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
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
A common question many beginners ask is why the F chord is so hard to play on guitar. If you look up this chord, it might come up as a barre chord on the 1st fret, starting on the 6th string. Admittedly, this is quite a difficult chord for a beginner. However, there are many … Read more
Amazing Grace by John Newton is one of the most popular hymns. This lesson covers the guitar chords, melody with guitar tabs, and a finger-style guitar arrangement of this song. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar chord charts To clarify how to read the chord charts, the top horizontal … Read more
Greensleeves is a 16th century English folk song of unknown origin. The Christmas carol What Child Is This uses the same melody as Greensleeves. This lesson covers the 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 … Read more
I Surrender All is a popular Christian hymn written by Judson W. Van DeVenter. In this lesson, we’ll cover the guitar chords, 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 the chord … Read more
Understanding time signatures are essential to reading music but can be confusing to learn for beginners. This easy to follow guide will teach you what time signatures are and how to read them so you can start playing your favorite songs. Let’s get started! What is a time signature? A time signature is a music … Read more
Music theory is the foundation of music, and it can help you improve your playing, songwriting, and overall understanding of music. If you’ve been trying to wrap your head around trying to understand music theory but the process seems complicated or you don’t know where to start, this guide will give you an overview on … Read more
Learning to play with your fingers on guitar is a very useful skill that will help you go a long way on your instrument. Finger picking, also know as finger style playing, provides a warm and rich sound from the sound of the guitar when playing melodies, chords and other rhythms elements. Using your fingers … Read more
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