As a guitarist, you’ve got a lot on your mind. Your fretting hand is trying to get your fingers on the right frets and sound the right note as clearly as you can. Meanwhile, your other hand is struggling to hold a pick, strum in time, or pick with your fingers and hit the right [...]

There’s no way to MAKE you practice, but regular practice sessions are  the only way you’ll ever get better.  In fact, you can not avoid getting better with regular practice, but if you don’t practice you will find yourself going nowhere. Here are some some tips to help improve your practice time: It’s a good idea to practice [...]

Chords are 3 notes played at the same time. There are all types of chords. The most common chord is the major chord. Minor chords and Dominant 7th chords are used quite often as well. Some of them may have strange sounding names at first, but don’t let the name scare you. Chord diagrams show you how to [...]

Here are 6 tips to improve your guitar playing  you won’t get from your standard beginner’s guide to guitar: Don’t let your fingernails get too long! They will prevent you from fingering the fretboard correctly. Make sure your fingers are standing straight up and down. Otherwise they may mute other strings. When playing chords your [...]