Learning a scale is only the first step. The next challenge is knowing how to practice it so the notes become easier to find, move between, and use musically. In this lesson, we’ll look at several ways to practice scales, including connecting shapes, using patterns and intervals, playing with a metronome, applying scales over chord … Read more
I Need Thee Every Hour is a popular Christian hymn written by Annie S. Hawks and Robert Lowry (chorus) to his tune “Need”. In this lesson, we cover the guitar chords you can use for this song, sheet music for the melody including tabs, and also a finger style guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and … Read more
The hymn It is Well with my Soul (a.k.a. When Peace like a River) is a popular Christian hymn written by Horatio Gates Spafford and composed by Phillip Bliss. In this lesson, we’ll cover the chords, melody with tabs and a finger-style guitar arrangement of this song. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How … Read more
Jesus Loves Me is one of the most recognized hymns ever written, and it’s also a perfect fingerstyle piece for advanced beginner to intermediate guitarists. By the end of this lesson you’ll have the chords, melody, and a complete fingerstyle arrangement you can actually play through. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to … Read more
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