The songs in this article are meant for beginner guitarists or for those more experienced guitarists wanting to have a bit of fun playing easy guitar chord songs. All songs use only open chords. 1. TIME OF YOUR LIFE – GREEN DAY A very easy … [Read more...]
Master Alternate Picking Technique
The pieces in this article were written to help you develop your alternate picking technique. They consist of three 12 bar blues pieces in the key of A. The corresponding audio tracks are included to guide you on what the tracks should sound like. … [Read more...]
Learn Landslide by Fleetwood Mac On Guitar
In this blog article you will learn Landslide by Fleetwood Mac (see the complete chord progression of the song at the end of this article). The song uses the travis picking technique throughout. In this technique, the thumb (named p) of the hand … [Read more...]
Learn Everybody Hurts Fingerstyle Guitar
This is a lesson for students to practice a simple fingerstyle pattern (with a small variation just before the chorus) using the song Everybody Hurts by REM. The song uses both open chords and bar chords. For more detailed chord charts of all the … [Read more...]
Learn “The House of the Rising Sun” Guitar Fingerstyle
The House of the Rising Sun is a traditional folk song that was made popular by the group The Animals in the 1960s. Watch the Animals version of the song here. The song is also sometimes called Rising Sun Blues. The House of the Rising Sun is a … [Read more...]
Learn 10 Easy Songs On Guitar
Feeling unmotivated to practice? The easy guitar songs in this article will boost your confidence to continue on your learning journey. Chord charts for all the chords used in the songs can be found here. A capo is also necessary to play along with … [Read more...]
Three Essential Guitar Scales
The three essential guitar scales discussed in this article are used to improvise by practically all rock guitarists. Master these to take your guitar playing to new heights. Minor Pentatonic scale This scale is well suited for blues and rock … [Read more...]
Powerchords: A Beginner’s Guide
Powerchords can either be a two or a three string chord. They are written in the music by a letter followed by the number 5. The letter name corresponds to the lower pitched note being played (called the root note). For example, in the power chord … [Read more...]
Learn To Read Guitar Sheet Music
This article is an introduction to learning to read guitar sheet music in the open position. If you are a total beginner, I would recommend first reading the article How to Read Sheet Music Quickly. Furthermore, please read the article Guitar Basics: … [Read more...]
Improvise On Guitar When There Is a Key Modulation
When a song uses chords that belong to the key, you are able to improvise using only one scale like the pentatonic, the major or the minor scale. The chart below shows you the scale tone chords of the key of C minor. So, if you were improvising over … [Read more...]