The blues is one of the music styles that many guitarists love because it’s a simple yet fun chord progression that allows for improvisation and an exchange of musical ideas amongst musicians. A standard blues is also commonly referred to as a 12 bar blues, meaning it has 12 measures to make up the entire … Read more
If you’re just starting your guitar journey, you might be wondering whether guitar tabs are a good way to learn. The short answer? Yes, tabs are an excellent starting point for beginners. They make it easy to start playing songs without having to read standard music notation. That being said, learning traditional notation later on … Read more
If you’re ready to go beyond open chords, barre chords, and 7th chords, drop 2 chords are a great next step to expand your harmonic vocabulary and make your playing sound richer. In this lesson, you’ll learn what drop 2 chords are, how to play them on guitar, and practical ways to use them in … Read more
Have you tried sounding more jazzy on your instrument, but weren’t sure on how to go about this? Although jazz is a whole musical language of its own, we can take away some key concepts that will give more depth and character to your musical ideas. To clarify, a “line” simply means a series of … Read more
One way to enhance your melodies and improvisations on guitar is by harmonizing them—adding notes above or below the melody to create depth and expression. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to harmonize melodies using two powerful intervals: 3rds and 6ths. These intervals add richness and movement, making your lines sound fuller and more expressive. … Read more
Do you want to make progress on your guitar skills but keep putting it off because you don’t know where to start or simply feel overwhelmed? We all have things we want to get better at but let’s face it, we simply have a limited time to invest each day. In this post, we are … Read more
If you’ve started learning barre chords on guitar, you might have found them to be much tougher to play than you expected. Learning these chords can be a frustrating and uncomfortable process but there are ways approach them more ease which we’ll look at. After you learn your open chords on guitar, which are the ones you … Read more
In the process of learning to play your instrument, do you often experience frustration learning scales, chords, or reading sheet music but feel like you’re not progressing as much as you expected? Coming from my experience, I’d like to give you some thoughts on how this one thing can change the way you approach learning … Read more
Have you ever wondered how certain people seem to be able to play a song after only listening to it for a short while? This is when someone has learned how to play music by ear, meaning that they can learn the chords or melody to a song without having any sheet music. The truth … Read more
This post includes an Amazon affiliate link. This means I earn a commission if you click the link and purchase the item, at no additional cost to you. If you’ve never tried changing strings on an acoustic guitar or simply want to get better at it, this post is for you. Learning to change guitar strings … Read more