A look at the Guitar Nine organization six-strings from 1980 through 2024.
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A look at the Guitar Nine organization six-strings from 1980 through 2024.
Searching for interesting chords to put before a dominant chord.
Steve discusses melody writing, phrasing, dynamics and more using his track "For The Love Of God".
The differences between regular and scalloped fretboards explained.
A look at the Guitar Nine organization basses from 1980 through 2024.
Write dissonant but delightful music using the Neapolitan minor scale or chord.
An article designed to help you on the road to achieving your dream of completing your first CD release.
Dan Hawkins' masterclass focuses on pentatonics for bass.
A method to move freely around the fretboard.
Vai's whammy antics, speed and 'detuned' playing is highly unusual and original.
Start incorporating bends more fluidly into your playing.
McRocklin's masterclass covers his track "New Beginnings" (B minor) in great detail.
An exercise that you can use to build a powerful picking hand.
Since "Not Of The Earth" and "Surfing With The Alien" in the '80s, there's been a lot of Joe S. playing in our studio.
Exercises that will challenge you to build a deeper connection with your guitar.
Don't neglect your hands. Tips for hand health.
Learn to make music using exotic scales.
Guitar Nine's April-May 2021 newsletter.
Who could predict in 1980 that Def Leppard would have a 40+ year career, and that the addition of Collen would make such an impact?
Dozens of articles on the subject of scales, scale patterns, scale connection and more.
A little technique can go a long way if you know how to apply it creatively.
Many players are questioning whether or not amps are still the necessities they once were.
All it takes is knowing the correct exercises to get your hands working properly.
Helpful advice about how to choose a room and convert it into the studio of your dreams.
Adding first inversion chords gives you 7 new sounds to work with.
Moving the Phrygian Dominant scale in a more horizontal fashion across the neck.
Appreciating how different this music sounds from typical guitar music.
Share your knowledge of the guitar and music with the rest of the world.
Guitar Nine's February-March 2021 newsletter.
"Eruption", "Atomic Punk" and a fiery cover of "You Really Got Me" blew us away in 1978.
A wealth of information about chords and chord progressions for you to learn and master.
How old is too old? The answer may surprise you.
Get the most you can out of the rehearsal time you have scheduled.
Here are three ways to advance and progress in the area of finger independence.
Here is a minor cadence used in hundreds of Real Book tunes.
Is it something that is necessary for your specific musical path - or not?
Tips on recording some of the greatest classical pieces for electric guitars.
Examples that will help strengthen your picking, constructed in a more musical fashion.
Guitar Nine's December-January 2020 newsletter.
We're positive you should be exposed to negative harmony.
A good guitar riff drives the song, and is often one of the most memorable parts of the tune.
Can your hands actually be too small to play?
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page inspired a generation of guitarists.
How to avoid getting discouraged.
Less is more, more is more - which is it?
A great way to connect the five basic major scale patterns.
Guitar Nine's October-November 2020 newsletter.
Tell a story with your music by the way you phrase notes on guitar.