TrueFire's Guitabulary
Jonesing for a bigger bag of chops? Don't touch that dial ... tune in here for an eclectic series of TrueFire audio guitar lessons, with tab and notation, ranging across all styles, techniques and levels. WARNING! Podcasts may lead to excessive practice and grossly enlarged chops.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 99
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2010
Whitley's Twisted Blues
McErlain shows you one of Chris's more twisted blues pieces, played on open-tuned Dobro. Chris describes it as Bukka White meets Thelonius Monk. Need we say more?
Tab, notation and Power Tab files a…
00:07:02 |
Sun 21 Sep 2008
Burrell's Funky Comping
Burrell's funky comping powers many of the best late 50s and 60s beatnik-jazz records. Andy Ellis helps you summon this late-night mood by using the comping moves in this rhythm figure. Played at fas…
00:05:43 |
Thu 16 Mar 2006
Slash and Burn
It's an amazing sight. Armed exclusively with a twangy 6-string resonator-an instrument most audience members associate with the likes of Son House and accompanied by a pumping drums-and-bass rhythm …
00:03:15 |
Thu 02 Mar 2006
Joni Mitchell Opens Up
She's not only an enchanting singer and superb songwriter, but Joni Mitchell is also an outstanding player and master of open tunings. This lesson from Andy Ellis, explores her penchant for open tuni…
00:06:59 |
Tue 21 Feb 2006
John Lee Hooker
Few guitarists become so strongly identified with a genre of music as John Lee Hooker and his timeless boogie. Hooker laid down his share of classics, such as "Boogie Chillen" (a.k.a. "Boogie Chillun…
00:01:20 |
Fri 27 Jan 2006
The Blues/Metal Connection
Even metal icons like Metallica's Kirk Hammett go searching for the roots. This lesson deals with his recent interest in the blues and how using blues style can add emotional heft to your hard-rock s…
00:02:24 |
Tue 17 Jan 2006
How To Play Like: Dickey Betts
When most guitarists think of the Allman Brothers Band, the image usually held in their minds is that of the late, great slide master Duane Allman. While Duane was a peerless icon of the electric blu…
00:07:43 |
Thu 05 Jan 2006
15 Days to Better Chops
Want to be a better player? Of course we all do. That's why we practice. So why does it seem like all that practice time isn't paying off? It could be because you're not practicing the right stuff. G…
00:12:14 |
Wed 14 Dec 2005
Tal Farlow
He's one of the most under-heralded geniuses of the jazz guitar. After cutting his teeth on the NYC bebop scene of the late '40s, and building a rep with vibraphonist Red Norvo, Farlow receded from j…
00:04:13 |
Tue 13 Dec 2005
Rockabilly Jazz
Rockabilly is a kissin' cousin of Jazz, with twangy tone and playful techniques disguising an often very sophisticated harmonic and melodic structure. Jim Campilongo lays out some of that tricky stuf…
00:05:23 |
Mon 12 Dec 2005
Blues Sixths
Chances are good that when Jimi Hendrix was playing timeless blues intros like the one presented in Ex. 1-which is similar to the opening notes of Red House - he wasn't consciously thinking, I'm now…
00:01:31 |
Sat 10 Dec 2005
Allman To ZZ - Part 2
Another one of Andy Ellis' six-string history lessons, this 24-parter looks at slide playing from myriad angles, from Blind Willie Johnson's pocket-knife lick from 1927 to Jeff Beck's violin-like lin…
00:06:11 |
Fri 09 Dec 2005
Allman To ZZ - Part 1
Another one of Andy Ellis' six-string history lessons, this 24-parter looks at slide playing from myriad angles, from Blind Willie Johnson's pocket-knife lick from 1927 to Jeff Beck's violin-like lin…
00:06:09 |
Thu 08 Dec 2005
Eric's Essential Licks
Although he has known fame as a rock star, Eric Clapton has always remained planted in the blues. Here, Andy Ellis examines nine prime Clapton-isms, from a typical Bluesbreakers turnaround to the sli…
00:07:14 |
Wed 07 Dec 2005
Barres Of The Stars
Many guitarists know how to play barre chords, yet few tap into all of the magic a 1st-finger barre can offer. Great players often use the 1st finger like a mobile capo, holding down two or more stri…
00:09:45 |
Tue 06 Dec 2005
The Memphis Sound
Keith Wyatt explores the Memphis sound from the axe of Steve Cropper, who was the guitarist for Booker T and the MGs. First, he fleshes out the rhythm part of the classic Green Onions' by adapting th…
00:05:00 |
Mon 05 Dec 2005
Robben's Universal Groove
With his stinging, soulful solos and flawless pocket, Robben Ford has an uncanny knack for making complex music seem simple. Conversely, the guitarist can elevate a mundane one-chord vamp into someth…
00:04:53 |
Sun 04 Dec 2005
The Way to Ladyland
Revered as one of the best firebrand lead guitarists to ever strap on a Strat, Hendrix was also an innovative rhythm guitarist. Joe examines Jimi's chordal sensibilities, the likes of which you hear …
00:06:44 |
Sat 03 Dec 2005
Voodoo Blues Scale
There's one fistful of notes that never gets old, it's the blues scale. Once it finds its way into the hands of a young, inspired guitarist, it typically stays there for a lifetime. Though the blues …
00:04:45 |
Fri 02 Dec 2005
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