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Guitar Lesson Video: A Dios le Pido

angel — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:04:26 +0000

This is David Lambo performing the intro and the chords of A dios le pido by Juanes. The guitar is been connected to the CPU directly through the UX1 unit by Line 6. The sound is coming from the presets of the same unit.

I know the lesson’s in Spanish but you can still follow the video:

if that is not enough there’s also the notes for the guitar here.

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Video Guitar Lesson: The Attitude Song

Guitar MX Admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:48:34 +0000

Here’s a great video guitar lesson which was recently posted on YouTube by GuitarWorld.com. The lesson is how to play “The Attitude Song” by Steve Vai.

Guitar Legend Les Paul Dead at 94

Guitar MX Admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:32:10 +0000

Les Paul died today; he was 94 years old. Les was much more than a guitar player. He was a tinkerer, inventor, innovator, visionary and legend. He is best known for inventing the solid body guitar that bears his name. But that’s not all, he also invented. multi-track recording and pioneered many recording innovations, such as overdubbing and reverb effect. Modern rock music wouldn’t exist as it is today without Les Paul.

Les created his own electric guitar at age 13 by placing telephone receiver under the strings of this acoustic guitar. He continued to experiment with various methods of guitar amplification, and liked the sound that was made by a solid body. In 1952, Gibson asked Les to create a solid body guitar for them, and the rest is history.

In this video, Les performs a song with his wife Mary Ford, and briefly discusses the multi-tracking technique he invented.

There were very good documentaries made about this great man, which can be viewed here:

Riff Of The Week: Moving Cmaj9 Shapes

Guitar MX Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:00:07 +0000

I just found this YouTube channel today. It’s now new; in fact, it’s been online for a few years, but it’s new to me. It’s Riff of the Week, hosted by Dave Weiner, a graduate of G.I.T and guitar player of 23 years. Every Wednesday, Dave posts an educational guitar video called Riff of the Week. Here’s this weeks video, “Moving Cmaj9 Shapes”

You can subscribe to the Riff of the Week YouTube channel here, and find archives here.

Anthrax Guitarist Cashes in World Series of Poker Tournament

Guitar MX Admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:05:20 +0000

The World Series of Poker draws many celebrities, and this year, one of them was Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. Scott competed in the World Series of Poker Main Event, taking place now in Las Vegas. Out of over 6,000 entrants, Scott finished in 637th place. Not bad! He will take home a prize of $21,365.

Scott takes his poker seriously. Anthrax scheduled their world tour around the tournament. He also plays in a home game with Jerry Cantrell, Kirk Hammett, Slash, Greg from Mudvayne and Vinnie Paul. Here’s an interview with Scott after being knocked out of the tournament.

Eddie Van Halen Says Sobriety Makes it More Difficult to Play Guitar

Guitar MX Admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:04:26 +0000

The now sober Eddie Van Halen told told Spinner.com that sobriety has made it more difficult to play the guitar.

It takes me a good hour to loosen up my fingers… after two and a half, three hours, you kind of get into a zone that I’m kind of relearning because I’m not drinking anymore. When I used to drink, it would get me there quicker. It’s kind of the zone where you’re not thinking

Maybe that explains this horrible performance a year and a half ago in Las Vegas. He wasn’t loose enough!

Shortly after that performance, Van Halen had to cancel several tour dates so Eddie could check back into rehab. I think it’s safe to say that Eddie is a better player sober.

Chickenfoot Releases Album, Performs on Tonight Show

Guitar MX Admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:19:04 +0000

Chickenfoot has arrived. The Supergroup performed last night on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Here’s a video from the performance; Chickenfoot playing “Oh Yeah”.

The appearance coincided with the release of their self-titled album, which can be bought now at Amazon.com for just $3.99!

Video Guitar Lesson: Drop D Tuning

Guitar MX Admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:03:13 +0000

In this video guitar lesson, JamPlay.com instructor Mary Flowers shows how to use Drop D tuning. She also shares some great musical knowledge.

You can find more lessons like this one at JamPlay.com.

10 Guitar Videos for Beginners

Guitar MX Admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:37:12 +0000

First, sorry for neglecting this blog lately. I have been busy with other things, but really want to get back to having new posts at least a few times a week.

MusicRadar is one of my favorite music sites, and they recently put together a compilation of 10 instructional guitar videos for absolute beginners. I thought the lessons were well done and would be a great help to anyone who is getting started with the guitar. So here are the lessons. Links go directly to the videos.

You can find more beginners lessons here.