Archive for April 2024

Learning new chords throughout the fretboard is really important, as everyone knows.But do you really know what are you playing?Each and every finger that you are pressing, including the open strings, of course, should be memorized, including the degree of the chord that is being played.Is it 3rd? The Root? The 13th? And so on……

Today, I had a few students who were beginners.I’m always learning a lot from them because I’m reviewing the basics again and again.What is a basic? Well…plenty of stuff like: major and minor chords, arpeggios note on the fretboard and so on, BUT one thing which is really important are Strums.A strumming pattern is a…

If the riff or the phrase is too fast, … Try to slow it down even by 50%You will see how things are getting so simple like that.When a student is telling me: “Oh, this solo is so fast I can’t play it!â€Always the same answer: “As long as we keep the notations and play…

The new and improved pedalboard Here is the new pedal board. I’m getting a lot of questions about my sound and equipment, so here are the pedals for now. The rest of the gear will be posted soon.To make it easier for you, here is a break-down:1. Vox Wah pedal-not really into wah effect, but…

I’ve had a lot of students coming to the lesson frustrated because they practiced a lot but still didn’t feel any progress.And I find the same problem with all of them: if you played for an hour, it doesn’t mean you PRACTICE an hour!Sitting and playing the same old songs or the same solos and…