Why playing guitar has secrets?

 That's the tricks of guitarist pro creativity

There is nothing more satisfying than the discovery of a particular lick played by your favourite guitarist. In this tricks we will reveal 10 techniques most frequently employed by many popular recording artists today. Each of the 10 techniques are explained in writing as well as musical tablature. All examples given in musical tablature are actual licks in use today.

In the development of these instructions we chose to use clear, concise diagrams of musical tablature rather than longwinded written instructions which tend to confuse rather than clarify. Remember to practice slowly at first and then as you become more proficient you may increase your speed. Clicking on a chosen article below will bring you to a description of how to perform the trick as well as a diagram in tablature format.

String Bending and Vibrato

Whether you're a novice or an intermediate guitarist, the object here is to become as tasteful a string bender as you possibly can. To accomplish this you must know where you want to bend to. Most bends are either 1/2 step or a whole step higher. To achieve a Standard Bend you must pick the note indicated in the tablature and then bend to the following note in parentheses. On the other hand, in a Release Bend you must bend to the indicated note first then pick that note while releasing to the following note in parenthesis. Try the following examples:

Vibrato is a technique that requires you to wiggle a string fairly rapidly at the note you choose to apply it to. Since the vibrato is a tricky technique to master we suggest that you start slow and gradually increase your speed. The technique is fairly simple: pick the note indicated, bend to the following note in parentheses and then pull it back to the original note. You pick only once on the first note, however the process may be repeated. The index or ring fingers are usually employed for this technique. Vibrato may be used for normally fretted notes or with string bending.