Category: Guitar Technique

The phrase “shredding” is often misused in the guitar language. I think this is mainly due to the fact that it is not technically a musical definition. Arguably it is considered to be a cultural...

Dive bombing is a guitar technique in which the tremolo bar, also known as the whammy bar, is used to rapidly lower the pitch of a note, emulating the sound of a bomb being dropped. Types of dive...

Believe it or not there are many types of guitar riffs. In fact, I have categorized them into 10 different types! See these below... What are the types of guitar riffs? Melodic RiffsSimple...

Improvisation brings many surprises to your ears! When you play music, you often hear terms like improvisation or jam... These words can be used interchangeably but basically mean the same thing....

A way to make your guitar playing more interesting is by adding effects like bends and vibrato to your phrasing. Even though the techniques to play these effects are very similar, they are in fact...

If you are new to guitar, at first glance you may feel confused when encountering "rhythm” or “lead” in Guitar. I remember many years ago I also had the same question, and it is an important...