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The Dot Inlay Roadmap
The 12th Fret Memorizing the name of the notes on the entire fretboard can be a daunting task. A standard guitar has 21 or more frets. That’s 126 or more frets to memorize… or is it? Realize that the 12th fret is the same note as the open string. This is called an octave. An…
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Trills
A trill is performed by quickly hammering on and pulling off two notes. It’s usually represented by a “tr” and a squiggle line like seen for a vibrato. In the example below, you can see a trill in tablature. Place your 1st finger on the note on the 7th fret and use your 3rd finger…
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Silent Lucidity by Queensryche
Part 1 The 1st part of this riff is so easy you can probably teach it to your girlfriend (or boyfriend!). It’s fingerpicked and you’ll want to let it ring throughout the riff. It can be performed on either acoustic or electric. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Riff Resources Complete…
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Pull-Off
A pull-off is an articulation technique that is performed on a string that is already vibrating. The fretting finger is pulled off to sound a different note on the same string that is lower in pitch. In notation, it is represented by a “P”.
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Guitar Bends: Vibrato Vs. No Vibrato
You can play straight bends, or you can add vibrato to your bends. This lesson will discuss the difference.
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Another One Bites The Dust by Queen
Queen was at the peak of their popularity as they entered the decade of the 80s. The Game was released in early 1980 and became their first US number one album. It also contained four hit singles, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” an Elvis-like song, the somewhat disco sounding “Another One Bites the Dust” and…
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Nuthin’ But Pull-Offs Lick #2
Here’s that uses nothing but pull-offs. It’s similar to a lick from “Crazy Train”.
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Naming The Strings
The most common way to refer to a string is its alphabet name. The 1st string is the highest string on the guitar (it’s the thinnest string). It’s an E note and we call it the “high E string”. The 2nd string is B. The 3rd string is G. The 4th string is D. The…