Free lesson in Guitar Rock Methods

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Chris has just launched this new Rock Guitar Methods course today 19th June!!!! A fantastic learning resource, multimedia lessons feature Tab, Video and Audio, letting you watch and listen to what you are being taught, and making it much easier to follow and learn.

At an incredible price of $47, and with a no-conditions money-back guarantee, this is an amazing opportunity for anyone who aspires to be a Rock Guitar Player. Special Bonuses for the lucky first 500, so get over there now if you think this is for you: Rock Guitar Techniques Course - Special Launch offer

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Whether or not you were tempted by Chris Elmore's Guitar Giveaway competition ( see previous post ), I'm sure most of my Blog readers will be pleased to hear that I've persuaded Chris to let go of a mouth-watering sample from his forthcoming Rock Methods guitar instruction course.

Regular readers will know Chris as the maestro behind Elmore Music, which has previously produced Guitar Tips, Guitar Songs, Guitar Backing Tracks, and Speed Guitar Learning - some of the best guitarist resources on the planet.

When I pointed out to Chris that not all of my readers would feel up to submitting a video of themselves playing guitar on YouTube, to be included in the contest, but that many of them are indeed aspiring rock musicians, he very kindly agreed to release an exclusive video lesson taken from the yet to be released Rock Methods Course.

Just click on the link below to watch and learn!!

Rock Guitar Methods - Chris Elmore shows how to 'Rock it Up!'


Enjoy your music!

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Win a Dave Mustaine Guitar!

My very good friend Chris Elmore, who you will know from the great guitar 'mini-lessons' he provides for my blog and for my monthly newsletter, is holding a contest with a superb Dave Mustaine guitar as the main prize. You can actually check out the guitar at this link:

http://www.guitartrader.com/Dean-Dave-Mustaine-Bolt-on-Electric-Guitar

Ok, so to win this guitar, or one of the other contest prizes, Chris wants you to submit a YouTube video of yourself performing on guitar. He explains it fully in this short video clip:

How to win the Dave Mustaine Guitar

Take a look at the video clip ( about 2 mins ) - if you think you have what it takes to impress Chris, just follow the instructions on the page, and you're on your way to bringing home an awesome guitar. Please don't be shy about this - I know Chris is not necessarily looking for someone who can replicate an existing guitar riff. If you think there is anything special you can do, this is your chance to show off your talent, and maybe bag a big prize in the process.

The link to enter the contest again is: How to win the Dave Mustaine Guitar

Regular subscribers will know that Chris is absolutely the most genuine guy in the guitar learning world. As well as regularly providing great free guitar tips for my guitar newsletter readers, he sponsored some amazing prizes for my 5 million and 10 million visitor celebrations. This contest is to celebrate the release of his latest learning program - 'Rock Methods', and runners-up in the contest will receive copies of this course. I haven't had sight of this course yet ( it won't be launched for a while ) but I know that it will be up to the standard of excellence of all of the Elmore Music learning tools.

I would encourage you to take part in this contest, show the world what you can do, and hopefully, bring home that fabulous guitar!

Meanwhile, I will be adding some songs to my chords and lyrics website which will hopefully meet your requirements.

Enjoy your music,

PJ

Enjoy your music!

P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Backing Tracks - http://www.guitarsongs.info/guitar-backing-tracks.htm

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Guitar Lessons+Guitar Tips+DVD Lessons+Voice Tutor+Chord Dictionary
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P.J. Murphy
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Guitar Backing Tracks - http://www.guitarsongs.info/guitar-backing-tracks.htm

Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Explore the world of Chords

Chris Elmore, creator of the ElmoreMusic series of guitar lessons and resources, and my partner in the GuitarBackingTracks project, has once again supplied a short, but very useful lesson for my Blog, which should be of help to all learning guitarists.

Chris has been a top guitarist for years, and has brought all of his experience and learning to the table in passing on his knowledge with the ElmoreMusic ( click the link for more info ) set of lessons. His GuitarTips course covers playing chords, arpeggious etc, but he has created an article showing my Blog readers how these techniques are related and how to be creative with working out neat arpeggios from chord sequence - and vice-versa! . Check out this guitar tip at the link below:

Chris Elmore - Explore the world of chords


BTW, Chris has offered a great deal to my Blog readers - lifetime subscription to his fantastic Guitar Tips learning program for an unbelievable $27 ( it was already a steal at $49.95 ).
Just click on the special link below:

www.guitartips.com.au/murphypj

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Improve your sound with effects

Chris Elmore, owner/creater of ElmoreMusic, and co-owner with myself of GuitarBackingTracks has supplied another very useful tip for all musicians struggling to get 'that' sound.

Chris has been playing guitar at the top level for more years than he would want to even think about! It was a logical progression from this to passing on his knowledge and expertise to learning guitar players thru the great courses at ElmoreMusic. His GuitarTips course covers effects and sounds in detail, but he has taken time out to share a few pearls of musical wisdom with my Blog readers. Check out the effects tip below:

Chris Elmore - Improve your sound with Effects


BTW, Chris has offered a great deal to my Blog readers - lifetime subscription to his fantastic Guitar Tips learning program for an unbelievable $27 ( it was already a steal at $49.95 ).
Just click on the special link below:

www.guitartips.com.au/murphypj

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Play Guitar Backwards!

Once again, a tip from Chris Elmore, owner/creater of ElmoreMusic, and co-owner with myself of GuitarBackingTracks

This is a brilliant article/lesson, with tab, sound and video, where Chris shows you how to play some really fancy and nifty riffs on lead guitar. Just watching Chris's hand movements as he switches between standard and "backward" fretting with his left hand makes you want to stop what you're doing and try that out right away!!

I'm not a lead guitarist myself, but I find with the help of the lessons ( like this one ) generously made available to my Blog readers by Chris and others, I'm starting to surprise my friends at our jam sessions. The look of astonishment on their faces when I add in a nifty lead break on one of the other players' numbers is priceless!


Check out the tip at this link: How to play Your Guitar with your hand 'Backwards'

BTW, Chris has offered a great deal to my Blog readers - lifetime subscription to his fantastic Guitar Tips learning program for an unbelievable $27 ( it was already a steal at $49.95 ).
Just click on the special link below:

www.guitartips.com.au/murphypj

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Blues You can Use

This tip comes from Chris Elmore, owner/creater of ElmoreMusic, and co-owner with myself of GuitarBackingTracks

Chris has provided a great article-cum-lesson, which gives a short introduction to The Blues and it's influences on today's guitarists, and a lesson, with tabs and audio which will give you an insight into how standard blues playing patterns have found themselves into many of the modern music genres. If you're not already familiar with blues rhythms and patterns, it's a great introductory lesson, I think you'll really find it useful. If you are.... well, ditto!!

Check out the tip at this link: Blues You can Use

BTW, Chris has offered a great deal to my Blog readers - lifetime subscription to his fantastic Guitar Tips learning program for an unbelievable $27 ( it was already a steal at $49.95 ).
Just click on the special link below:

www.guitartips.com.au/murphypj

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

How to play "Blue Star" ( Shadows )

This latest tip also comes from Chris Elmore, CEO of Elmore Music ( creators of GuitarTips, Guitar Backing Tracks and Guitar Songs, among other great guitar learning sites and resources.)

Chris shows you - with guitar tab, audio and video, how to play a really neat but tricky guitar song - "Blue Star" by the Shadows.

While you may not be a huge Shadows fan, the approach to learning demonstrated here will be helpful to you, as Chris breaks the song down into bite-size components, for easier learning. There is the expected melodic guitar line that typifies the Shadows' work, but also the chord patterns which fit in to the mix for you to learn. The techniques learned here can be applied to other songs you might be more familiar with, but this is quite a challenging lesson, these guitar tunes were always 'show-off' numbers.

Who knows, maybe you will be adding it as one of your 'party pieces'!

Check out this in-depth lesson, and learn the song at: How to Play 'Blue Star.

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
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pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

How to Play Power Chords

Chris Elmore, CEO of Elmore Music ( creators of GuitarTips, Guitar Backing Tracks and Guitar Songs, among other great guitar resources ) has kindly supplied this latest tip for electric guitarists.

This guitar tip shows you the positions for some of the most popular power chords, and discusses how they should be played, and where they fit into the rock guitar genre.

The article features tab for the chords, photographs of the finger positions for both left and right-handed players, plus audio clips, showing you what the chords should sound like.

Check out this valuable article at this link: How to Play Power Chords.

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Mastering the Fretboard

This tip comes from Andrew Koblick, owner/creater of the Guitar5Day program .

This tip helps you to achieve mastery of the fretboard by practicing a 4-octave run covering all strings. Try it slowly at first, then gradually build up your speed until your finger positions become automatic.

Check out the tip at this link: Master the Fretboard - 4 Octave run

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

How to hold a Barre Chord

This tip comes from Chris Elmore, the mastermind behind ElmoreMusic, who provide GuitarTips, Guitar Backing Tracks, Guitar Leads, GuitarSongs and GuitarTheory resources.

This is quite a basic tip, but for learning guitarists it is one of the early hurdles which can stop you in your tracks. Most early learners try to avoid Barre chords, and 'learn around' them - but if you want to be a Guitar Player - barre chords are something you must master

Check out the tip at this link: How to Hold a Barre Chord

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Strength Training Exercises

Dan Denley, the mastermind behind THE greatest and most comprehensive online learning programs: AmazingGuitarSecrets, BluesGuitar Secrets, and just recently, LeadGuitarSecrets. has kindly agreed to supply a set of articles and mini-lessons for my GuitarTips Blog ( Thanks Dan! )

This tip shows how you can improve your guitar playing immensely, using strength training exercises which will only take 10 minutes out of your day. These exercises are ideal as a precursor to either guitar practice, or actually performing live.

I hope you will enjoy and benefit from Dan's expertise, see the link below:

Dan Denley - Improve Your playing in only 10 minutes per day


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Dan has very recently released a fantastic new resource, Lead Guitar Secrets, which contains everything you could possibly need to help you become an accomplished Lead Guitar Player.

I was privileged to receive an advance copy of the full course - I told Dan that if it didn't live up to the high standards of his previous works, I could not, in all conscience, give it a review, much less a 'thumbs up'. But, as I might have guessed, he has exceeded himself once again - this is the most complete and well-presented instruction set I have EVER seen for lead guitar players, whether at the early stages of learning or for the already proficient player.

There are 4 DVD's with video and audio lessons, backed up by a 200 page detailed instruction manual with music notation as well as tab for each of the lessons, PLUS a CD-ROM tutorial AND an audio CD full of backing tracks to help you to practice your new-found skills.

If you're convinced, or would like to find out more about the course, go straight to the launch page at the link below:

Lead Guitar Secrets - Everything you need to know about playing Lead Guitar

Meanwhile, Dan has kindly supplied me with a condensed version of one of the lessons from the Amazing Guitar Secrets course, which you can check out at: Amazing Guitar Secrets

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Take command over your Instrument

This tip comes from Chris Standring, whose GuitarMadeSimple program... well, does what it says on the tin!

While learning theory and practicing all of the techniques you need to try to get your sound 'out there' are obviously critical, Chris' article goes into the importance of the level of control you have over your guitar, and of the relationship between guitar and player.

This is by no means a technical tip, but one that you should read, think about, and remember when you get on that stage and prepare to play to your audience.

Check out the tip at this link: Take command over your Instrument ( Chris Standring )

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Free Video lesson + New Guitar Leads course info

Firstly, apologies for the delay since the last Guitar Tips post here.

Dan Denley, of Amazing Guitar Secrets and Blues Guitar Secrets renown, has just this week released a fantastic new resource, Lead Guitar Secrets, which contains everything you could possibly need to help you become an accomplished Lead Guitar Player.

I was privileged to receive an advance copy of the full course - I told Dan that if it didn't live up to the high standards of his previous works, I could not, in all conscience, give it a review, much less a 'thumbs up'. But, as I might have guessed, he has exceeded himself once again - this is the most complete and well-presented instruction set I have EVER seen for lead guitar players, whether at the early stages of learning or for the already proficient player.

There are 4 DVD's with video and audio lessons, backed up by a 200 page detailed instruction manual with music notation as well as tab for each of the lessons, PLUS a CD-ROM tutorial AND an audio CD full of backing tracks to help you to practice your new-found skills.

If you're convinced, or would like to find out more about the course, go straight to the launch page at the link below:

Lead Guitar Secrets - Everything you need to know about playing Lead Guitar

Meanwhile, Dan has kindly supplied me with a condensed version of one of the lessons from the Amazing Guitar Secrets course, which you can check out at: Amazing Guitar Secrets

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Developing Good Timing

As per previous post, I've been trying out the great new resource from Chris Standring - GuitarMadeSimple, which is mainly aimed at the learning to intermediate guitar player, but is certainly setting me straight on some things I 'thought' I knew, and helping me correct some bad habits I've acquired over the years

You could do yourself a huge favour by checking out Guitar Made Simple (click on the link), it could be the best Christmas present you ever give yourself, if you want 2007 to be the year you become a 'Guitar Player'.

I've asked Chris Standring, the brains behind the course, to supply another article for my Blog readers for December, and he has given me this insightful article on 'Developing Good Timing', which is a critical asset for any guitar player, and one that doesn't always come instinctively, but needs to be learned.

As it's coming up to Christmas, he has also offered a chunky discount to my site visitors and Blog family, so click on the GuitarMadeSimple link to take advantage of this kind offer.


Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info