guitar tutorial

Are you dreaming about leaving your hometown? Sure you are. Because pop-punk kids have felt self-isolated long before the pandemic. All the shows are canceled, and there’s nothing else to do, so there’s no better time to order in an unhealthy amount of pizza, reminisce about Warped Tour and dust off that Fender or Gibson […]

While people are stuck at home over the next while, picking up new skills and hobbies has been at the top of their minds. If you’ve ever had a guitar just collecting dust in the corner of your closet and you never had the time to really learn, the world has presented us all with […]

In this video, presented by PRS Guitars, Mark Holcomb from the metal band Periphery shares his pre-show guitar warmup methods. “If a chord is giving me trouble, I'll have that chord picked out in my mind and I'll sit there and sort of mime it,” says Holcomb. He also mentioned what he calls his “gangly” […]

As Aiden move on to the final chapter of their Last Sunrise tour—the band's final run—we took some time with frontman William Francis to celebrate Aiden history with a guitar tutorial for one of their most iconic songs: “Die Romantic.” The song was one of three singles from Nightmare Anatomy (which, by the way, is […]

Our friends at LessonFace have paired with AP to bring you a three-part video music lesson series in rock composition, taught by Duane Denison of the Jesus Lizard and Tomahawk. In our first video, Denison taught you the basics of composing a rock song. In part two, he dove deeper into the elements of composition and actually creating a song. In this […]

Musically-inclined Mayday Parade fans who want to play along with the band are in luck. Mayday rhythm guitarist Brooks Bett posted a video tutorial (hidden behind Youtube's “unlisted” feature until recently) that will allow fans to follow-along and learn “Stay” from the band's self-titled EP. Take out your guitar and watch the video below: