Members wtf_albino Posted February 11, 2006 Members Share Posted February 11, 2006 Lurking around the forums i noticed a lot of different threads asking generally the same question. I've been playing for about 4 years and i struggle with a lot of guitar issues. For me it helped a lot to have different links that would provide mp3/vids a long with tablature or in depth discussion on a certain technique. i hated having to get little pieces here and there have to piece a huge concept together by myself... Soo.. without further adue, I introduce to you.. THE ULTIMATE LESSON THREAD. Rules: Please provide a description with the link you post. Post: - Links to music theory sites, guitar informational sites, tab sites, lick sites, riff sites, videos! lessons! DVD'S!Chord-Construction/progression lessons, scale/mode sites, introduction to different styles i.e, jazz, blues, country.., things that would help improve speed, warm-ups or strength builders, even changing strings or regular guitar maintenance, maybe a page to introduce different parts of the guitar and how they effect sound, amp sites, explanations of the various styles of guitars and their sounds, hell maybe even a part on the styles of different artists. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING GUITAR! m/ (educational of course) think back to a time when you were starting out, what advice would you give yourself? Post rules-of-thumb or little tips that can help any beginner-intermediate guitarist. feel free to even type up your own lessons in this thread. post inspirational quotes! it maybe enough to give someone that extra little 'umph':p I'll start. http://www.ibreathemusic.com/article/105 cool little lesson on chord/scale relationships http://www.zentao.com/guitar/theory/ music theory lessons that helped me a lot http://www.guitarists.net/lessons/lessons.php?id=63 another theory site http://lessons.mikedodge.com/lessons/AdvPent/AvdPentTOC.htm cool little pentatonic lesson http://www.thecipher.com/intervals_1.html explanation of intervals http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/guitar_techniques/shredding_part_1_-_fundamentals.html (advanced) speed-shred informational http://www.f-p-e.com/media2.php?id=2 some sweet videos http://www.pentatonic-guitar-lessons.com/online-guitar-lessons.html more pentatonics! http://www.musictheory.net/index.html music theory galore http://www.dolmetsch.com/theoryintro.htm awesome site with tons of info "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely." i want all the info in this thread to kick you in the face:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cnumb44 Posted February 11, 2006 Members Share Posted February 11, 2006 Slowhand Blues Guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted February 28, 2006 Members Share Posted February 28, 2006 This deserves a bump and a LOT more links posted... For my contribution, I'll submit.... Jazz Improv Primer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gennation Posted February 28, 2006 Members Share Posted February 28, 2006 Hey, I'm the one who did that "cool little pentatonic lesson" in wtf's orignal post Here's mine... For Blues and Rock players wanting to get started in Jazz or get a taste of it. It'll take everything you already know and turn it into Jazz before your eyes, and show you how simple some cool stuff can be...and how simliar all of the styles actually are... http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/3573/blues1.html This one will show you common ways Jazz players form their chords...again it will show you how primitive Jazz stylings are and that there isn't a whole lot of intimidation involved... http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/3573/swing1.html This is a wonderful lesson by the Chord Master, Ted Greene. He'll show you what 'chord voicing' really means. http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=7&storycode=11345 For some great ii-V-I stuff...Scroll down to the ii-V-I Progessions and the ii-V-I Lines lessons. You'll have to signup. This is a great site. http://www.guitaraxis.com/LearningCenter.asp Many many licks, ideas, and phrases from just about every great jazz guitarist. Invaulable stuff here: http://www.jazzguitar.be/jazzguitar_licks.html And, you'll get some very vaulable, and usable, lessons from my website as well. There's theory lessons on Intervals and Chord Construction. As well as On Topic Tutorials such as the Phrygian Dominant Tutorial, a Melodic Minor Scale Primer, and Super Imposing basic Pentatonic Scales to create musical phrases as opposed to 'scale licks' as well as automatically adding Chromatics to your playing...these are ALL things most guitarist know for years but never peice the puzzle together on. http://lessons.mikedodge.com I was also going to add the same site that RavenCad mentioned. That's THE info, man. Oh yeah...and everyone should get the book: Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene. If your serious, for under $10 now at Amazon you can get a whole different grasp on the fretboard. I can not stress how important this book has been for decades..two words...get it! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898986966/sr=8-1/qid=1141138195/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-9032006-2789442?%5Fencoding=UTF8 And, everyone should drop the money for John Mclaughlins 3 DVD instructional set. I've seen over 30-40 instructional videos since people started doing them in the late 70's...nothing has compared to what John shows you, nothing, incredible. Think of it as Miles Davis giving a trumpet lesson...over and over. That's the extent of it knowledge wise. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=14743 I haven't read through this book yet, but...this is the book that I've heard Miles and Coltrane and Dolphy and others read that that really turned the tables on jazz and formed a lot of what became Be-bop and Jazz Modal Concepts...The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. Check it out! http://www.lydianchromaticconcept.com/review_McBride1.html http://www.marsjazz.com/georgerbio.html http://www.georgerussell.com/lc.html Happy learning. This should maybe become a Sticky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slave_New_Wurld Posted February 28, 2006 Members Share Posted February 28, 2006 metal guitar lessons - palm muting, machine gunning etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alez Posted February 28, 2006 Members Share Posted February 28, 2006 Yet another one: http://www.petethomas.co.uk/jazz-theory.html And a good one too, I've used this one a lot, together with two or three more that have been mentioned already. Plus a text from that site which can't be missed, here:http://www.petethomas.co.uk/jazz-yogi-berra.html Interviewer: "Can you explain jazz?" Yogi: "I can't, but I will. 90% of all jazz is half improvisation. The other half is the part people play while others are playing something they never played with anyone who played that part. So if you play the wrong part, it's right. If you play the right part, it might be right if you play it wrong enough. But if you play it too right, it's wrong." Interviewer: "I don't understand." Yogi: "Anyone who understands jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it." Interviewer: "Do you understand it?" Yogi: "No. That's why I can explain it. If I understood it, I wouldn't know anything about it." Interviewer: "Are there any great jazz player alive today?" Yogi: "No. All the great jazz players alive today are dead. Except for the ones that are still alive. But so many of them are dead, that the ones that are still alive are dying to be like the ones that are dead. Some would kill for it." Interviewer: "What is syncopation?" Yogi: "That's when the note that you should hear now happens either before or after you hear it. In jazz, you don't hear notes when they happen because that would be some other type of music. Other types of music can be jazz, but only if they're the same as something different from those other kinds." Interviewer: "Now I really don't understand." Yogi: "I haven't taught you enough for you to not understand jazz that well." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted February 28, 2006 Members Share Posted February 28, 2006 http://www.jazzbooks.com/jazzhandbook/ Free Handbook about Jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DdBob Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 I'll give a couple on Modes... This first one has some cool examples where you can play different modes over some songs (mainly Dead, Phish, Floyd) It's a nice prctical application because you get to hear the different "colors" of the modes in an actual song.Be sure to check the link "introduction to modes" midway down on the pagehttp://www.highcountryguitar.com/mode_workshop_frameset.htm Here's some more from Mel Bay on modes. It's a three part series...http://www.guitarsessions.com/nov05/rockblues.asphttp://www.guitarsessions.com/dec05/rockblues.asphttp://www.guitarsessions.com/jan06/rockblues.asp finally a general theory one...http://www.chrisjuergensen.com/lessons.htm Another forum with some great discussions and lessons related to theory...http://therhombus.com/forums/index.php?showforum=42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LowMach Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Thanks! Good Stuff here! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LowMach Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 bumpty bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Splendor Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Some Blues Lessons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JesperT Posted March 23, 2006 Members Share Posted March 23, 2006 Great thread! I've used the links a lot, keep it coming! Fretboard Warrior, nice freeware program to help you memorize the notes on the fretboard: Fretboard Warrior Some information about guitar maintenance and repairs, like "what is fret-dressing", etc.: Tips and Tricks In-depth instructions for the proper care and maintenance for a Floyd Rose bridge; much of this was news to me, and it has vastly improved my understanding of my instrument, so anyone with a Floyd Rose-type bridge, give it a read: Floyd Rose manual Free lessons by Steve Vai: Little Black Dots - Free mini-lessons Some advanced picking techniques (George Benson style): Pick and Fingerstyle guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlchase68 Posted March 25, 2006 Members Share Posted March 25, 2006 This is a great idea for a thread...Here is my first contribution! Check out the sample lessons and audio/video examples on this site to get an idea of this approach to jazz studies. At the very least, this guy should inspire you to take your playing to new levels! Remember, it's important to challenge yourself! http://www.sheetsofsound.net/lessons/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nuppu Posted March 29, 2006 Members Share Posted March 29, 2006 This one should definitely be a s sticky! Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlisteredPinky Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Here's a vote to sticky this post. Bump-it-up, and here's a cool link so that I can contribute. http://intimateaudio.com/psycho_licks.html This site has a bunch of lessons on various topics, including legato from Satriani, picking by Gilbert, sweeping from Malmsteen, and others. Be sure to look on the right side of the page for special lesson links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan_plus_o Posted April 7, 2006 Members Share Posted April 7, 2006 INTERVALS I got this site off of the first link that was posted. http://www.ibreathemusic.com/article/31 and I wanted to add this site. http://www.good-ear.com/servlet/EarTrainer Also some good programs: Keynote-----practice reading the treble clef, and the notes on the guitar/piano PET (Personal Ear Trainer)-----I used this one for interval ear training, but its the trial and it expired so now I ues that link I posted above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mattotten Posted April 9, 2006 Members Share Posted April 9, 2006 www.jazzinstruction.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FreakyStyley Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 Scales are for lizards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike7771 Posted May 1, 2006 Members Share Posted May 1, 2006 You can try my site too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Little Havran Posted May 8, 2006 Members Share Posted May 8, 2006 Thank you very much for this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zman9001 Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 Slowhand Blues Guitar Pretty good blues site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pariah223 Posted June 1, 2006 Members Share Posted June 1, 2006 excellent site with VIDEOS!!!! http://chadcoggin.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slip Posted June 2, 2006 Members Share Posted June 2, 2006 Look No Hands is my babies daddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted June 8, 2006 Members Share Posted June 8, 2006 Not a site but a book; "Total Rock Guitar" by Troy Stetina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted June 8, 2006 Members Share Posted June 8, 2006 Lots of stuff. Check out the free backing tracks! http://www.torvund.net/guitar/lessons.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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