http://www.jambabble.com Guitar Talk, Tips, Lessons and Babble Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:20:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 12 bar blues isn't a tough concept to understand. You do need some basic knowledge of scales, and if you know you're way around the neck a bit that will help. If you're not there yet don't panic, these tips on how to play the 12 bar blues will ... http://www.jambabble.com/2010/02/tips-on-how-to-master-the-12-bar-blues/ Changing chords is something a lot of beginners struggle with. I have me theories that beginners tend to try and change chords too quickly while they're learning. By this I don't mean physcially too fast but rather too soon. In order to be efficient at changing chords, especially while strumming, you ... http://www.jambabble.com/2010/01/how-to-get-better-at-fast-chord-changes/ Palm Muting is a great skill that I don't think is used all that often. I use it a lot since I enjoy playing acoustic songs that use the guitar as a rhythm instrument as well (think tunes a la Jack Johnson). To use palm muting what you want to ... http://www.jambabble.com/2010/01/how-to-use-palm-muting/ I grabbed this idea from the author over at Acoustic-Guitar-Blog, it was a solid enough idea that I wanted to pass it along to you guys. If you haven't been playing long you may not have run into the problem of your guitar slipping off your leg. It happens a ... http://www.jambabble.com/2010/01/the-sticky-leg-idea-%e2%80%93-stop-sliding-guitars/ A lot of beginners get caught in the cycle of constantly learning to play other peoples songs exactly as they play them. If you're goal is to play cover tunes and possibly in a cover band awesome, keep at it. How ever if you don't want to just mimic someone ... http://www.jambabble.com/2010/01/making-a-song-your-own-and-learning-to-improvise/ I know lame title but I couldn't help it. I wanted to put together this quick post on how guitar hero fans are kinda driving me nuts. I have played the game, and truthfully it is a little fun, how ever it's not music it's a game. I believe that ... http://www.jambabble.com/2010/01/being-great-at-guitar-hero-can-still-make-your-a-guitar-zero/ If you're into a particular style of music, say jazz, rock or acoustic, only learning songs in that genre can actually stunt your growth as a guitar player. While it's not always fun to learn songs we don't love, it can be great for your development as a guitar player ... http://www.jambabble.com/2010/01/why-sticking-to-one-style-of-playing-can-be-harmful-to-your-progress/ It can be a long road from newbie to master when learning guitar, but it should be enjoyed not loathed. There are a few things I've noticed that can contribute to you feeling over whelmed or frustrated and/or having fun while you're learning to play. In this post I want to ... http://www.jambabble.com/2009/12/beginner-guitar-lesson-tip-avoiding-discouragement-when-first-starting-out/ Learning the notes on each guitar string is an important foundational lesson for all beginners. Unfortunately it's also something that is going to require a bit of practice at first and a little memorization. In today's post I'm going to explain first the difference between half steps and whole steps as ... http://www.jambabble.com/2009/12/beginner-lesson-finding-the-guitar-notes-on-each-string/ OK, maybe the title of this post was a little harsh, but I always used to hear that tab was a lazy way or reading music. After you learn how to read guitar tab you may just agree with me that tab is a lazy way, but it's a heck ... http://www.jambabble.com/2009/12/tabs-the-lazy-guitar-players-way-of-reading-music/