Super Colossal by Joe Satriani (with TAB) | Guitar Lick Spotlight
This epic lick from Joe Satriani’s Super Colossal is a great example of how an effects pedal can change the way you play and inspire you.
Author: Aaron Matthies
Killing In The Name by RATM (with TAB) | Guitar Lick Spotlight
This Whammy pedal based solo is a great example of taking the Pentatonic scale and doing something different with it.
Plastic Dracula by Paul Gilbert (with TAB) | Guitar Lick Spotlight
This intro riff to Paul Gilbert’s Plastic Dracula is fun to play and interesting to learn. Find out what makes it special and what effects are used on it.
Thunder High On The Mountain by Joe Satriani (with TAB) | Guitar Lick Spotlight
About the Song: Thunder High On The Mountain Thunder High On The Mountain is the third track of Joe Satriani’s 2018 album, What Happens Next. It’s a simple and fairly short rock song with...
Glasgow Kiss by John Petrucci (with TAB) | Guitar Lick Spotlight
About the Song: Glasgow Kiss Glasgow Kiss is an instrumental off of John Petrucci’s 2005 solo album, Suspended Animation. It’s a fast and interesting song that gives you a great alternate-picking workout. There are...
Die to Live by Steve Vai (with TAB) | Guitar Lick Spotlight
About the Song: Die to Live Die to Live is the third song off of the Alien Love Secrets album. It’s a simple song (compared to other Vai songs) with only one guitar, bass,...
Always With Me, Always With You by Joe Satriani Song Analysis
Always with me, always with you by Joe Satriani is a classic instrumental song that showcases a lot of great ideas and music concepts. It’s a great song to analyze from a music theory...
Learning the Guitar: FAQ for Beginners
Thinking about learning how to play guitar? I’m sure you have a lot of questions. Here are the answers to some of the most common questions I’m asked as a guitar teacher. Is guitar...
Guitar Practice Tips for Beginners
There’s one thing that matters more than anything else when it comes to how good a guitarist you can become: your practice habits. How consistently and effectively you practice will determine how good you...
Simple Guitar Exercises For Beginners
This lesson gives you basic guitar exercises to warm your hands up as well as work on finger dexterity and accuracy. As well as being good exercises to build up your skills, they should...
