Guitar Tricks Blog
Posted October 2, 2017
Acoustic Guitar Songs - 6 Not So Easy!
If you're like me and get bored of strumming the same old three chords, playing the same old songs, there's one thing I like to do, and that's to learn new, challenging songs. Some of the most difficult songs to play are either super fast, sweep and shred fests, or really intricate fingerpicking songs on an acoustic. Since I'm not Herman Li and my left hand is mostly useless, fingerpicking is more of my style. If you want to learn some new chor
Posted August 8, 2017
The Feedback: Your Guitar Questions Answered!
Welcome to The Feedback! We know you have guitar questions, and we want to help. If you have any questions on playing, choosing gear, songwriting, recording, performing live, etc, send us your questions using this form and we'll try our best to answer some of them in a blog post, like this one, so every guitar learner can learn from the wisdom of the guitar gurus. Please keep your questions in relation to guitar playing, and keep them clean! 
Posted July 24, 2017
Learn the Pentatonic Scale with these Eric Clapton Hits
Photo by Matt Gibbons, taken 15 August 1975; originally uploaded 23 May 2008. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/], via Wikimedia Commons, source: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ultomatt/445724660/ In the right hands, especially those that have been blessed by mythical crossroads, the pentatonic scale is a powerful tool for any guitarist. If you're not yet familiar with the scale, check it out here. Which is why little-known guitar&a
