Play Guitar Podcast
Summary: Have you been struggling with the guitar? You are not alone! For the past 30 years I have been helping beginner, intermediate, and advanced guitarists get out of the guitar rut and find their voice on the guitar. These FREE, FUN, and EASY guitar lessons give you the right mindset for guitar success, and keep you moving forward on the guitar. No matter if you are just starting out or have been playing for years, this is the show that will help you become the guitarist that you always wanted to be! For more lessons, or to just stop by and say hi, come on over to www.playguitarpodcast.com.
- Visit Website
- RSS
- Artist: Lee Anderson
- Copyright: Lee Wayne Anderson 2018
Podcasts:
What's the best way to play songs without tab or chord charts? Do you have any exercises that could help with directional picking? What are the relationships between the big four scale patterns? Do you have any tips for mixing the major and minor pentatonic together? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/playing-songs-directional-picking-scale-relationships-mixing-scales-080 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
In today's episode, I answer these great questions: Does knowing music theory take the magic out of music? What's the best way to add melody lines to your rhythm playing? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/does-music-theory-ruin-the-feel-of-music-melody-with-rhythm-guitar-079 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
In today's episode, I answer these great questions: Any tips to improve the F major Bar chord? Any tips on finding someone to practice with? Any tips on keeping time without losing a beat? How are arpeggios used in soloing? How to improv fast blues licks? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/f-major-chord-practice-partner-keeping-time-arpeggios-in-soloing-fast-blues-licks-078 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
In today's episode, I answer these great questions: Do you have any exercises for pinch harmonics? What's a good way to play pentatonic scales in every key? Can you suggest a suitable amp for low level Marshall practice amp? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/pinch-harmonics-pentatonics-in-different-keys-low-level-amps-077 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
In today's episode, I answer these great questions: 1. Can you tell me a little about fingerpicking and hybrid picking? 2. What's your best advice for a new guitarist who knows basic chords but has trouble switching fast enough? 3. What's the difference between compressors, gates, and expanders? Leave a review: www.playguitarpodcast.com/itunes Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/fingerpicking-switching-chords-compressors-gates-and-expanders-076 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
In today's episode, I answer these great questions: 1. How to have a good sounding rehearsal? 2. When you play smaller blues chords, which notes do you leave out? 3. Arpeggios: which ones to start with, and how do you incorporate them into solos? 4. Any tips on playing blues rhythm and lead together? www.playguitarpodcast.com/itunes Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/rehearsals-blues-chords-arpeggios-rhythm-and-lead-together-075 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
1. Do you have any tips to help to learn the five pentatonic shapes? 2. What's the next step after bar chords to step up my playing? 3. Do you have any tips for fun and effective ear training on the guitar? 4. Any exercises to increase the use of fingers you don't often use. Links: www.freeblueslesson.com Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/pentatonic-tips-next-steps-ear-training-finger-exercises-074 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
Today, I answer four more questions from listeners. They are 1. Does it make sense to use an overdrive pedal with modeling amps? 2. When you use a capo is there an easy way of knowing what key you are in? 3. What's a good book to learn the correct patterns in order? 4. What's a good way to start creating licks of your own? Show notes at https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/pedals-into-modeling-capo-keys-patterns-creating-licks-qa-7 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
Today, I answer three more questions from listeners. They are 1. What are the differences between major and minor scales and how are minor diatonic chords created? 2. Do you have any tips on recording your guitar? What kind of software/ equipment would you recommend? 3. How do you decide what guitar tone goes with a particular song? Show notes at https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/minor-diatonic-chords-recording-guitar-and-guitar-tone-qa-6 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
Today, I answer five more questions from listeners. They are 1. Best way to mix minor and major pentatonics over 7th chords? 2. Is there an order in which we have to learn scales? 3. How to get started with eighth note strumming? 4. Do you have any tips for vibrato on bends? 5. How to rake across the strings in blues music? Show notes at https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/mixing-pentatonics-scales-strumming-vibrato-and-raking-strings-qa-5 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
In episode #4 of my spring bonus Q&A series, I answer four more questions from listeners. They are 1. Tips for building speed on legato sections? 2. How to get started with a new loop pedal? 3. How to start applying formal ear training to the guitar? 4. What do you think about getting rid of pedals in favor of a Line6 Helix? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/speed-loop-pedals-ear-training-and-pedals-vs-modelers-qa-4 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
Today, I answer five more questions from listeners. 1. What to do when you have no one to play with? 2. What is a good way of memorizing what notes are in a scale? 3. Deal with a bad jamming situation? 4. If you only had 10 min to practice on a busy day, what would you focus on? 5. Any tips on getting started writing riffs and combining them to get songs? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/playing-solo-scale-notes-jamming-practice-and-riffs-qa3 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
In the second episode of my spring bonus Q&A series, I answer four more questions from listeners. They are: 1. How do you learn to mix different styles? 2. How to you palm mute? 3. How do you identify the key of a song? 4. I'm confused by learning guitar from youtube. Where do I go from here? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/mixing-styles-palm-mutes-keys-and-youtube-qa-2 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
In this first episode of my spring bonus Q&A series, I answer four questions from listeners. They are 1. How do you make your solos sound less like scales? 2. Do I have any tips for coming up with licks? 3. Any tips for unlocking the fretboard? 4. What's the best order to start off writing a song? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/solos-licks-fretboard-and-songs-spring-qa-1 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast
Today, I'm taking a hard look at Vibrato. Vibrato is something extremely important that usually gets very little attention. I go over what it is, the different types, and some exercises for you. Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/vibrato-for-guitar-066 Copyright ©2019
