I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day is a timeless Christmas carol based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In this lesson, you’ll learn the guitar chords for the song, sheet music for the melody with tabs, and a complete finger-style guitar arrangement to help you bring it all together. Grab your guitar and … Read more
Mauro Giuliani’s Allegro Opus 50, No. 13 is a short but captivating classical guitar piece that is suitable for players of all levels. It highlights arpeggio techniques and thumb independence while using interesting harmony and rhythms. This piece will be a great addition to your repertoire if you’re looking to improve your fingerpicking technique. We’ll … Read more
If you know your basic chords, it’s helpful to learn to build extended chords to give you more flexibility and depth on the guitar. This skill will help you to create new chords and enhance your chord progressions. I recommend reviewing ways of playing different chords such as Major, minor, and 7th chords if you’re … Read more
The B Major scale is one of the essential scales to know on guitar. You might have learned it in the first position of the guitar, but the next step is to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the B Major scale … Read more
The classic American song Take Me Out to the Ball Game was composed in 1908 by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth. This lesson covers the chords for this song, sheet music for the melody including tabs, and a guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar … Read more
This lesson covers how to play Andantino (Opus 21, No. 1) by Italian guitarist and composer Matteo Carcassi. We’ll cover chords used in this piece and sheet music for the melody including guitar tabs. 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 Db minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play a Db minor chord “D flat minor”, this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more
The Gb minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play a Gb minor chord “G flat minor”, this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more
The Ab minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play an Ab minor chord “A flat minor”, this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more
The Eb minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play an Eb minor chord (E flat minor), this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more