Just like every other guitar player on the planet, you realize that there is always someone out there that knows more then you do. You may spend your time, like I do, by searching, and then figuring out different styles to play that will help develop a unique sound that you can call your own. This does take a long time. Or, you can search the web for sites that can dramatically speed up this process.
Some great guitar sites even expose you to different ways to listen and understand overall musical structures. Well, I think that I have found one that does all the above and then some. The site is called The Guitar Resource. This is like one stop shopping for technique!
The Guitar Resource has an article called Circle of Fifths that will help with everything from finger exercises all the way to chords and chord progressions.
Not only does the Guitar Resource provide information on how to play, but it has a great selection called How to Read Tabs that compliment and makes the site that much more informative.
The videos that he makes about his topics are top shelf! He has the uncanny ability to make you feel relaxed and he doesn’t talk down to you. His posts also make you sit down and think about what and how to achieve all this without all that dry musical theory stuff. It gives you the very basics and lets you go from there. If you want more detailed info, then just ask him. It’s just that simple.
The tools provided at The Guitar Resource are simple and straight to the point. You don’t need all the bells and whistles to achieve your goal, and I think that he has that aspect all sowed up since he started in March 12th, 2007.
I also found a fabulous book in the portion of his site called Recommended. The book is called the “Practical Theory for Guitar”. Yes it certainly is a must have for any guitarist regardless of his/her level. I looked at some articles and found it simple and straight to the point, so I’m seriously thinking of buying it! I have to hand it to this fellow, he certainly got it right on this one too.
If you visit the guitar resource be sure to check out the tabs that you will find across the top of the site. He has a section called The Store. Within the store you will find a featured product as well as a selection of categories such as Guitars, Amps, Strings, concert shop, guitar instruction, parts and accessories and whole lot more.
All and all, as the name says, The Guitar Resource it is a great resource site to fit all aspects of your guitar playing needs.
Keep on Jammin’
Hi Chris, Great recommendation on the resource sites. Thank you!
Thanks for all the great info. I’ll try to pay you back. I stumbled onto this site a few months ago – and you might like to check it out. It’s at sienzo.com and what they’ve got is, “music transcription software that helps you get chords and tabs from songs’. How cool is that. Now I don’t have to spend hours figuring out the chords to songs.
(Em) (G) (Am)
Well, she’s walking, through the clouds, with a circus mind
(Em7)
that’s running wild…..
Don’t thank me, thank Ross for the great site!
Just talking to him I knew he was a great learner. He was the only one I think, to have gone through my whole site. Now that’s the sign of a smart fellow!
Keep on Jammin’
Hey MorganLighter … keep on Jammin’