BGL Guitar Podcast

The Nashville Number System can help make transposing and improvising at bit easier. What’s really great about it is tha... Read more

If you are thinking about learning guitar, or perhaps you have been playing for a while without really understanding wha... Read more

Thanks for listening. No show notes for today’s episode. Just my philosohpy on where the guitar stands in todays music. ... Read more

Practical reasons to play guitar: Guitars are inexpensive. Guitars are portable and they have a pleasant sound. Guitars ... Read more

I came to a place in my playing where I realized I really do have a lot to learn. I knew music, I knew songs, I knew tab... Read more

Learning the notes on the fretboard can seem like a daunting task but in reality it’s quite simple. Notes, scales, and c... Read more

Thanks for listening to this brief overview of the Telecaster’s history. Please share if you enjoy this show! Thanks aga... Read more

Before I get into it let’s talk about what I wont be covering in this post. I wont be discussing how or what to practice... Read more

The CAGED system can be very useful if you want to learn to play chords up and down the neck. Why be stuck playing the s... Read more

Ears that are trained to hear music are a great asset for guitar players. Here are just a few points to consider. Pitch ... Read more

This weeks episode is a continuation from the last where I talked about training our ears to hear and recognize the diff... Read more

These are the notes in the first position of the guitar fretboard. It is helpful to remember that  B-C and E-F are the o... Read more

Here are three areas to help guitar players keep learning and growing. Make sure they make it into your practice routine... Read more

A well setup guitar can make playing easier and a lot more enjoyable. It took me years of playing before I figured this ... Read more

Do you know the difference between a perfect 5th and a perfect 4th? Could you tell whether an interval is Major or minor... Read more

Here are a few of the resources I use both in my teaching and learning. Ultimate Guitar Hal Leonard and Fast Track books... Read more

So you want to sing and play at the same time! Awesome! Just remember that you want to do many things at the same time, ... Read more

So Gain and Volume can be a bit confusing but if we focus on these two things I think it will help us manage what’s goin... Read more

The fret board can be a tough thing to decipher, but thankfully there are systems to help us learn it a lot quicker and ... Read more

Inspired by The Guitar Handbook by Ralph Denyer The Rhythm Guitarist A good rhythm guitarist creates rhythms that accomp... Read more