Fingerstyle

America the Beautiful

by Bill Piburn

This collection of 146 fingerstyle transcriptions and arrangements covers a wide variety of styles including dozens of popular and jazz standards as well as blues and country songs, sea chanteys, folk ballads, sacred, gospel...more

Concert Plectrum Guitar

Just As I Am

by William Bay

"Just As I Am" is a well known hymn. It works well as a guitar solo due to its lyrical feeling. I arranged this in the key of D Major and used Dropped D tuning. Play it with a rubato feeling, not in strict time. Take your time on the various run...more

Classical / Flamenco

Cuban Songs and Dances in the 19th Century

by Elias Barreiro

A extensive research on early piano manuscripts of the music of Cuba in the 19th century served as a source to my transcription works for solo guitar by Cuban composers Manuel Saumell (1817-1870), Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905)...more

Teaching Guitar

I Played This Better At Home

by Daniel Roest

This month we look at what every guitar teacher has heard and what many students feel at their lessons – what are the reasons, what are the answers?...more

Gear Review

Intellitouch PT-10 Tuner

by Lee "Drew" Andrews

Onboard Research, the company that arguably changed the tuner world, has released their next tuner, the Intellitouch PT-10 Mini Tuner....more

Jazz

Master Guitar Symposium: Vol. 2

by Bruce Arnold

Each summer in New York City the NYU Summer Guitar Intensive meets for 3 weeks. Along with ground breaking courses and ensembles the students are exposed...more

Flatpicking

A Guide to Non-Jazz Improvisation

by Dick Weissman

The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune, Cripple Creek...more

Rock / Blues

Blues Rock Licks and Tricks

by David Gogo

>Whatever you thought the 'blues' is -- get ready to learn from one of Canada's flat-out best. Multiple JUNO nominee and Maple Blues Award winner David Gogo will rawk you with a guitar playing style second to...more

Resonator

Hawaiian Lap Style Slide Guitar

by Steve Dawson

Let Steve introduce to you his style of contemporary Hawaiian slide guitar. Learn 3 complete songs while also learning the basics of Hawaiian style slide in this easy to understand lesson for the intermediate player. In this lesson, Steve...more

Mastering the Guitar

Bill's Workout: Mastering the Guitar 1B
Key of D minor, Part 1

by William Bay & Mike Christiansen

Key of D minor, Part 1...more