guitar players find themselves in the proverbial rut; tired of hearing themselves playing the same go-to licks and scale runs in the same old go-to positions on the neck. Sound familiar? Andy Wood’s Melodic… Read More »

Truefire Stephen Mougin’s Solo Factory: Bluegrass TUTORIAL

By | February 21, 2022

Truefire Stephen Mougin’s Solo Factory: Bluegrass TUTORIAL Learn How To Craft Memorable Bluegrass Solos Most bluegrass songs share similar 4-bar chord progressions for the first half, second half, or even both halves of the song. Learning a vocabulary of 4-bar phrases that work over these common 4-bar progressions is the key to learning how to create your own… Read More »

Truefire Josh Smith’s Practice Sessions: Blue Highways Soloing TUTORIAL

By | February 21, 2022

Truefire Josh Smith’s Practice Sessions: Blue Highways Soloing TUTORIAL 8 Soloing and Improvisation Techniques for Blues Guitarists Josh Smith covered a wide variety of key approaches and techniques in his highly acclaimed Blue Highways Masterclass. Throughout the masterclass, Josh stressed the importance of the “head, the hand, and the heart” as the building blocks for honing your skill… Read More »

Truefire Matthew Lee’s Practice Sessions: Honky Tonk Techniques TUTORIAL

By | February 21, 2022

Truefire Matthew Lee’s Practice Sessions: Honky Tonk Techniques TUTORIAL Learn 8 Key Honky Tonk Soloing Approaches with Interactive Practice Sessions Holding down the lead guitar role in a country-western band calls for having a solid grip on a wide range of soloing and lead guitar techniques. In this Honky Tonk Techniques edition of Practice Sessions from Matthew Lee,… Read More »

Truefire Mike Zito’s Practice Sessions: Iconic Blues Rhythms TUTORIAL

By | February 21, 2022

Truefire Mike Zito’s Practice Sessions: Iconic Blues Rhythms TUTORIAL Learn 8 Must-Know Blues Rhythms with Interactive Practice Sessions Developing strong rhythm chops with a solid command of voicings, techniques, and feels is a must for blues players. We spend 90% of our time playing rhythm on the gig, but never enough time practicing rhythm in the shed. You’ll… Read More »

Truefire Frank Vignola’s Essentials: Advanced Chord Melody TUTORIAL

By | January 27, 2022

Truefire Frank Vignola’s Essentials: Advanced Chord Melody TUTORIAL Advanced Techniques and Melodic Approaches for Jazz Chord Melody Chord melody is a requisite skill for jazz guitarists. Learning how to take full advantage of the polyphonic qualities of the instrument by playing rhythm, bass and melody simultaneously is certainly challenging but it’s also one of the most gratifying skills… Read More »

Truefire Greg Koch’s 30 Gristleman Guitar Licks TUTORIAL

By | January 27, 2022

Truefire Greg Koch’s 30 Gristleman Guitar Licks TUTORIAL Signature Guitar Licks and Techniques for Fills, Solos and Creative Improvisation In this collection of Gristleman Guitar Licks, Greg Koch cherry-picked 30 of his own favorite licks that he uses frequently as idea starters for fills and solos. From big bends and vibrato to chicken picking and whammy bar techniques,… Read More »

Truefire Sean McGowan’s On Location: Jump Start Fingerstyle Jazz TUTORIAL

By | January 27, 2022

Truefire Sean McGowan’s On Location: Jump Start Fingerstyle Jazz TUTORIAL Fundamental Techniques for Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar In order to become a solid fingerstyle jazz player you have to develop a well-rounded variety of left and right hand techniques, harmonic concepts, and rhythmic approaches — which, for most of us, is a process of continuous long-term growth. Sean McGowan… Read More »

Truefire Tim Pierce’s Rock Artist Inspirations TUTORIAL

By | January 27, 2022

Truefire Tim Pierce’s Rock Artist Inspirations TUTORIAL Seminal Soloing Techniques Inspired by Rock Legends Hey this is Tim Pierce, and I’d like to welcome you to Rock Artist Inspirations. In this edition, we’re going to examine four legendary rock guitarists, all of whom made significant contributions to the vocabulary, rhythmic approaches and soloing concepts that influenced the generations… Read More »

Truefire Chris Buono’s Spotlight on Creative Chord Progressions TUTORIAL

By | January 24, 2022

Truefire Chris Buono’s Spotlight on Creative Chord Progressions TUTORIAL Chords, Progressions and Creative Rhythm Approaches for Rock Guitar It’s not unusual for rock guitarists to focus most of their attention and time in the shed developing their soloing and lead guitar techniques. But two things are true; we spend most of our time at the gig playing rhythm… Read More »

Truefire Brooks Robertson’s On Location: Fingerstyle Rolls TUTORIAL

By | January 24, 2022

Truefire Brooks Robertson’s On Location: Fingerstyle Rolls TUTORIAL Essential Rolls and Patterns for Fingerstyle Guitarists One of the most common techniques in Fingerstyle Guitar playing is actually borrowed from banjo players – a technique referred to as “the Banjo Roll”. These rolls use the thumb and fingers on the picking hand to arpeggiate chords, establish grooves, and even… Read More »

Truefire Ted Ludwig’s 30 Jazz 2-5-1 Licks You MUST Know TUTORIAL

By | January 14, 2022

Truefire Ted Ludwig’s 30 Jazz 2-5-1 Licks You MUST Know TUTORIAL The most commonly encountered chord progression across the entire jazz standard songbook is the 2-5-1 in both major and minor keys. The broader your vocabulary of 2-5-1 lines, the more creative you can be with your solos. And once you understand how to craft your own 2-5-1… Read More »