5 kickass online guitar websites
The internet can well teach us a lot of things and it surely can make you an adept guitarist. Here are 5 websites to hone your skills with the guitar(and subsequently with the opposite sex, if you so wish). At your pace.
Ultimate Guitar:
UG easily has to be one of the best guitar sites around. You’ll usually find the tablature for most songs around here. The website also features interviews with many guitar greats and has a very active community.
Guitar Cardio:
Yes, your fingers need the workout and GuitarCardio will give you just that. Just like on a treadmill, you choose what kind of scales or chords you need to practice upon, and et Viola! We are on a nice session of working your finger muscles up. (My, my)
The Guitar Thing:
The content on this site is created by Chandresh Kudwa of Dream Out Loud who is heralded as one of the best guitarist on the Indian rock scene. The site now offers all its content for free and has some really good video lessons on a myriad of topics. I swear I did not know what “Chicken Picking” was earlier.
Essential Guitar:
This is a rather simple looking site but don’t let your eyes fool you. It’s got a great deal of information within it. All the articles are easy to understand and are punctuated with illustrations. Just what the doctor ordered.
GuitarSite:
Another magazine style guitar website with loads of news and interviews. Head to the “Guitar Lessons” section to see a load of articles ranging from “How to nail a solo” to “What should I practice” etc etc.
Of course these sites are good only if you’ve had some guidance from an “offline teacher”. There are some really nifty things only a good human tutor can tell you. For the rest, there’s the internet.
Some more websites I found out after writing this post
1) Guitar-Tube: A very YouTube-y website. Go check it out.
2) JustinGuitar: Lots of info, free! (recommended by reader, Mark)
3) Guitar Noise: Amazing range or articles supported by lots of audio clips and illustrations. (recommended by reader, Timbo)
