Be Thou My Vision is a popular Christian hymn based on a poem by Dallán Forgaill. It was translated by Mary Elizabeth Byrne and then given verses by Eleanor Hull. This lesson covers the chords for this song, melody with tabs, and a fingerstyle guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to … Read more
Blessed Assurance is a popular Christian hymn composed by Phoebe Palmer Knapp and written by Fanny Crosby. This lesson covers the chords for this song, melody with tabs, and a fingerstyle guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar chord charts To clarify how to read the chord charts, … Read more
What a Friend We Have in Jesus is one of the most popular Christian hymns, written by Joseph M. Scriven. This lesson covers the chords, melody with tabs, and a finger style guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar chord charts To clarify how to read the chord … Read more
The melodic minor scale has a minor sound with a natural 6th and 7th, giving it a different color from the natural minor scale. If you already know a Major scale shape, melodic minor is easy to relate to it: keep the same notes and lower the 3rd by one fret. In this lesson, you’ll … Read more
Key signatures are one of the essential music symbols to know when reading notation. In this guide we’ll explain what key signatures are, how to learn the symbols in all keys using the circle of 5ths and quick tips to find your music keys. You’ll also be able to test your knowledge with a key … Read more
Fur Elise is a popular classical piece written by Ludwig Van Beethoven. This song is less commonly known as Bagatelle No. 25. In this lesson, we’ll cover how to play the guitar chords for Fur Elise, sheet music for the melody and a finger-style arrangement with tabs. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How … Read more
The D 7 chord (D dominant 7) is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. Like the D chord, the D 7 chord also has easy open chord shape but there are many other ways you can play this chord throughout the guitar fretboard. By knowing different D7 chord variations, you’ll … Read more
The A 7 chord (A dominant 7) is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The A 7 chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many other ways you can play this chord throughout the guitar fretboard. By knowing different A 7 chord variations, you’ll be able to … Read more
The E 7 chord (E dominant 7) is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The E 7 chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many other ways you can play this chord throughout the guitar fretboard. By knowing different E7 chord variations, you’ll be able to use … Read more
Getting better at improvising is less about finding more notes and more about learning how to shape the notes you already know into musical ideas. In this lesson, we’ll look at nine ways to develop your improvisation, including rhythm, melody, repetition, chord awareness, song form, and shaping a solo over time. Skill Builders Roadmap Focus … Read more