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
The D minor chord is one of the first chords you should learn on guitar. You may also see this written as Dm or D min on sheet music. This chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many different ways you can play it throughout the guitar fretboard. By knowing different chord variations, … Read more
The E minor chord is one of the first chords you should learn on guitar. This chord may also be written as Em or E min on sheet music. The E minor chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many different ways you can play this chord throughout the guitar fretboard. By knowing … Read more
If you’ve ever tried learning a song that uses a fingerpicking method on guitar, you’ll often see a repeating pattern in your picking hand as the chords change. Picking patterns are used to create rhythm and interest when playing a chord progression. This lesson covers common fingerpicking patterns that you can apply over different chords … Read more
The G Major chord is one of the first chords you should know on guitar. Although this is a simple chord to learn, knowing different G chord variations gives you the flexibility to play it throughout the fretboard whenever needed. Let’s first go over some basic chord theory and then cover 15 ways to play a … Read more
The E chord is one of the first chords you should know on guitar. Although this is a simple chord to learn, knowing different chord variations gives you the flexibility to play throughout the fretboard whenever needed. We’ll first go over some basic chord theory and then cover 12 ways to play an E chord which … Read more
The D Major chord is one of the first chords you should know on guitar. Although this chord has an easy open shape, there are many different ways you can play it throughout the fretboard. By knowing the different chord variations, you’ll have more flexibility to play it throughout the fretboard whenever needed. We’ll first … Read more
The C chord is one of the first chords you should know on guitar. Although this is a simple chord to learn, knowing different chord variations gives you the flexibility to play throughout the fretboard whenever needed. We’ll first go over some basic chord theory and then cover 14 ways to play a C chord which … Read more
The A chord is one of the first chords you should know on guitar. Although this is a simple chord to learn, knowing different chord variations gives you the flexibility to play throughout the fretboard whenever needed. We’ll first go over some basic chord theory and then cover 12 ways to play an A chord … Read more
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