Lágrima, translated as “Teardrop”, is a classical piece written by Spanish guitarist and composer, Francisco Tárrega. It features a captivating melody and an interesting key change, making it a rewarding piece to learn. This is ideal for advanced beginner to intermediate guitarists using a fingerpicking technique. In this lesson, we’ll cover the guitar arrangement for Lágrima … Read more
As a guitarist, it’s important to learn scales in order to take your skills to the next level. Learning scales help you to understand the fretboard, play melodies with more ease and choose the right notes to improvise on your instrument. In this post, we will cover the essential guitar scales to practice for beginners … Read more
In music, triads are the foundational building blocks used to create chords. We use them to outline harmony, which is the “secret sauce” for creating melodic solos and fluid improvisation. In our previous lesson, we covered How to Practice Major Triads. Now that you have those shapes under your fingers, the transition to minor is … Read more
After learning your open chords on the guitar, you’ll soon want to know how to play sus 4 chords, which often come up in many popular songs. In this lesson, we’ll be covering the B sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The B sus 4 chord has an simple open chord shape but there … Read more
After learning your open chords on the guitar, you’ll soon want to know how to play sus 4 chords, which often come up in many popular songs. In this lesson, we’ll be covering the C sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The C sus 4 chord has a common open chord shape but there … Read more
After learning your open chords on the guitar, you’ll soon want to know how to play sus 4 chords, which often come up in many popular songs. In this lesson, we’ll be covering the G sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The G sus 4 chord has an easy open chord shape but there … Read more
Spanish Romance is one of the most popular classical guitar pieces with an unknown composer. This piece is referred to by different names such as Romanza, Romance de Amor, or Estudio en Mi de Rubira (Study in E by Rubira). The song is ideal for advanced beginners to intermediate level guitarists that are able to … Read more
After learning your open chords on the guitar, you’ll soon want to know how to play sus 4 chords, which often come up in many popular songs. In this lesson, we’ll be covering the E sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The E sus 4 chord has an easy open chord shape but there … Read more
After learning your open chords on the guitar, you’ll soon want to know how to play sus 4 chords, which often come up in many popular songs. In this lesson, we’ll be covering the A sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The A sus 4 chord has an easy open chord shape but there … Read more
After learning your open chords on the guitar, you’ll soon want to know how to play sus 4 chords, which often come up in many popular songs. In this lesson, we’ll be covering the D sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The D sus 4 chord has an easy open chord shape … Read more