Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
Fingerstyle Playing
July 03
Q: Brendan, I am an intermediate guitarist and I’ve been playing fingerstyle for a little while. Do you have any pointers for strengthening my picking fingers or possibly some warm-up […]
Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
June 03
Q: Last month you explained how to build triads with Perfect 5ths and Major and Minor 3rds. Can you explain a little more about how to get those intervals?
B: The following […]
Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
May 03
Q: Brendan, I know a lot of major and minor chords; both open and bar chords, but I’m not sure what notes I’m playing. What exactly are major and minor chords […]
Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
The Style of Dave Matthews
April […]
Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
CHORDS & NUMBERS
March 03
Q: I was looking through a chord lead-sheet I found on Olga.net and it had numbers instead of chords. What […]
Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
Q: Brendan, I’m having trouble with Key Singnatures. Is there any shortcut to learning the notes of different Key Singatures?
B: Well, There is a formula. This old online lesson of mine explains […]
Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
NOTES OF THE GUITAR
January 03
Q: Brendan, I’m an intermediate guitarist and I’m still having trouble learning all the notes on the neck. My strengths lie on the 5th and 6th strings and […]
Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
I WANT TO PLAY LIKE SLASH
December 02
Q: Brendan, I like the way Slash, the old guitarist from Guns n’ Roses, plays the guitar. What can I do to sound more like him?
B: […]
Ask Brendan is a monthly column where Guitar Educator, Brendan Burns, answers questions about music and the pursuit of Understanding and Mastering the guitar.
BEGINNING CHORDS
November 02
Q: Brendan, I’m just getting started with guitar. What chords should a beginning guitarist know?
B: The Open Chords are a great […]
