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Guitar Tricks 30: Acoustic Guitar Fingerpicking LessonThis week guest host Lisa McCormick busts out the acoustic and demonstrates a simple fingerpicking pattern. This is a fun pattern to play and Lisa gives you some ideas about how you can use it in different ways.
The tip of the week is to keep the fingernails of your fretting hand short enough to not interfere with your ability to fret notes.
If you like Lisa's playing you might enjoy some of her lessons.
Lisa McCormick Lesson Directory
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 29: Chord Riffs
This week Neal's got a nice lesson on creating great riffs based on notes of a chord.
The tip of the week shows you how to make some spacey sounds with your delay pedal.
Neal takes a chord progression and shows you how to take notes from that progression to make a nice riff.
If you like this lesson, then GT has more on basic riffing in the GT Rock Style Courses!
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 28: Our 1st guest: GT instructor Lisa McCormick
We were lucky enough to have Guitar Tricks instructor Lisa McCormick stop by and do a guest spot on the Channel. She and Neal played one of her songs and talked a bit about the song and some of the inspiration behind it.
Spotify link to Lisa's song 'Lay Me Down'
If you like Lisa's playing you might enjoy some of her lessons.
Lisa McCormick Lesson Directory
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 27: Epiphone Les Paul Giveaway
Neal's got a little demo on the Epiphone Les Paul that we were giving away here. This is a great guitar with classic styling and great tone. Note: This giveaway has ended.
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 21: Guitar Songwriting Tips
This week we've got a great lesson on songwriting for guitarists. Neal shows you a chord progression that you can use in many different genres.
The tip of the week is how to play a cat call by sliding on 2 different strings.
If you like this lesson, then GT has more on how to approach chord progressions in helping to write songs.
Power Chord Candy! More Magic with the 'Magic L'
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 20: Boom Chick Strumming
This week Neal shows you how to master the country technique known as "boom chick" strumming.
The tip of the week is to a reminder to be careful setting your strap height. Lower looks cooler but can lead to extra wrist strain and lead to carpal tunnel syndrome or other damage.
If you like this lesson, then GT has a lot more that cover ideas on how to use Boom Chick Country strumming!
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 19: Wechter Acoustic Demo and Giveaway
One of our giveaways: a Wechter Grand Auditorium Elite acoustic. Every month we give away a piece of gear to a lucky guitar player. Maybe this time it's you? Editor's note: this giveaway has ended.
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 18: Travis Fingerpicking Lesson
Neal's got a free lesson on the Travis Fingerpicking style. This is a great technique for county or acoustic players.
The tip of the week is to get different sounds by moving your picking hand location. Close to the bridge sounds thinner and twangy, over the sound hole sound fuller and has more bass.
If you like this lesson, then GT has a lot more that cover ideas on how to use Travis picking!
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 17: Free Songwriting Lesson
Neal is here with a songwriting lesson that teaches you some basic rock chord progressions. You can build on these progressions to write your own songs and see how these basic forms show up in so many popular songs.
The tip of the week is to do a power slide to spice up your rhythm playing.
This week's lesson on songwriting shows some common chord progressions that you can use to jump start your creative juices.
If you like this lesson, then GT has more on basic chord progressions in the GT Rock Style Courses!
Published: 12/02/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 36: Christmas Songs for Guitar
This week on the channel, guest host Lisa McCormick shows you a timeless holiday classic, "Carol of the Bells" . This one is relatively easy to learn and is a great exercise in the fingerpicking style for acoustic guitar. Give it a go!
The tip of the week is about a pick holder. They are a great way to keep a pick handy and near by.
If you like Lisa's playing you might enjoy some of her lessons.
Lisa McCormick Lesson Directory
Guitar Tricks also has many other holiday songs for you to learn!
Published: 12/01/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 35: Jazz Guitar Lesson
This week on the Guitar Tricks Channel, instructor Anders Mouridsen locks Neal up and takes over the studio to show you how to jazz up your lead playing. If you listen real close, you can hear Neal's cries for help.
Published: 12/01/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 33: Wah Pedal Lesson
In this channel episode Neal shows you how to make your guitar cry (in a good way) with a wah pedal.
The tip of the week also shows you the infamous neck bend.
If you like this lesson, then GT has more on how to use the wah pedal!
Published: 12/01/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 32: Pentatonic Soloing
This week Neal shows you how to get some wicked sounds out of your guitar. He's got a nice lesson on soloing using the pentatonic scale which sounds truly evil.
The tip of the week also shows you an unconventional way of making your guitar scream by yelling into the pickup.
This week's lesson is how to use the pentatonic box patterns to make cool sounding licks.
If you like this lesson, then GT has a lot more that cover ideas on how to expand the pentatonic scale across the guitar!
Published: 12/01/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 148: Rock Solo Lick in B
Neal teaches a fast lick in the key of B that is a great practice in finger independence, hammer-on's and alternate picking. Play it up to speed and you've got a very cool, fast and melodic lick on your hands. Have fun! Tip of the Week: Overlooked Soloing Tip!
Published: 12/01/2025 Upgrade -
Guitar Tricks 38: Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs
This week Neal fills a lessons request on how to do hammer-ons and pull-offs. This is an extremely useful technique for many styles and it's a great way to add speed to your playing even if you're not a shred-meister.
The tip of the week is how to use a TV remote control to get some cool sounds out of your electric. Let the experimentation begin!
This week's lesson is on hammer-ons and pull-offs. In order to do these techniques you need to build your finger strength and dexterity.
If you like this lesson, then GT has a lot more that cover these technique!
Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs in Rock
Published: 12/01/2025 Upgrade
