http://www.artipot.com/authors/8761/zack-roberts/ Latest articles by Zack Roberts from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/482948/review-of-complete-private-pilot-dvd-training-course.htm Ever since I was a child, I always dreamed of flying In fact, I even planned on applying for the Air Force in order for me to fly jets Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:10:47 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/482948/review-of-complete-private-pilot-dvd-training-course.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/461749/the-secret-origins-of-blues-music.htm The blues is a kind of music that can be vocal, instrumental (blues guitar) or both. It employs the 'blue' notes which are established on a 'minor pentatonic' scale most of the time, otherwise known as the blues scale. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:34:20 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/461749/the-secret-origins-of-blues-music.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/461604/5-ways-to-play-blues-guitar-solos-fast.htm Serious blues guitar players aren't really content playing the guitar with the chords given to them. More than ever, they are definitely looking forward to the day that they will be able to have the spotlight to them-or to their music-by going solo. However, what does this mean to you? It means that you can already improvise with the music that you have. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:25:24 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/461604/5-ways-to-play-blues-guitar-solos-fast.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/454169/the-best-blues-guitar-scales-for-lead-guitar.htm Playing The best blues guitar scales include the Am Pentatonic scales, natural A minor scales, E minor, G shuffle licks and many others. These scales can help you not only to master the blues scales but also help you to play lead and make your own blues backing tracks. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:03:42 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/454169/the-best-blues-guitar-scales-for-lead-guitar.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/453845/4-ways-to-practice-blues-guitar-properly.htm Practicing well is a much harder thing to do and there are many reasons why this is the case. Before I go on, I just want to say that bad practice affects even the most experienced players but it can be overcome with some help. Here are some of the problems that you may have when practicing and some usable solutions: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:14:58 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/453845/4-ways-to-practice-blues-guitar-properly.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/453130/bb-king-play-blues-guitar-in-street-corners-for-dimes.htm In his youth he played on street corners for dimes and pennies! He was born on 16 September, 1925 on a plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi, near Indianola. He spent his youth playing on street corners for dimes. Today B.B. King (Riley B. King) averages 250 'packed to the rafters' concerts around the world each and every year. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:40:28 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/453130/bb-king-play-blues-guitar-in-street-corners-for-dimes.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/450677/mastering-slowhand-blues-like-eric-clapton.htm The slowhand blues is the most prominent technique that makes blues music what it is today. Mastering the slowhand blues will demand time, effort and focus and above all in-depth comprehension of the different blues scales and the blues notes. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:32:56 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/450677/mastering-slowhand-blues-like-eric-clapton.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/448491/playing-the-blues-guitar-shuffle-rhythm.htm So you have understood the 12-bar blues or at least the concept of it and you would like to push your blues playing to higher grounds. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:39:40 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/448491/playing-the-blues-guitar-shuffle-rhythm.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/445923/the-5-important-patterns-of-guitar-scales-and-arpeggios.htm It is crucial to learn this scale in all 5 patterns, thereby bringing about the ability to play the scale in all areas of the guitar neck rather than just one. The first scale is master is the G Minor Pentatonic. After discovering the five patterns of this scale in G Minor Pentatonic , it becomes conceivable then to improvise lead anyplace on the neck over any rock tunes in... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:14:32 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/445923/the-5-important-patterns-of-guitar-scales-and-arpeggios.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/338235/5-killer-tips-to-play-the-blues-guitar-easily-12-bar-blues-guitar.htm If you want to play Blues guitar there are many different methods to choose from, even hundreds of them The style has many variations and is the most traditional and well-known forms of music in the world Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:28:00 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/338235/5-killer-tips-to-play-the-blues-guitar-easily-12-bar-blues-guitar.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/338233/12-bar-blues-progression-playing-guide-12-bar-blues-guitar-chords-and-scales.htm So, you want to play the blues just like all the blues greats who are out there Good, hold on to that desire Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:21:26 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/338233/12-bar-blues-progression-playing-guide-12-bar-blues-guitar-chords-and-scales.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/338229/avoid-these-mistakes-when-playing-the-blues-phrasing-blues-solos-guitar.htm When playing blues guitar, as with anything, you always start with the basics and gradually you advance to where you get to riffs, style, and that thing they call phrasing Phrasing is how you take all the techniques and all the details that go with it and make it yours Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:14:06 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/338229/avoid-these-mistakes-when-playing-the-blues-phrasing-blues-solos-guitar.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/338223/discover-how-to-play-the-12-bar-blues-on-your-guitar-progressions.htm It's hard to describe how to play the 12 Bar blues on the guitar when you don't have one in front of you It's also hard to play it if you have never done it before and you are interested in playing the 12 bar blues Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:03:07 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/338223/discover-how-to-play-the-12-bar-blues-on-your-guitar-progressions.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/336848/find-out-how-to-play-the-12-bar-blues-guitar-playing-12-bar-guitar.htm Playing the blues, music is something that many guitarists aspire to do Some it comes to easily whereas others find it more difficult Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:31:40 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/336848/find-out-how-to-play-the-12-bar-blues-guitar-playing-12-bar-guitar.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/221283/review-of-myshedplans-woodworking-and-shed-plans-blueprints.htm After reaching the decision of wanting to build my own garden shed, I knew that the very first thing I would need is some shed plans. The next question was where do I get them, and where do I start? I am far from being a carpenter and have very little knowledge in working with wood, or doing any type of woodworking for that matter. I knew I needed a starting point so I paid... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:54:37 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/221283/review-of-myshedplans-woodworking-and-shed-plans-blueprints.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/198834/blues-improvisation-with-guitar-backing-tracks.htm Did it ever dawn upon you that that practicing your blues guitar skills calls for playing with a real professional band? Particularly before you can move on to the next level of your technical expertise. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:04:08 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/198834/blues-improvisation-with-guitar-backing-tracks.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/196571/history-of-the-blues-in-400-words.htm The blues is a kind of music that can be vocal, instrumental (blues guitar) or both. It uses the 'blue' notes which are accomplished on a 'minor pentatonic' scale most of the time, otherwise recognised as the blues scale. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:08:44 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/196571/history-of-the-blues-in-400-words.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/187746/the-secret-influence-of-blues-on-popular-music.htm There's a line from an old blues song that says, "the blues had a baby...and they called it rock n' roll." Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:05 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/187746/the-secret-influence-of-blues-on-popular-music.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/181380/how-did-the-blues-come-about.htm The blues is a form of music that can be vocal, instrumental (blues guitar) or both. It utilises the 'blue' notes which are accomplished on a 'minor pentatonic' scale almost all the time, otherwise known as the blues scale. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:11:24 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/181380/how-did-the-blues-come-about.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/175378/the-story-of-the-blues-origins-of-blues-guitar.htm The blues is a variety of music that can be vocal, instrumental (blues guitar) or both. It utilizes the 'blue' notes which are established on a 'minor pentatonic' scale fairly often, otherwise recognised as the blues scale. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:32:10 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/175378/the-story-of-the-blues-origins-of-blues-guitar.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/171035/a-review-of-blues-guitar-jam-tracks-by-50blues.htm Here is a review of 50Blues that I read on American Chronicle and Guitar Player Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:55:45 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/171035/a-review-of-blues-guitar-jam-tracks-by-50blues.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/170758/blues-guitars-influence-on-popular-music.htm Here is an old line from one of the famous blues songs and it says, "the blues had a baby...and they called it rock n' roll." Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:00:33 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/170758/blues-guitars-influence-on-popular-music.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/133915/3-ways-to-master-the-blues-guitar-like-buddy-guy.htm Nearly all blues guitarists start out as rock or country guitarists, only developing their interests in blues at a later date. Thus, there are many blues guitar players who don't have all of the necessary education and background requisite to play traditional blues who rely on altered rock licks and scales to sort of "fake" a blues sound. Sat, 10 May 2008 17:22:56 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/133915/3-ways-to-master-the-blues-guitar-like-buddy-guy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/133459/the-secrets-of-blues-guitar-improvisation.htm The only way to be able to invent as you go is to really know the layout of your fretboard and to be able to access the music anywhere on the neck at any time. There are a few ways to do this, but some are more effective than others, in my opinion. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:30:13 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/133459/the-secrets-of-blues-guitar-improvisation.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/133108/mastering-the-major-scale-and-intervals-for-guitar-playing.htm The major scale (or Ionian mode) is a scale that was derived from the C note on a piano, it is all the white keys across the octave from C to C, these being C, D, E, F, G,A ,B , C. This scale is said to be natural, as it contains no sharps or flats. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:27:54 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/133108/mastering-the-major-scale-and-intervals-for-guitar-playing.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/132835/master-guitar-scale-degrees.htm In this article we will define Scale Degrees, their names and explain them and their relevance in our theory studies. As you have learned in Nathan's excellent lesson on the Major Scale, each note of the scale is different. This trait is inherent to building a scale as no note in a scale may be repeated. In an effort to better understand the differences between the notes, we... Wed, 07 May 2008 14:15:46 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/132835/master-guitar-scale-degrees.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/132802/what-is-blues-guitar-shuffle-rhythm.htm So you have understood the 12-bar blues or at least the concept of it and you would like to push your blues playing to higher grounds. Wed, 07 May 2008 13:02:14 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/132802/what-is-blues-guitar-shuffle-rhythm.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/132444/guitar-lessons-with-the-12-tone-western-music-system.htm This lesson will cover the names of intervals that we use in our 12 tone Western music system. Also, I will include musical examples as ear training exercises to help you recognize these intervals. Before we proceed, lets review a few musical terms and their definitions. Tue, 06 May 2008 19:02:42 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/132444/guitar-lessons-with-the-12-tone-western-music-system.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/131879/tuning-your-guitar-the-easy-way.htm This lesson will outline how to tune your guitar to a standard E A D G B E tuning. As a general rule, tightening a string creates more tension. This gives the string a higher pitch and goes higher in tune. Likewise with loosening your strings, the pitch goes down. Mon, 05 May 2008 09:54:18 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/131879/tuning-your-guitar-the-easy-way.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/131878/learning-the-important-guitar-scales-and-arpeggios-in-5-patterns.htm It is crucial to learn this scale in all 5 patterns, thereby bringing about the ability to play the scale in all areas of the guitar neck rather than just one. The first scale is master is the G Minor Pentatonic. After discovering the five patterns of this scale in G Minor Pentatonic , it becomes conceivable then to improvise lead anyplace on the neck over any rock tunes in... Mon, 05 May 2008 09:51:18 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/131878/learning-the-important-guitar-scales-and-arpeggios-in-5-patterns.htm