Beginner Guitar Lesson #9 - Vibrato, Sliding, String Bending, Palm Muting, Power Chords

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If you want to play solos on your guitar, you need to learn the techniques I teach you in this lesson. They are a fundamental part of playing lead guitar, and will open up a whole new world in your playing. You'll soon be able to play great riffs and licks by practicing the lead guitar techniques I teach you in this guitar lesson.

After watching this video guitar lesson, you'll:

- learn how to vibrato
- learn how to slide in between notes on your guitar
- learn string bending
- know how to do palm muting
- learn to play power chords

These techniques will open up many new possibilities, so learn them well and practice them a lot. Practicing by playing songs which use these techniques is great fun, have a look at guitar lessons on lead guitar songs at TheGuitarLesson.com.

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[Laukenpauken]

When i vibrato my whole guitar is shaking, what should i do to prevent this?

[TomFontana]

@Laukenpauken As long as you're still in control of the guitar, its ok if it shakes slightly.

[Laukenpauken]

@TomFontana Also, when i vibrato should i release my thumb at the back of the neck? It helps me alot, but it feels like i'm dong it wrong, i just dont want to learn it the wrong way, vibrato is a big problem for me becouse i thought that you didn't have to bend the string fast and i just like vibrated my finger and now i'm used to that.

[TomFontana]

@Laukenpauken Well, you would want to have some sort of grasp on the neck, just so you stay in full control. If you release the guitar neck and just press down and wiggle the string, you would be pressing the neck towards yourself, and have to counteract that with your other hand or your body. Thats not really good.

[skullmetalheavy]

with the bend can u push it down too?

[TomFontana]

@skullmetalheavy Yes, if you are bending the lower strings, but you don't do that very often. For the higher strings, you can't really bend downwards, since there isn't enough space. You can do small slurs though, there's space for that.

[bryon17]

that was probably one of the better smells like teen spirit lessons ive seen and it was only a couple of seconds lol

[earthgauge]

this really clarified vibrato technique for me. thank you.

[BlacknRedLife]

Hi Tom

Thank you for uploading the guitar lessons on you tube, the lessons are really cool... :)

I am learning guitar through internet, It was frustrating and I was about to give up on it...

I went through your videos,n you have become my teacher now I am able to play guitar in a much better way....

you have made guitar learning very easy...

thank you so much..... :)

God bless you.

[skullmetalheavy]

on the vibrato one u were using your pointer finger but i find it easyer with my ring finger. it there a difference?

[S1elmx]

i find tom fontana to be the best teacher on the net, his lessons are very detailed and those tabs are the best.