Carol of the Bells is a popular Christmas carol composed by Mykola Leontovych and lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. In this lesson, we cover the guitar chords for this song, sheet music for the melody including tabs and also a finger style guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar chord … Read more
“Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty” is a classic hymn by Reginald Heber, set to the tune “Nicaea” by John B. Dykes. In this lesson, you’ll learn the chords for the song, sheet music for the melody with tabs, and a fingerstyle guitar arrangement. Let’s get started. How to read the guitar chord charts To … Read more
Shell chords are foundational shapes that every guitarist should know. These simplified three-note chords highlight the most essential tones in a chord: the root, third, and seventh, giving you a clearer understanding of how chords are built and function. Because they focus only on the most important notes, shell chords serve as excellent building blocks for … Read more
I Cannot Tell is a hymn written by William Young Fullerton around 1920 to the Irish tune “Londonderry Air”. In this lesson, we cover the guitar chords you can use for this song, sheet music for the melody including tabs, and also a finger style guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How … Read more
Danny Boy is a song written by Frederic Weatherly in 1913 to the traditional Irish melody “Londonderry Air”. In this lesson, we’ll cover the guitar chords for this song, sheet music for the melody including tabs, and also a finger style guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar … Read more
This lessons covers how to play the F Major 7 chord which is less a commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this written as F Maj 7 or Fmaj7 on sheet music. The F Major 7 chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many different … Read more
Chord progressions are an important aspect of playing music because they make up the structure of a song to support the melody. A chord progression simply means a series of chords that are organized together to make up a section or whole part of a song. In this lesson, we’ll specifically be looking at how … Read more
After 15+ years of playing and learning the guitar, I’ve come across certain habits that can limit your musical growth. Sometimes you simply don’t know what you don’t know and it’s helpful to hear it from someone who has gone through the mistakes. This post covers 8 habits you want to avoid when learning to … Read more
After mastering your basic chords on guitar, you’ll also want to learn sus 2 chords which often come up in many popular songs. These chords have a cool, airy, open sound that will freshen up progressions. In this lesson, we’ll specifically be covering how to play the E sus 2 chord, which is short for “Suspended … Read more
After mastering your basic chords on guitar, you’ll also want to learn sus 2 chords which often come up in many popular songs. These chords have a cool, airy, open sound that will freshen up progressions. In this lesson, we’ll specifically be covering how to play the D sus 2 chord, which is short for “Suspended … Read more