10 Songs To Learn On Guitar That Everyone Will Know

10 Songs To Learn On Guitar That Everyone Will Know For Once…. I kept running into the same problem over and over again when teaching at guitar center….. They didn’t know Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin.  They were fans of Taylor Swift but only had chord diagrams to help play her songs.  Or I didn’t […]

9 Halloween Guitar Songs You Can Play On Guitar Today!

9 Halloween Guitar Songs You Can Play No Matter Your Playing Level If you’re coming here right now, it’s because you’re hoping there’s more halloween songs to play than just the Michael Myers Halloween Theme.  Well, it wasn’t easy but I got some classics right here for ya!  A warning though….. I don’t see or […]

The 5 Chord Progressions Every Lead Guitarist Must Know Inside & Out

“I don’t believe that knowing how this works will make me a better player,” Said one Facebook group commenter who was perplexed by the discussion of “secondary dominants” and the breakdown of the key of A major.  Guitar players like this one seem to want two things…… To improve their craft and practice until they’re […]

Why I Started Play It Loud And Created The PIL Method

Way back in 2010, I started researching the very course I made for Play It Loud (PIL), and looking back now 14 years later…. I can’t believe what I discovered after scouring through hundreds of books, magazines, and courses to make the PIL Method as it is now.  What’s the biggest reason I stuck through […]

Guitar Modes Explained: Why Guitarists Struggle So Badly With Modes

How many articles about modes have you read before you got to this one?  I’d say at least a few…..and I know why…. Lots of guitar players seem to think that modes hold some magical secret to making great solos and riffs…. And that once you find the perfect article (like this one), or the […]