Top Five Things Every Intermediate Guitarist Should Know
Below, we present a somewhat recently posted (August 2015) video by guitar instructor Erich Andreas of YourGuitarSage.com—"Top Five Things Every Intermediate Guitar Player Should Know."
Bearing in mind that Andreas is assuming you already know the basics of guitar—how to play some basic chords, simple melodies, a few scales, etc., these are tips that will help get you to the next level.
Andreas' five things include barre/bar chords, the CAGED system, the pentatonic scale, the Nashville number system and how to identify the tonic of the song.
If any of these sound overly familiar (barre chords, for instance), remember Andreas is stressing that these are things intermediate guitarists should know.
If you hate videos where people talk nonstop, do yourself a favor and skip ahead to 2:45 in the clip. Enjoy!
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Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.

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