This video demonstrates how to do right-hand (left-hand for lefties) percussive muting while playing rhythm guitar. This is a great technique to help drive the rhythm and add interest to your playing.

The video is a supplement to the Beginning Guitar Podcast

This is a song I wrote for my first son when he was just a few days old. It was the first song on guitar he ever heard.

Copyright 2003

I came across some free software that some of you might find useful. It’s called Fretboard Warrior.

It’s a simple little game that shows you a note on the fretboard and then you need to identify it. When you are done, it gives you a score so you can see how well you did and so you can track your progress over time. It has a nice-looking user interface too.

I think this could be pretty helpful as you are trying to learn all of the note names on the guitar. Plus you can’t beat the price!

You can download it here.

How to play pentatonic scale pattern 5. The last of the five pentatonic scales.

How to play pentatonic pattern 4 on guitar.

This video shows you how to play the third of the five minor pentatonic scale patterns.

How to play the second of five pentatonic patterns.