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Classical Guitar Lessons

BigPig — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:47:24 CDT

Classical Guitar Basics.

Learn about the classical guitar and some of the things that make it different from traditional acoustic guitar in this video -- first one in a series about classical guitar.

Right Hand Techniques

Learn how to properly use your right hand when playing classical guitar.

Different Tones

Learn how to get different tones with your classical guitar.

Tremelo Effect

Learn how to achieve a tremelo effect on the classical guitar.

Vibrato Technique

Learn how to apply a vibrato technique to your classical guitar playing.

Classical Guitar Performance

BigPig — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:27:50 CDT

This video demonstrates a lot of the techniques talked about in the earlier classical guitar lessons in a very satisfying performance.

More Guitar Lessons

BigPig — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:21:39 CDT

Classical Guitar Lessons

Pink Floyd Guitar Lessons

BigPig — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:34:24 CDT

David Gilmour of Pink Floyd - Guitar Solo Techniques

Gilmour is especially renowned for a very precise, "bendy" kind of soloing, as well as various "violin-type" sounds. His solos are noted for being well-composed and constructed and extremely lyrical and emotional, with very little waste of notes. In interviews, Gilmour has explained that what he sees as his lack of technique led him to concentrate on melody over speed, and the enduring appeal of his solos is that that they are usually expressive tunes rather than technical exercises. To this end, he has also been an innovator in the use of amplifiers & guitar sound effects.
In 1996 Gilmour was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. In August 2006 Gilmour's solo on 'Comfortably Numb' was voted the greatest guitar solo of all time.

Castellorizon - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) On an Island

Stupid Facial Expressions

BigPig — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:14:48 CDT

This special training video shows you how important it is to do stupid facial expressions while learning to play the guitar.

Various Guitar Players

BigPig — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:06:18 CDT

Daniele Gottardo - Chopin

Daniele Gottardo, displaying his two handed technique to play a Chopin piece on the electric guitar.

George Bellas - Slow Blues Guitar Fusion

George Bellas started playing guitar at the age of 7, on a Classical guitar his father had bought him. On the way home from getting the guitar, in the back seat of the car, George started to play. When he got home, he ran all around the neighborhood playing his new guitar. The next day at school, George checked out every single music book in the school library, went home, and began his quest to obtain an absolute understanding of every detail in music theory. George began practicing and studying really hard at first, to the point of which his fingers began bleeding. He would put band-aids on them and continue practicing. His influences include: J.S.Bach, L.V.Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Paganini, Debussey, Walter Piston, Ted Greene, Robin Trower, Montrose, Van Halen, Michael Schenker, Dream Theater, Magellan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Jason Becker...

Joop Walters - Synthology

Kevin Peters - Arpeggio

Kevin Peters is an amazing two handed guitar player, he is best known as "onethattaps" and his motto is "no pick desired or required"

Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck Malmsteen, June 30, 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, composer and bandleader. Widely recognised for his guitar skills, Malmsteen achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and his pioneering of the neo-classical metal genre.

Yngwie Malmsteen - Blues Guitar Lesson

Born into a musical family in Stockholm, Malmsteen was the youngest child in the family. In September 18, 1970, at age seven, he saw a TV special on the death of Jimi Hendrix that made Malmsteen obsessed with the guitar. To quote his official website, "The day Jimi Hendrix died, the guitar-playing Yngwie was born".

He claims that Yngwie (pronounced "ING-VAY") means "young Viking chief" in Swedish. Technically it is a variation of Yngvi, who founded the House of Yngling, which is the oldest known Swedish dynasty.

Malmsteen was in his teens when he first encountered the music of the 19th-century violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini, whom he cites as his biggest classical influence. It has been rumoured that Yngwie believes himself to be the reincarnation of the temperamental, often criticized, and widely misunderstood violinist from Genoa. Through his emulation of Paganini concerto pieces on guitar, Malmsteen developed a prodigious technical fluency. Malmsteen also cites Jimi Hendrix, Steve Hackett of Genesis, Brian May, Uli Jon Roth, and Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple as influences.

Malmsteen broke new ground and contributed to the evolution of modern rock guitar, particularly with his embracing of modal progressions and classically-influenced techniques not widely used in rock music. He is often credited along with virtuoso guitarist Randy Rhoads with the creation of the neoclassical metal genre and inspiring a new generation of virtuoso electric guitarists including Paul Gilbert and Tony MacAlpine.

His appearance on the guitar scene in the early 80's was notable in that he brought and popularized techniques quite different from the style typified by Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, generally considered the ultimate in metal guitar technique. These new techniques included fast lines using rapid alternate picking of every note (as opposed to extensive hammer-ons and pull-offs), which had previously only been featured by jazz fusion guitarists (such as Al Di Meola and John Mclaughlin), as well as very rapid sweep picking of arpeggios (typically in Malmsteen's characteristic harmonic minor).

Play Guitar with Your Feet (No hands)

BigPig — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:12:03 CDT

Watch this guy play the guitar with his feet. Very amazing! Talent!

This guy can really sing -- and plays the guitar with this feet. He has a lot of talent, and developed some great skills through a lot of patience and practice.
If he can play the guitar with no arms or hands, then you should have no problem learning to play the guitar. Start guitar lesson 1 here.

Play Guitar Like Piano

BigPig — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:02:19 CDT

This cool video demonstrates the electric piano guitar hybrid instrument.

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BigPig — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:14:40 CDT

Guitar Lessons for the Beginner (1-7)

These guitar lessons are for the absolute beginner. If you are just getting started -- you will find them quite helpful. You can learn how to play simple songs on the guitar in a few days by watching these videos, or perhaps even in a few hours.However -- I've been playing the guitar for over 30 years, and still found these guitar training videos to be helpful. (Other pages will be added on more advanced topics). [ Lessons 8-10 ]

Lesson 1 - The Anatomy of the Guitar
Learn about the guitar neck, frets, strings, etc.
The guitar head, and tuning keys
The guitar fret board, frets, neck, and the "white dots"
The guitar body (or box), sound hole, and the bridge

Lesson 2 - How to Hold Your Guitar
Correct posture while holding your guitar
What to do with your right hand and left hand

Lesson 3 - Guitar Strings, Frets, and Finger Numbering

Learn what the strings are called (and how they are numbered for this video series). Learn the standard names for the strings (low E, high E -- strings 1 and 6) etc.
By learning the names of the strings and understanding the frets and finger positions, you will soon be playing many chords.
This lesson is foundational for future lessons in this series.
Don't skip this lesson, because you need to learn the names of the guitar strings, the frets, and finger number -- which is used in later lessons.

Lesson 4 - Making Sound

Getting a clean sound by correctly positioning your fingers near the frets.
How to hold the pick, and how to strum
How to eliminate buzzing sound on strings
What to do if your fingers hurt...

Lesson 5 - Tuning the Guitar

Using an electronic tuner
How to tune without an electronic tuner, using a tuning fork
How to 'tune up', so the guitar strings will stay tuned longer

Lesson 6 - Practice Playing Guitar Strings
A drill for practicing strings

Lesson 7 - Introduction to Constructing Guitar Chords
How to position your fingers to form chords
Example: Making a D-Major chord
How to strum when making chords
Various options for positioning your thumb

Lessons 8 to 10

BigPig — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:05:10 CDT

Lesson 8 - How to Play the A-Major Chord

Lesson 9 - How to Play the G-Major Chord

Lesson 10 - Lesson 10