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How I Learned Guitar Without YouTube Or A Teacher!
When I was a kid, I lived in a rural area where the last thing you would be able to find was a guitar teacher. This was the 60’s, so YouTube wasn’t even a dream back then. TV was black and white, had only 3 channels and no guitar teaching shows. So a little kid like me was on my own. I have posted a video on the method that I used at the time to solo and play chords to songs without any training. Use the link below to check it out!
How I Learned To Play Guitar Without YouTube Or A Teacher!
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How I Learned To Play Solo Guitar Without A Teacher And NO HELP
When I was a kid, the first thing I wanted to do on guitar was PLAY A SOLO. I was listening to artists like Booker T. & The MG’s, The Ventures, Dick Dale and others that featured up front guitar leads. I had no one around to help in this so I had to fend for myself. The video that I have posted on YouTube explains exactly how I went about going from knowing nothing about the subject to being able to play lead guitar in a band in just a few months without help from anyone. Use the link below to check it out!
How To Play Solo Guitar When You Don’t Have A Clue
How To Play An Electric Guitar Solo Without Even Thinking About Scales
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Halloween Song Learning Time Is Here! 2018!
All you pumpkins and goblins gather round! It’s that time again! Halloween is just around the corner, and if you intend to play and sing some fun Halloween songs, the time to learn them is NOW!
Click the link below to get to my YouTube Playlist of easy Halloween song lessons on guitar, bass, drums, piano and ukulele! Half the fun is learning the songs, so let’s get started having Halloween fun right now!
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The Ultimate Christmas Holiday Song Lessons Playlist From EricBlackmonMusic YouTube
Guitar Solo: Gaining Musical Freedom Of Expression
As with many of the older players who never learned music theory, especially blues, gospel and many rockers, playing a guitar solo was totally finding the sweet spot, then expressing themselves in whatever way they were feeling. Some of the very best music we have today was created this way. Scales and theory gets you to the “correct” notes right away, but no musical feeling or freedom or expression is provided. The good thing about the first method is that the ear training and freedom of expression are greatly developed. The problem with it is that once a person learns to play this way, they think that they don’t need to learn scales or theory. Players who initially learn music theory, tend to rely on it too much, and many times do not develop the ear and freedom of expression, which can be very frustrating, especially after studying and playing for years. Back in the day, because I knew nothing about theory or scales, I had to HEAR the music before I could play anything that worked with it. I could solo to most anything once I heard it, BUT I HAD TO HEAR IT FIRST! One day, after years of playing this way, I decided to bite the bullet and sit down to learn music theory. SO GLAD THAT I DID! Now that I have both the musical expression experience and the knowledge of music theory, I can “hear” the music in my head the moment I’m told what the key or scale is. I know what to do BEFORE I ever hear the music or start to play! So now I can instantly pre-plan my guitar solo! It’s the best of both worlds!
Here is my video on learning to solo without thinking about scales. This tutorial is designed to help you “let go” and to experiment with expressing yourself and gaining musical freedom. I plan to soon produce a tutorial on how to use BOTH ear and theory concepts TOGETHER to produce amazing results! Thanks for checking out my blog!
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My “How To Solo On Guitar” YouTube Video Has Reached 1.8 Million Views!
If you have not already checked out my guitar solo series “How To Play An Electric Guitar Solo Without Even Thinking About Scales”, it is time you did! This video series has helped thousands of players who felt that soloing was out of reach to play solos on guitar right away! Scales are important, and have their place! I have learned many of them and benefited from them, but I could solo on guitar very well before I knew a single one! If you know scales, this technique will make things even better for you! Check it out!
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If you like playing songs on guitar for kids, here is the ultimate playlist of song lessons for you! Check out this YouTube Tutorial Playlist, learn some of them for the kids, and they will love you for it(not that they don’t already)!
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