Today I am compiling a list of 100 great guitar riffs in celebration of my 100th blog post! If you play guitar or even are just a fan of guitar, check out these riffs. They will be of varying styles, varying difficulty and hopefully there is something for everyone in this list. Also I will try somewhat to stay away from some of the obvious clichés like Smoke on the Water. They are also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER. I'll just rattle them off. Enjoy! Walk This Way - Aerosmith Little

I've decided to follow the "What's in your bag" blog trend and share the contents of my guitar/gig bag. Below is a list of essential items in my bag that I use for gigs, lessons and studio sessions. Enjoy! Guitar cables (3+) Tuners (3+: clip on and old-school plug-in tuners) Capos (2: G7th for electric, Kyser for acoustic) Batteries (9v for acoustic guitar) Staff paper/Books Pencils Power cable for amp Power cable for delay pedal Spare patch cables Picks Beta SM58 Microphone

With the summer coming to an end, I just want to share some updates and events that are happening. Gigs Gigs are definitely back and in full swing! Not only have I been doing a lot of solo gigs, but more band-friendly venues are starting to return to live music. The fall should be very eventful and the calendar is filling up more each week. Check out the Shows tab for an up-to-date list of shows. Licensing/TV Placements My success with music licensing has slowed down the past

Are you just starting to learn guitar? Follow this list of tips to help you get started! Learn the names and numbers of the strings. When someone says "play the 3rd fret on the D string" you should know what that means. The strings are numbered from thinnest to thickest (1-6). They also are assigned letters based on what notes they are. Check out this chart with explanations. Make sure your guitar is in tune before you play! Old guitars that haven't been played in years will

I want to share some of the common online resources that you can use to learn guitar. The internet has tons of useful and free materials, TABs, chord sheets, tuner apps, and more, which are great for anyone who plays guitar. Ultimate Guitar This is easily the number 1 most popular site for finding guitar tabs and chords for almost any song you can think of. Users upload their own tabs and anyone can rate them based on how accurate they are. There are also Pro tabs (which aren

When playing songs on guitar (especially acoustic) probably 90% of what you will be playing is chords. So if you are just starting out, these chords will help you play songs in no time! Chords are shown as pictures, and the info below will help you read them. Reading Fretboard Diagrams - Vertical lines indicate strings (from left to right: EADGBe) - Horizontal lines indicate frets (3 frets are shown in these photos) - ○ indicates an open string - ● indicates fretted note - x

Here is a look into a week in the life of someone like me. During busy seasons, I will compose/record music, practice, teach lessons and play gigs all within the course of a week. Here is a sample layout of what a typical week might look like. Monday Morning/early afternoon - Write and record production music, finish up previous week's projects Afternoon - Teach lessons Tuesday Morning/early afternoon - Write and record production music Afternoon - Teach lessons Wednesday Mor

As the COVID vaccine becomes more accessible, in-person lessons are starting to come back. I think most students prefer to have lessons in person, as opposed to online. After one semester of virtual lessons I saw about a 50% drop in the amount of lessons I was teaching. Some students liked the video lessons, but others would lose focus, feel less engaged, or have technical difficulties. For new students, I highly recommend in-person lessons if they are available. If I am ther

As a guitar teacher, one of the most common questions I get is: "What kind of guitar should I start with?" Well I'm here today to answer that and some other questions for you! The first thing to ask yourself is which instrument you WANT to play: acoustic or electric. If you want to play classic rock, electronic music, metal, guitar riffs, etc. you will want to start with electric guitar. If your goal is to play folk, singer-songwriter stuff, and more chord-based music, then y