In This Issue
- Style File - Funk - Part III
- In the previous section of Funk Guitar we looked at scratches which are also known as ghost notes. These percussive hits are a great way to add some vibe to your playing and you'll find a lot of in funk as well as other styles.
- Technical Difficulties - Alternate Picking & Pentatonics
- In this month's Technical Difficulties column we're working on a number of things. Alternate picking across all six strings, pentatonics patterns and beat subdivision by using a combination of sixteenth and eighth note triplets.
- Flashy Licks
- For some reason guitarists across the globe seem to have this strange fascination with playing really fast...
- Embellishments - A Short Introduction To Embellishments
- One question I get asked quite often is "How do I spice up my playing? I know a bunch of chords and some scales but I can't seem to get out of my rut?" Well, one way to get out of a rut would be learning how to embellish chords. I mean if it good enough for Hendrix then it sure as heck is good enough for us as well?
- Classic Riffs - The Police
- This month we're checking out some Police riffs. Andy Summers is a great guitarist with excellent use of interesting voicings and his tone is a great example of how you can use effects to enhance your guitar parts.
- Classical Guitar - Essential Exercises
- I thought it would be a good idea if we cover some basic technique exercises before getting to some new songs and there is no better place to look than the classic Mauro Giuliani exercises.
- 10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Playing
- In this article we'll look at 10 things you can do to improve your playing in a big way. In fact, if you put all these elements into practice you'll see some dramatic improvement since you'll be working on improving your guitar skills from a range of different angles.
About Guitar Skills Magazine
Guitar Skills Magazine, our interactive, bi-monthly guitar magazine helps you to become a better guitarist with proven tips, tricks & techniques.
This is not an ordinary guitar magazine for two reasons.
- Premium HD video lessons embedded right inside the magazine.
- You're able to learn from all the lessons and not just a select few as with traditional guitar mags.
In issue #01 - you'll discover the right way to practice, in order to get fast results. There's also the first instalment of the "Beginners Crash Course" which is a step-by-step formula for learning guitar.
You'll also discover why even beginners are able to play the blues, to get smoking hot results, plus loads more.
Every issue has a style study and a collection of technical exercises that have been designed to improve your technique and will help you to get better & faster results than traditional methods.
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