[this is a preview from the upcoming course Making Theory Practical] In the last lesson, we began mixing quarters & eighths. We didn’t get far, though, because we’re missing an ingredient: silence. Every note value has a matching rest. (Don’t worry about memorizing these—we’re going to learn them in context.) “Rest” is a crappy name […]
The sublime genius of Carole King’s It’s Too Late
get the newsletter RIFFS Ani DiFranco has a lyric: “every pop song on the radio / is suddenly speaking to me” I think of that line whenever I get deep into a subject. Because it always feels like the universe is reconfiguring itself around me, setting up happy accidents, and leading me along to things […]
Riffs, Recs, Charts, & Smarts #35
RIFFS: Anderson .Paak’s name has a dot. But why? The dot stands for detail. It’s a reminder to himself to pay attention to detail, because “people take you as seriously as you take yourself.” Oftentimes we’re in such a hurry to develop our badassery that we forget it’s the sum of paying attention to thousands […]
Mr. Miyagi’s Guitar Lessons
My kids are obsessed with taking their vitamins. Not because they give a shit about their health, but because their vitamins are gummy bears. Metalessons are like gummy vitamins for your guitar playing. Every bit as much fun, but better for you than pure sugary candy. What are the vitamins in this analogy? Every song […]
Finish What Ya Started
Tab, Sheet Music, Backing Track, Lesson, & Analysis Welcome to a different kind of guitar lesson. The kind that needs… a table of contents? How This Works Tiny Little Soapbox Rant The Tones The Chart The Stems Practice Strategies Techniques The Solo How This Works I want to give you better tools for learning songs […]