7 Beginner Guitar Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)
After 45 years of teaching guitar, I’ve seen the same mistakes come through my door over and over. The good news? They’re all fixable. And…
Guitar Improvisation: Guitar Improvising Lesson #2 – The Riffs
You know your scale, you understand how it fits over the chord progression — now it’s time for the fun part. In this third guitar…
Alternate Picking Guitar: Alternate Guitar Picking and Bass Lines
One of my favorite tricks for country-style guitar is alternating between bass notes and strums using inversions. It’s a core guitar technique that gives your…
Popular Chord Progressions for Guitar: The Ones You’ll Actually Use
Just a handful of chord progressions power most of the songs you hear on the radio and throughout music history. Understanding the most popular chord…
Beginner Guitar Scales – Open E Pentatonic Minor Scale
The open E pentatonic minor scale with an extension is one of the most important scales for beginner guitarists to learn. You’ve probably seen this…
Beginner Strumming Patterns for Guitar
Once you can hold a chord and move the pick up and down, the next step is learning actual beginner strumming patterns. Patterns are what…
Jazz Guitar Chords: Start With Major 7ths
Jazz chords have a softer, mellower sound than standard major and minor chords, and the major 7th family is the best place to start learning…