Angels We Have Heard On High is a popular Christmas carol based on the French traditional hymn “Gloria”. This lesson covers the chords for this song, sheet music for the melody including guitar tabs, and a finger-style arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar chord charts To clarify how … Read more
Silent Night is a popular Christmas carol written by Franz Xaver Gruber. In this lesson, we’ll look cover the guitar chords for this song, sheet music for the melody including 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 more
Memorizing guitar chords is an essential skill for any guitarist. It allows you to play songs more smoothly and confidently, and to improvise and create your own music. This guide gives you tips and techniques for effectively memorizing guitar chords quickly and easily! Let’s get right into it! Visualizing chord shapes for memorization Before we … Read more
Spread triad chords are simple yet beautiful chords that you can use to express harmony using an airy, open sound. These three note chords are useful movable shapes that you can play on the 6th, 5th, and 4th strings. In this lesson, you can learn how to play these spread triad chords for Major, minor, … Read more
The minor pentatonic is a dynamic 5 note scale which you’ve probably heard in multiple songs across different genres. It is one of the essential guitar scales to get better at improvisation because of its versatility and unique sound that can make your playing stand out. In this lesson, we cover the five minor pentatonic scale shapes, … Read more
This lesson covers 12 easy and practical guitar strumming patterns that will help you improve your playing. Strumming is an essential part of playing guitar because it’s what connects harmony (the chords) with rhythm. You can use nice chords but without being able to strum properly, your delivery falls short. We’ll first clarify some basic … Read more
Great is Thy Faithfulness is one of the most popular Christian hymns, written by Thomas Chisholm and composed by William M. Runyan. In this lesson, we’ll cover the chords you can use for this song, sheet music for the melody including tabs, and finally look at a fingerstyle guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s … Read more
If you aren’t sure what to practice on guitar or feel stuck in the learning process, this post will give you clarity on important areas that you can work to get better! Although each person has a specific genre they prefer or musical goal they want to achieve, the musical concepts mentioned here can help … Read more
This post includes Amazon affiliate links to products I use and recommend. This means I earn a commission if you click the link and purchase the item, at no additional cost to you. When I found myself having to travel more frequently, I decided to look for a mini travel guitar that I could conveniently … Read more
Ode to Joy was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and is formally known as Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125. This lesson covers the chords for this song, melody with tabs, and two finger-style guitar arrangements (an easy version and a full version). Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read … Read more
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