How to Hybrid Pick Guitar

This video is a quick lesson on a blues shuffle picking pattern I learned on a Philadelphia subway platform many years ago.

Justin teaches you how to play Pearl Jam's "Better Man" on the guitar (acoustic or electric). The finger-picked slash chords in the verses, the chords and strumming in the chorus and the song structure are all covered.

Play the smokin' guitar riffs like rock gods Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai by developing your chops and practicing advanced picking exercises.

Many parents think that starting with Classical Guitar is how you're supposed to learn Guitar, which isn't true, you can learn Guitar any way that you want! But, that doesn't mean that Classical and Flamenco guitar is not UBER awesome at the same time! If you've got a nylon st ...more

Perhaps you have received your guitar as a gift, or picked it out for yourself; and whether it is your first guitar or if you are a grizzled veteran of the frets, there may come a time when your guitar may lose its like new looks. Oil from a performer's hands, combined with di ...more

You know your piano player friends who practice their basic piano scales daily even though they're already well advanced and can play Rachmaninoff like no one's business? It may seem absurd to need to do such simple practicing at all, but scale exercises are the best thing you ...more

This video is part 1 of the lessons of FamousRiffs that teach you how to play the basic, easy riffs of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" on electric guitar. The video starts with a clean demonstration of how to play the intro and bridge of the song. After that, the guitari ...more

Guitar Man demonstrates how to play a basic harmonica blues scale and how to bend a note on a harmonica. Playing a harmonica blues scale is really simple. You can play the blues scale with any G instrument. The blues scale is three blow, three blow, three inhale or suck, four ...more

This acoustic guitar video lesson is brought to you by Matt from Free and Easy Guitar, will teach you how to play "Mad World" as performed by Gary Jules. As you follow along with him, he breaks down the strumming, picking and chords used in the song, going into detail on how t ...more

In this acoustic guitar video lesson, brought to you by GuitarJamz, host Marty Schwarz will teach you how to play "Banana Pancakes" by Jack Johnson. As you follow along with him, he teaches you the progression of the chords used in the song, breaking down each part of the song ...more

In this video acoustic guitar lesson, brought to you by Free and Easy Guitar, and hosted by Aaron, you will learn how to "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt. As you follow along with him, he breaks down the picking of the intro, then moves on to the strumming and chords used in ...more

This video is an acoustic guitar lesson from scottious. In this video, he teaches you how to play the song "We're Gonna Be Friends" by White Stripes. He begins by showing you which chords you need to know to get started on learning the song, and demonstrates how to finger them ...more

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo3tzkZLsWs] Bobbycrispy teaches you fingerboard tapping.[/url] Bobby crispy teaches you the basics of fretboard tapping. Learn through doing several basic exercises demonstrated by bobby at a learner's pace. Also pick up beginner's tips lik ...more

This acoustic guitar video lesson is brought to you by Aaron from Free and Easy Guitar, will teach you how to play "The Joker" by The Steve Miller Band. Before you begin, you will need a capo to play this song the way he demonstrates it. As you follow along with him, he breaks ...more

In this acoustic guitar video lesson, brought to you by GuitarJamz, host Marty Schwarz, will teach you how to play "Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie, based on the Nirvana version. To begin, you will need to tune your guitar down 1/2 step. As you follow along with him, he ...more

In this electric guitar video lesson brought to you by GuitarJamz, host Marty Schwarz will teach you how to play "Beat It" by Michael Jackson. As you follow along with him, he breaks down the picking of the notes used in the song by breaking down each part of the song. He then ...more

In Part 1 of this electric guitar video lesson, brought to you by GuitarJamz, host Marty Schwarz will teach you how to play "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder. As you follow along with him, he teaches you the intro of the song, breaking it down slowly so that you can follow along wit ...more

Eran is teaching in his video how to play the song “Then” which was played by Brad Paisley. He is offering a well constructed lesson, offering a lot of tips about positioning the fingers on the guitar, string picking and taping. The video is offering a lot of details for every ...more

In this video acoustic guitar lesson, brought to you by http://www.Free and Easy Guitar host Aaron will teach you how to play "Hanging By a Moment" by Lifehouse. To begin, you will have to tune your guitar down a half step in Drop D, which he demonstrates for you. As you follo ...more

In this video guitar lesson, from FreeandEasyGuitar.com, host Aaron teaches you to play the song "Check Yes Juliet" by We the Kings. In this lesson you will learn how to tune your guitar to "Drop D", so that you will be in tune to play this song. He begins the lesson, by break ...more

Ways Linn, hosts another in her series of acoustic guitar lessons. Whether you are an experienced player or just beginning to learn to play the guitar, you will be able to follow along with her as she teaches you to play "Your Call" by Secondhand Serenade. She teaches you all ...more

Playing blues is cool, but you will have to learn some special techniques in order to get the best sound possible. This video will show you how to properly play a nice blues song using an acoustic guitar. You will need to practice the song for a while, because it contains som ...more

Popularized by artists like Son House and Skip James, Delta blues is not only one of the oldest forms of blues music, it is among the most stylistically distinct and technically rewarding to play. In this video guitar lesson from YouTube user deltabluestips, you'll learn the v ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this two part tutorial you can learn how to play "Same Old Song and Dance" by Aerosmith on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Eruption" by Van Halen on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. This le ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Without You Here" by the Goo Goo Dolls on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar ...more

Playing your favorite songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Silent Lucidity" by Queensryche on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar p ...more

Playing your favorite songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Grow Old With You" by Adam Sandler on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guita ...more

Playing your favorite songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guit ...more

Playing your favorite songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Throw Down the Sword" by Wishbone Ash on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of gu ...more

Playing your favoriet songs by the Hoosiers on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Goodbye Mr. A" by the Hoosiers on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowle ...more

Playing your favorite songs by Rage Against the Machine on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Know Your Enemy" by Rage Against the Machine on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists becau ...more

Playing your favorite songs by Black Sabbath on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Ironman" by Black Sabbath on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "YYZ" by Rush on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Marty Schwartz co ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Back in Black" by AC/DC on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Marty ...more

Playing your favorite songs by Nirvana on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowle ...more

Playing your favorite songs by Led Zeppelin on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior k ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Life's What You Make It" by Hannah Montana on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of gui ...more

Playing your favorite songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar pla ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards beginner to intermediate guitarists but it does assume prior knowledge of guitar p ...more

Playing your favorite songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Message in the Bottle" by the Police on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of gui ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Paradise City" by Guns N Roses on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. ...more

Because of its portability, the acoustic guitar can be wonderful songwriting device. However, having a pocket symphony in your head–or pocket, as it were–does you little good if your hands aren't on board. Fortunately, YouTube user Sawlon is here to help you train your head an ...more

Want to learn guitar? Some people feel helpless, or feel that it is too hard, but this is not the case. Utopian Thrash Metal Guitarist started out with one tablature book and a cheap electric guitar -- he self taught himself in almost no time. This music video tutorial will s ...more

Learn how to play "Goodbye" by Miley Cyrus, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Chords: E - 079900 Eb/E - 069900 C#m - 046600 A - 002200 B - 024400 Cm - 035500 D - 057700 A5 - 577000 Intro - E Eb/E A B V ...more

Learn how to play "Thinking of You" by Katy Perry, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: (verse 1) E B comparasons are easily done C#m A once you’ve had a taste of perfection E B like an apple handing from ...more

Learn how to play "Take Back The City" by Snow Patrol, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Capo on 1st Fret: A7sus4: x02030 A6sus4: x04030 Asus2: x02200 Intro: A7sus4 A6sus4 Asus2 Asus2 x2 A7sus4 A6sus4 ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar pla ...more

This video lesson introduces a basic philosophy on chicken pickin' or country playing. For country guitar playing, you don't need to use much in the way of effects, just a tiny bit of reverb and compression. Country isn’t dependent on one set of scales, like rock or blues. To ...more

To play "People are Crazy," you begin with what is called the intro. For this song, the intro includes playing the same group of notes or strings two times; this is called "repeat" on the sheet music. All of the these notes will be played on the B-string except for one. The ex ...more

Learn how to play "Single" by New Kids On The Block Ft. NeYo, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Intro: E|———————————————-| B|——-13——-12—-8——-10————–| G|—–12——-12—–9——10—————-| D|—10——-12——9—–10——————| A ...more

Grab a pen and some paper and get ready to draw a fun animal toon! Join Bruce Blitz as he shows you how people can look like their pets and vice versa. You will need paper, pencil, markers, colored chalks or colored pencils and an eraser. Using your pencil, start by drawing 2 ...more

In this series of expert videos, you will learn how to play the guitar using fingerstyle or fingerpicking techniques. Watch as our expert demonstrates picking patterns for you to try. Get tips on the basic open chord shapes and then challenge yourself with the moving chord sha ...more

Jimmy Page had a very specific twangy, high pitched, whiny tone that he used in the recording of "Whole Lotta Love" and a couple of other very recognizable songs during their solo and interlude sections. If you've ever wondered how to get a similar tone check out this video on ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Lithium" by Evanescence on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Marty ...more

Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Roll Out the Barrel" by Milburn on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing ...more