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20 Tommy Emmanuel Inspirations for 2015

20 Tommy Emmanuel Inspirations for 2015

Tommy Emmanuel inspired me in 2014. I wasn’t too familiar with his acoustic guitar playing before that. Well, actually I had learned his version of “And So It Goes” a few years ago. But that was about it. I didn’t know a lot of his other work, and

14 Free Full Length "Hot Licks" Instructional Guitar Videos Online

14 Free Full Length "Hot Licks" Instructional Guitar Videos Online

Update: It looks like "Music Sales" company has asserted copyright on all these videos and blocked them from YouTube. So if you're interested in the old Hot Licks series of guitar instruction videos, I would suggest searching YouTube or clicking the Amazon.com links to view

10 Great Guitar Blogs Worth a "Follow" (Updated)

10 Great Guitar Blogs Worth a "Follow" (Updated)

There's so much good guitar info online, it's hard to know where to get started. These 10 guitar blogs should be a good beginning to broaden your playing, learn about gear, and keep up with the community. Why these 10 particular sites? Because these guitar blogs

An Interview With soYmartino

An Interview With soYmartino

I recently mentioned soYmartino in an article listing the best YouTube channels for fingerstyle acoustic guitar. While researching, I discovered that soYmartino had launched a 'guitar school' via his website. There's a variety of fingerstyle guitar school's available online (Martin Taylor, Tommy Emmanuel, etc.

How to Play Windy and Warm, by Chet Atkins

How to Play Windy and Warm, by Chet Atkins

Chet Atkins is the eternal king of fingerstyle guitar. I'm gearing up to learn some of his tunes and starting out by learning how to play Windy and Warm. The song is actually by John D Loudermilk, but was made popular by Chet Atkins. My inspiration was watching

Get Lessons and Arrangements at TedGreene.com

Get Lessons and Arrangements at TedGreene.com

Ted Greene was perhaps the most influential jazz guitar instructor ever. He passed away in 2005, leaving behind a legacy of changed students and performers. What I didn't realized till recently is that there is a website run in honor of Ted: www.tedgreene.com; and that students

George Lowden Giving a Great Introduction to Acoustic Guitar Wood

George Lowden Giving a Great Introduction to Acoustic Guitar Wood

Acoustic Guitar Magazine ran a great video piece on the woods used in acoustic guitars. George Lowden's "Every Guitar Has A Voice" videos give a nice introduction and overview of the different woods used in high end acoustic guitars, and the tones created by them. The

How To Play: "Song For George" by Eric Johnson

How To Play: "Song For George" by Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson playing "Song For George" live: [youtube url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7_QRTM96M"] A "Slowed Down" version: [youtube url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76yCngjEGss"] Reliable Tab version of the song: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/johnson-eric/