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| Guitar Major Scale Soloing (Free Online Lesson) |
| 2008-05-15 19:05:43 |
So you're searching for information on guitar major scale soloing as a free online lesson.
Let's just jump in. Here's how you do it on electric or acoustic, whether a Fender or Gibson, or 12-string guitar or 6 string.
Let's say you're playing off the G Major Scale from the 3rd position on your neck. That's G A B C D E F#.
In order to solo with this scale, you have to understand what chords you can play with.
All together there are only 6 (rock) chords you can use. G Major, A Minor, B Minor, C Major, D Major, and E Minor.
Here's why.
Because this is the formula for chords in the key of G as well as the general theory behind figuring out what chords will harmonize with what major scale.
Upper case roman numerals stand for major chords and lower case letters for minor chords.
Here's the formula I'm talking about:
I
ii
iii
IV
V
vi
viimb5
In the case of G Major...
I = G Major Chord
ii = A Minor Chord
ii = B Minor Chord
IV = C Major Chord
V = D Major Chord
vi = E Minor Chord
viimb5 = ...
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| Why Some Guitarists Can Play Amazing Speed Guitar |
| 2008-05-15 18:03:32 |
Haven't you wondered why some guitarists can play amazing speed guitar and others can't?
It's simple. The ones who haven't either 1) Lacked motivation and enthusiasm to practice
their instrument, 2) Were never taught the right methods for getting quick fingers, or 3) Doubted they could never do it so much that they never improved.
Don't let any of those 3 be you!
The reason why some guitarists can play amazing speed guitar is because of luck. You heard me, 100% luck is the answer. They were lucky enough to find that right guitar teacher, or lucky enough to be inspired by a certain guitarist, or lucky enough to have family members who have achieved great things (had the right mentality)....
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| 3 Excercises to Increase Finger Speed on Guitar |
| 2008-05-15 15:32:34 |
Exercise to increase finger speed on guitar #1 - Practice your 5 pentatonic modes
and 7 diatonic modes by playing all hammer-ons and pull-offs ascending and descending.
Exercise #2 - Play your 3-note-per-string major or minor scale. On each string,
hammer-on and pull-off until you've played a total of 7 notes. For example, let's take
the G Major Scale starting from the 3rd position on the 6th string. You'll play on the 6th
string alone, G A B A G A B. For the 5th string, you'd play C D E D C D E.
Exercise #3 - Practice hammer-ons off your E Minor Pentatonic Scale. Starting from
the 12th fret, 6th string, you play E G E G. Both hammer-ons... On string 5 play A B A B.
And so on.
If you do all 3 of these, then your finger speed will increase like crazy!...
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| 7 Modes For Electric Guitar |
| 2008-05-14 18:50:47 |
The 7 diatonic modes for electric guitar include:
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolean
Locrian
All Greek names. Don't let it confuse you though!
The concept is simple. You're playing the same notes of the major scale starting from a different note in the set. That's really all there is to it.
I think guitarists like to pretend modes are more than what they actually are. They're just the same intervals as the diatonic scale, just starting from a different interval.
Let's take the C scale.
C D E F G A B
Starting from...
C we get C Ionian (or also known as the C Major Scale)
D we get D Dorian
E we get E Phrygian
F we get F Lydian
G we get G Mixolydian
A we get A Aeolean (or also known as the A Minor Scale)
B we get B Locrian
Not actually that hard to understand after all right?
Playing modes on your electric guitar is as simple as that. Just start your major scale from different notes.
Now, there are 7 different scale shapes you can use to play all over the neck of your...
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| Major Pentatonic On Guitar |
| 2008-05-14 18:43:54 |
If you want to play your major pentatonic on your guitar, then this is all you do.
No doubt you know your minor pentatonic scale. Probably in Am. This is the first scale taught by tons of teachers.
To play your major pentatonic, simply start on the second note of your minor pentatonic. For example, play your Am pent... starting from the second note, C.
Instead of A, C, D, E, G... You play C, D, E, G, A. Same notes from a different starting point.
Nothing more to say! Except if you learn all 5 modes of the pentatonic scale, then you can learn major pentatonic on guitar in its proper position....
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| How to Get Blazing Speed On Guitar |
| 2008-05-14 15:19:54 |
If you want blazing speed on your guitar, then listen up!
There's only one way to do it... Hardnosed, grueling work at least practicing 8 hours per day.
That's a joke of course! If you want to sacrifice all your time you could be spending with loved ones and friends or doing something else, then that's all you.
Getting quick fingers on guitar doesn't take all that much. I could set my electric aside for months, then pick it up and rip fast runs and solos.
Because the type of quickness you get isn't the type the progressive rockers or jazzers are using. In those cases, yeah, you pretty much have to be a hermit guitarist to achieve any level of skill.
Trust me... There were only a couple talented guitarists in this world. One is Jason Becker and the other was Jimi Hendrix. For the rest of us, it's just a matter of being enthusiastic and inspired enough to get fast!
Well, that and having the right teachings at your fingertips. That's really all it takes.
A long time ago I didn'...
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| 2 Guitar Scales To Learn If You Want To Rock! |
| 2008-05-13 21:08:34 |
The two guitar scales to learn if you want to rock out on your guitar are without a doubt the pentatonic scale and diatonic scale. Especially if you want to play with guitar speed!
Why learn them? Because these are the scales primarily used to create melodies and solos in rock songs. If you can get a grasp on these scales along all 22+ frets of your guitar, then you should have the freedom to play lead guitar.
If you learn these scales, then you can play some rock guitar.
You must learn the minor and major pentatonic scales along with the 5 modes. You must also learn the major and minor diatonic scales along with the 7 modes.
The pentatonic scale is a 5-note scale and that's why it has 5 modes. The diatonic scale has 7 notes and that's why there are 7 modes. Modes simply mean starting the scale from a different note.
For instance, if you start the A Minor Pentatonic Scale from the second note then you're playing the C Ionian Pentatonic Mode. Even though the notes are the same as if you...
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| How to Learn Guitar Scales |
| 2008-05-13 21:07:45 |
So you want to know how to learn guitar scales so you can solo all over the neck of your guitar. With scales you can play great melodies or just plain raw guitar speed.
By the end of this short article, you'll know what you need to do to learn the guitar scales you need for lead guitar. Read on to find out the secrets of the pros.
Tip #1:
Practice guitar scales both with alternate picking and hammer-ons and pull-offs. This way you'll be armed when it comes to both shredding and playing in legato style. Don't just practice picking and don't just practice with legato (smooth and connected). Do both.
Tip #2:
One of the best ways to learn your guitar scales is by practicing them very, very slowly. You see, your mind records your finger movements. When you play fast and you don't know how to do it yet, you make a lot of mistakes. Your mind records these and you learn very slowly. So the key is to practice them with rhythm but very slowly so your mind records the movements properly. Later yo...
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| Easy Guitar Lead You Can Play Instantly! |
| 2008-05-13 21:06:06 |
While you won't play with much guitar speed... If you're looking for easy guitar lead you can learn in a short amount of time, check out the tabs for these 3 songs:
Lead #1: Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has an easy solo during the end off the F Minor Pentatonic Scale. Solo requires some bending and off-beat notes. Great for the beginner! As said, you'll also be playing off the F Minor Pentatonic Scale, so you'll be getting used to those notes. You actually move into diatonics a bit too.
Lead #2: Believe it or not, Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" has an easy to learn guitar solo. Not all that easy to play up to speed at first, but it's real good practice for learning how to solo rock and blues. Don't believe me? Give it a shot. It's a lot of hammer-ons, pull-offs, and bending with the Pentatonic Scale. That's really all you're up against.
Lead #3: Pick any Tom Petty song. From "Free Fallin'" to "I Won't Back Down," you'll find some easy guitar solos you can play....
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| Guitar Speed |
| 2008-05-10 22:45:04 |
You're reading this because you want guitar speed. Maybe you want to play more intense music. Maybe you just want the praise from band mates, friends, family, and the chicks.
And by the end of this article, I promise you'll know what you need to do to get blazing fast on your instrument in a short amount of time. Even if you believe you can't get there and you've tried it all.
This isn't another piece of common advice. I'm talking rocking, rip-roaring notes flying from your fingertips like a baseball card hitting the spokes of a bike. This is something little known about being a monster musician. I'm talking about a type of speed you can attain even if you practice less than an hour a day. And it's still impressive.
What I'm talking about is legato. Legato means smooth and connected. It's basically playing all hammer-ons and pull-offs.
Most guitarists know how to play legato style on the pentatonic scales and a little on the 3-note-per-string diatonic scales. The result is mo...
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| Top 100 Guitar Solos |
| 2008-04-29 21:23:51 |
And the top 100 guitar solos of all time, the best, are:
1.Eruption – Van Halen
2.Surfing With the Alien – Joe Satriani
3.Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
4.Hotel California – The Eagles
5.All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
6.Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
7.Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
8.Sultans of Swing – Mark Knopfler
9.Black Star – Yngwie Malmsteen
10.Cortez the Killer – Neil Young
11.Alive – Pearl Jam
12.Master of Puppets – Kirk Hammett
13.Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
14.Layla – Eric Clapton
15.Cliffs Of Dover – Eric Johnson
16 through 21 of the top guitar solos of all time...
16.For The Love Of God – Steve Vai
17.November Rain – Slash
18.Crazy Train – Randy Rhoads
19.Dream - John McLaughlin Dream – John McLaughlin
20.Aqualung – Martin Barre
21.Whole Lotta Love – Jimmy Page
This list is being compiled by the guitarists at ATOMIC Guitarist. YOU included. Feel free to contact me at the link above with your suggestions!
22 through 100 will be...
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| Sweet Guitar Solo mp3 and wav |
| 2008-04-29 20:07:06 |
If a sweet guitar solo mp3 or wav is what you're looking for, listen to the guitar playing in the background! What's crazy is that you could play like that too. For real.
Everything I play in those files you can learn from my free program you can sign up for on this page. Just fill your info into the form at the left or below and you get four things as my gift to you:
Key to Speed: Unlock Your Guitar Speed In 3 Days
1 Sweet Guitar Soloing Video
Pentatonic Speed Demon
1 More Sweet Guitar Soloing Video
Wait, I haven't even told you the best part yet! You can double or even triple your guitar speed in 3 days. If you're not already a monster player, I guarantee you will!...
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| Solo Scale Guitar Tips For You |
| 2008-04-29 18:37:59 |
You can't really solo unless you know your scales. That's one huge factor. In fact, most guitarists just play off scales alone and never even try to explore “outside of the box.”
That's why I wrote these solo scale guitar tips.
For Rock, you have to learn:
Your penatonic scales (minor and major)
Your diatonic scales (minor and major)
If you play Metal, you have to learn:
Your harmonic minor scale
If you play Classical or Jazz, you have to learn:
All scales short of exotic.
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| A Free Guitar Solo Lesson For You |
| 2008-04-29 09:25:30 |
Two roads to guitar soloing: You can either learn little tricks and scales here and there ... or you can crack down and study like crazy.
Here's a free guitar solo lesson designed to help you process everything you're learning.
I used to be type #1. I'd learn little guitar tricks here and there. Not that that was a waste of time... but that can only take you so far.
You have to understand what's going on beneath the licks, runs, techniques... Where I'm getting at is if you want to play your own great guitar solos, you need to learn what's going on beneath the surface. If you just want to play other solos, that's fine too!
Either way ... where I'm getting at is you're going to need to understand music intellectually so you can apply it emotionally and physically.
Guitar soloing is made up of three things:
1)Mind (Mental Understanding Of Music)
2)Body (Physical Abilities Developed To Solo Like a Mad Man)
3)Spirit (Emotional Awareness of What You're Playing)
Only with all three elem...
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| Fast Guitar (Not Shredding) Solo |
| 2008-04-28 08:32:38 |
So you're not really into the shredding solos thing. Yeah, me neither.
What you want is the smooth and connected sounding solo. The type you don't have to slave over to learn. The fun type. The type that's intense, but not so in-your-face that you get a massive headache from all the chops!
You must be looking for Legato.
Shredders bash legato players. That's okay.
It's no wonder that there's hardly any shredding on the radio. Because when it's misused, it sounds like garbage. And annoying...
Okay, so you want to learn a not shredding solo. Or at least something cool you can rip up and down on that axe.
Well, you've come to the right place!...
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| 1 Guitar Solo Tip and 1 Trick |
| 2008-04-27 20:04:38 |
Here's your guitar solo tip. This is actually a secret to playing that I shouldn't be telling you in public!
Because this is actually the key ingredient behind hit songs and all great solos.
The omega of guitar soloing secrets...
What am I talking about?
CONTRAST
Contrast is the key to likable music in general. In soloing you need to contrast your tone. Contrast your techniques. Contrast note values. Contrast smooth and rough. Contrast keys.
Think about the contrast in music. Those points where there's a sudden transition in contrast... Those are the points that make the hairs stand up on your neck!
Now for your guitar solo trick...
This trick makes average guitarists look like guitar gods. Only the best guitarists know that you're basically “cheating” your way into seeming like a badass.
That is...
You must learn legato techniques for 3-note-per-string scales and your pentatonic scale.
I can't show you this tip in one article, so you'll need to give me your name and e-...
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| Free Lesson – How to Play Lead Guitar |
| 2008-04-27 19:52:24 |
So you want to learn how to play lead guitar.
There's a lot of elements involved that it can be overwhelming! One thing you need to know is how to play your minor pentatonic scale. You can't really get anywhere if you can't do that.
You need to learn how to play hammer-ons, pull-offs, bend strings, vibrato... And other techniques.
You need to learn solos, riffs, and other lead guitar parts of other songs and model them. This is where you'll pick up a lot of techniques. You'll also develop your style.
If you want to be great, you have to learn all your modes of your diatonic scale and pentatonic scale. That's 7 modes for diatonic and 5 for pentatonic. And you need to know how to cut across your fretboard using the modes.
If you want to learn how to play lead guitar, you need to learn the difference between legato and shredding.
You have to memorize all the notes on your fretboard.
You must understand music theory so that you can logically know your note choices up against grou...
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| Why Can't I Play Guitar Fast? |
| 2008-04-25 19:01:35 |
Almost every guitarist I meet wants to know “Why can't I play guitar fast?” My answer is usually this little story...
How I went from a guitar wimp to a speed demon.
I played for 6-some years before I could even play fast guitar solos or scales quickly. I had a bag of tricks and when they ran out, everyone would notice I had a giant hole in my musicianship!
I tried gaining speed using a ton of different methods. I bought video after video. I never seemed to make any real progress! Just ended up frustrated all the time!
Maybe it was lack of focus and discipline, I don't know. I never liked looking at guitar as if I needed to study it like I was in college or something. I'm all about having some fun.
I wanted to play guitar fast right away. I didn't want to wait for it and I didn't want to slave over riffs, runs, and solos... chop building, working with a metronome... It all stinks because it's too much work and too dang frustrating when you see the crummy results of 8 hou...
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| My Informative and Raving Review of Guitar Tricks |
| 2008-04-24 16:32:30 |
Hi ATOMIC fans.
I've been part of Guitar Tricks Online Lessons for almost a week now. I'm so blown away by the original style/content of these lessons that I've decided to start recommending it at ATOMIC and write a thorough review of what's inside.
First off, I want to say that I don't normally invest in online guitar lessons. Not to sound full of myself at all, but there aren't many online lessons out there that would teach me something I don't already know. When I came across Guitar Tricks, I thought the teachers wouldn't be near my level, but they're actually much better than I. That's why I decided to join (because the instructors are for real), because of that and several other reasons I'm going to talk about.
One biggie is that everything I've learned from Guitar Tricks has been useful, not the same old useless guitar lessons. While you can click on areas for learning scales, chords, modes, and theory,... the videos (along with tablatures, notation, and mp3s) teach you ho...
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| Who Likes that "It's Good to Be a Geek" Song? |
| 2008-02-21 15:17:01 |
Who likes that new it's good to be a geek song? It's actually called "Hail to The Geek" by Deaf Pedestrians.
You got to love this song. I don't care how big of a music snob you are (you know you secretly dig it).
Here's the lyrics to the song... LOL...
I got a spiderman t-shirt
I got Converse that are rotting off my feet
I got a bad mustache
a reoccurring rash
and not a lot of cash
I spend it on my stash
Man it's good to be a geek
Well it's good to be a geek
It's good to be a creep
It's good to draw my pictures
that no one will ever see.
It's good to be a geek
It's good to be unknown
It's good I'm never waiting
right beside the telephone
Cuz no one ever...
I play dungeons and dragons
I got a 13th level halfling fighter thief
got seven hit die on my backstab
sometimes you know it's good to be a geek.
It's good to be a geek
It's good to play the freak
It's good to comb my mullet once every other week
As far as I can see
It's good to play the Wii
Then stay up painting miniatures t...
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| Indie Rock Roots Guitar Jam |
| 2008-02-20 20:28:44 |
Hey ATOMIC fans. Here's my first post since last December.
I'm starting to get a little itch to get back and rock out with you on this blog.
I recorded this jam the other day when I was getting back to some of my Indie Rock roots. What I mean is just playing experimental but melodic guitar. Kind of like with a creative edge.
I don't know if you'll dig it or not.
Can't put my finger on what it sounds like or what bands influenced it, so I just called it "Indie Rock Roots."
Play mp3...
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| ATOMIC Guitarist Back in Full Gear |
| 2008-01-03 14:57:34 |
Hey ATOMIC fans.
Things around here have been a little dead lately as you already know. I just had a relaxing holiday break and now everything is back in full swing!
What to Look Forward to in 2008
Audio interviews with great guitarists around the world (getting their inside scoop on influences, playing, and more).
Crazy guitar jams from others besides myself. If you have one you'd like me to link to, you can contact me today by using the contact form.
Video lessons... My webcam is out of commission already, but as soon as I get HP on the phone, new speed lessons and more will be back in action.
More good insights... More posts about stuff I don't like and like...
All the Best,
Jason Parker
ATOMIC Guitarist...
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| Merry Christmas! |
| 2007-12-25 06:28:14 |
Merry Christmas ATOMIC fans! Check out these 7-year-olds taring it up on Christmas. The drummer could at least be in the White Stripes.
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| Ham Slam Guitar Jam |
| 2007-12-16 12:22:48 |
Play MP3
Here's a new longer jam containing some new stuff and some old jams that I've further developed and put together in this "Ham Slam Guitar Jam." I'm not sure what I think of some of it, but I like it all together....
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| 3-Octave Speed Run Lesson |
| 2007-12-10 16:01:09 |
Here's my last vid for today, ATOMIC fans. A 3-octave guitar legato speed run....
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| Speed Soloing Off the 7 Modes and 2 Strings Lesson |
| 2007-12-10 14:45:24 |
Here's another video for you ATOMIC fans. A lot better picture quality.
Let me know if you have trouble with this lesson since there are no tabs. I slowed down the sequence a lot so you can slowly see everything I'm playing. My only concern is for those of you who don't already know your 7 Modes of your Major Scale....
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| 3-Note-Per-String Pentatonic Speed Riff Lesson |
| 2007-12-09 21:46:35 |
Check out this 3-note-per-string Pentatonic speed riff in Em, ATOMIC fans. Make sure to warm up properly before attempting to play this one, especially if you'll be playing it in the lower register. You might be able to pull it off from the 5th position, but be aware that you could be injured. So play at your own risk.
By the way, I play this all legato, all hammer-ons and pull-offs. No, I'm not Paul Gilbert or anything. He's awesome, but I'm too lazy to play like him... To tell you the truth, come to think of it, this is actually something along the lines that gilbert would play as legato. He'll shred it if he wants to give you a concussion.
Also BTW, better lighting to come... I'll get better at this guitar vlogging thing....
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| Ripping Myself Off Guitar Jam |
| 2007-11-29 15:14:50 |
Hey ATOMIC fans, I took some musical ideas from some of my other recordings and put them all in this one.
Enjoy! Or hate...
Play MP3...
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| Rock Music Blogs Discovery Project |
| 2007-11-26 16:02:04 |
What is it?
The Rock Music Blogs Discovery Project is for linking together the Rock blogosphere for 1) discovery of Rock blogs, and 2) "link lovin'."
This is how it works:
Take this pile of links and add yours to it, along with any other great Rock blogs you know of (Rock guitar, drum, bass, vocal blogs o.k.).
Paste the links into a new post explaining what the Rock Music Blogs Discovery Project is.
Other Rock blogs will link to yours and you'll discover all kinds of awesome music blogs to read/network with.
Modern Music | Metal Music Video Blog | Rolling Stone Rock Daily | Midwestern Housewives | The Soul of Rock and Roll | Jim Dubh on Music | EtherBomb | Soul Drift Music Blog | Debaser | Beatle Blog | Real Rock News | Online Music Blog | Guitar Noize | IG Blog | Strat-O-Blogster | Guitar MX | Mad Stratter | Guitarz | Guitritus | Musician's Notebook | GuitarToyBox | ATOMIC Guitarist
Easy Copy and Paste:
<a href="http://www.themodernmusic.com/">Modern Music</a> | <...
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| 2007 New Rock Radio was So Uninspiring |
| 2007-11-26 14:24:34 |
Haven't done this in a while, ATOMIC fans. It's time to lay down the law with a post thrashing and bashing bands. This time 2007 New Rock radio bands might want to take cover.
How much of popular New Rock was inspiring looking back on this year? A few that come to mind that did make we want to groove or jam on my guitar were Modest Mouse, the White Stripes, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, the Bravery, Jet, and I actually like that new Silversun Pickups group. Any good ones to add? I know I'm leaving out some others.
Some of the uninspiring groups on the radio in 2007 (along with my ruthless cutdowns) were:
Jimmy Eat World: Weezer wannabees.
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus: Cheesy.
Incubus: Need to take a time machine back to the 60s, so an acid head might be able to tell what the lead singer's talking about.
Linkin Park: “I want to be a screaming and rapping Bono.”
Three Days Grace: Just not inspiring.
Flyleaf: Get some medicine.
Puscifer: Post Modern Rock gone awry.
Daughtry: Talent doe...
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| Don't Try this at Home Guitar Jam |
| 2007-11-24 17:09:09 |
Hey ATOMIC fans.
Today I made a recording using some legato speed soloing exercises from my two free method ebooks.
A guitarist should never use speed in this way throughout an entire song or jam, annoying your listeners or bandmates.
That's why I'm calling this guitar jam, "Don't Try this at Home."
Play MP3...
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| Am I picking my guitar strings too hard? |
| 2007-11-23 17:34:08 |
ATOMIC fans, the first few years I played guitar I remember other guitarists telling me that I picked my strings too hard. I really used to lace into them when playing anything.
For a long period of time I thought you shouldn't pick your strings hard. Then one day I was doing some research on jazz legend Joe Pass. I had heard he was the best guitarist in history, so I went to see what he was all about.
Come to find out Pass would lace into his strings so hard that he had a habit of breaking his picks. And he probably used, you know, those little heavy jazz picks. He picked harder than I ever did.
As a child of the 90s I didn't even know what shredding was until 18-years-old. I began studying and listening to some shredders like Malmsteen and Batio (who I can't stand today,... so shoot me). I noticed the shredders were picking their strings abnormally hard.
So to answer the question, “Am I picking my guitar strings too hard?”
I think it all depends on what you're playing,...
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| Cheap Guitars: ATOMIC Top 5 List |
| 2007-11-22 19:21:15 |
#1. Washburn OE30 Oscar Schmidt $139.99
Topping the list of the ATOMIC Guide's most valuable cheap guitars, the OE30 is a semi hollowbody that's been discontinued by Washburn. MSRP priced at $349.90, you can get this howling thick-toned resonator for $139.99 online. The versatility of this cheap guitar is amazing. The Twin HH pickups makes it good for Rock, but it also makes for a great beginner or intermediate Jazz or Country guitar.
Note: If you're a parent looking for a great low cost guitar for your son or daughter, the OE30 may not have the design they'll like. Not many kids are playing hollowbodies these days.
Learn more | Buy it
#2. B.C. Rich Bronze Series Warlock $179.99
The B.C. Rich Bronze Series Warlock looks like it was crafted in the 9th level of hell and it's a straight up Country killer. Worth at least twice it's price, this ax has only one purpose in this life: crunching, shredding, thrashing Heavy Metal.
Bronze Series Warlock in Action (Metallica Son...
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| Happy Thanksgiving ATOMIC Fans |
| 2007-11-22 17:57:44 |
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Have fun playing guitar for your families and what not.
Unfortunately for me I won't be seeing my family this year, having made a move out of state. I just don't have the gas money. Know what I mean?
Sorry to bum you out if I did.
Anyway, here's Brad Jones playing "Wild Turkey."
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| Guitar Pentatonic Scale Secrets |
| 2007-11-21 19:08:57 |
Hey ATOMIC fans.
The guitar Pentatonic Scale (well, the scale on any instrument) is known as something along the lines of the “Father of Rock Scale” because it seems like every note you play within that scale sounds dead on, with no tension whatsoever. Although it's good to have control, it's also a blast to be reckless with the five-note scale.
Perhaps what makes it even more “magical” is that you can, for instance, play the Em, Am, and Bm Pentatonic scales all in the key of Em. There are no conflicting notes. This gives the scale a modal feel in itself without even thinking of the 5 modes. I think a good term would be “harmonious versatility” (if I'm wanting to sound like a music professor or something).
There are no secrets to guitar playing, but there are things that small percentages of musicians know. For one this includes playing fast full-neck runs with Pentatonics. A small fraction of guitarists have done this/do this. Most use diatonic seven-note scales ...
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| Download Guitar Lessons Free |
| 2007-11-21 15:58:29 |
Guitarists on the net are always looking to download guitar lessons for free. I have some great videos and media in mind that you can save right onto your computer so you can go back to them. Some I've listed you can't actually download, but you can view them for free.
Here are some great downloads for beginners to advanced players.
Guitar Basics (Right Click and Select “Save Link As”)
How to Tune a Guitar
Finger and Thumb Position
Guides and Pivots
D Cadd9 G Chord Progression
Scales for Beginners
Barre Chords
Check out this page for some great Rock guitar lesson videos.
Downloads For Intermediate and Advanced Guitarists (Right Click and Select “Save Link As”)
Pentatonic Speed Demon
Check out the 24 free lessons at Guitar Tricks.
I'll continue adding to this list over time, so you might want to bookmark it. If you have any great instructional vids to add, feel free to comment with your links....
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| How to Both Practice and Enjoy Guitar |
| 2007-11-20 19:01:01 |
Hi ATOMIC fans.
Some of you are high schoolers, some college students, some working adults like me. If you're one of the first two (or a pro), you have plenty of opportunities throughout the day to tackle a strict practice routine. You can sustain higher levels of performance and play difficult styles like Tech Rock, Neo-classical, Classical, and complex Jazz.
We have wives and kids and 8 million bills to pay. We might have an hour or two to practice and enjoy our guitars each day. We really don't have time to both practice to sustain the highest levels of performance and have fun with our instruments.
So the question is... How can those of us who have the busiest lives (beginner, intermediate, or advanced) both progress our playing levels/sustain performance levels and enjoy our time with our guitars?
Say you have only an hour to play guitar each day. I recommend finding balance between 1) practicing and learning new things, and 2) vibing out and recording.
You should make time...
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| Ultimate Pentatonic Guitar Soloing Lesson |
| 2007-10-28 17:09:37 |
Hi ATOMIC fans.
Boy do I have a lesson for you today. If you can get through this one, you'll have absolutely enslaved the pentatonic scale all over your fretboard. For some of you, your soloing command will increase to a point you never thought possible.
Pentatonics are great for phrasing and they provide a roadmap for rock soloing.
Ready to make the pentatonic scale your b****?
Take the Lesson...
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| Sideways Guitar Jam |
| 2007-10-28 02:04:02 |
Here's a little Sunday guitar jam for you, ATOMIC fans.
Some of the guitar work was inspired by Peter Buck's guitar work on one of R.E.M.'s more obscure albums, Up. So I'm calling it "Sideways."
Play MP3...
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