This month on Real Guitar Live we’re learning a few essential hand stretching exercises for guitarists of all levels. It’s important to warm up the muscles and ligaments before you play or practice.First off, Tomas demonstrates a handful of stretches to do without the guitar. Then we’ll start stretching the fingers with exercises that...
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This month on Real Guitar Live we’re learning 3 key elements of playing blues guitar plus a cool intro/outro lick to add some flavor!To begin, Tomas lays out the structure of the 12-bar blues using the I-IV-V chord progression. Then we explore harmony as it relates to the blues. We learn how to play the E7, A7, and B7 chords to really get that bluesy sound.Next it’s...
Read MoreIn this month’s installation of RGS Live Tomas Michaud shares The 5 Secrets to Tackling a Difficult Chord!1. Prepare to play difficult chords2. Start with the easier version3. Practice using exercises, not songs4. Practice for short periods5. Go easy on yourself!We’ll be using the B chord as our main example because it often poses particular difficulty for guitar...
Read MoreThis month’s RGS Live features an introduction to a style of fingerpicking known as Travis picking. Travis picking entails alternating bass notes played by the thumb while the fingers pluck the higher strings.Once you’ve become comfortable with Travis picking it’s a great technique to use across the genres of folk, blues, and even ragtime.We learn the basic picking...
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