Crutches. A Crutch is something you use when you cannot do it yourself. Notable crutches are: The Fretlight Guitar Guitar Pro, which lets you type the notes of a chord in and names it for you Read more »
Think the “Blue” Note is all there is to playing Blues Lead Guitar?
Before I discovered the system of understanding the guitar, not only in music theory, but in a practical way to apply it to the guitar, I learned from the box scales how to solo. Then came my first blues scale, you know the one that we all learn, starting at the 5th position and involving […] Read more »
Quick and Easy Theory Lesson – Playing with 9ths
Article By Sean Christiansen – Founder of the Rock N Blues Guitar Academy www.rnbacademy.com Easy Theory for Guitar Applications – Playing with Ninth Intervals When most guitarists solo they start on the root, or the same note as the Key the song is in. It’s a nice compact way of looking at things, and starting […] Read more »
Lost Guitarists and Their Cry For Help
These are actual quotes, used with permission, from real guitarists who have posted on popular forums looking for help. This is the reason that we do what it is we do, because we know how difficult it can be for many people to find the answers by themselves and finally put the pieces of guitar […] Read more »
Why Is It Important To Learn The Notes on The Neck of the Guitar?
The neck of the guitar is the central component by which we, as musicians derive our musical vocabulary. The better we understand that, the better we can be at communication, or expressing ideas, or applying things that we learn. A natural progression, for example, in our Academy, we see with students, is: They learn the […] Read more »