Learning how to strum a guitar with a pick is a fundamental skill for any budding guitar player. And on the surface, it looks pretty basic – hold the pick…

Learning to tune down a half-step is a part of any guitar player’s journey once you’ve decided that you want to progress past the standard tuning. Don’t get me wrong,…

Every guitarist has that moment when they realize they want to write a song. You’re listening to your favorite album, and you think, “I can do that!” I remember having…

Establishing a good picking technique is not only a crucial part of learning to play guitar, but it’s also a fun way to inject some personality and flair into your…

There’s something exciting about learning new songs to play on the guitar. You take a song you’ve heard a hundred times before, start to strum, and then suddenly, you’re not…

I’m about to say something that’s going to make me feel very old, but learning guitar isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days of tracking down a…

There’s no doubt that YouTube is an incredible resource for learning how to play the guitar. The sheer number of different channels dedicated to teaching everything from beginner basics all…

Just like most things in life, getting good at the guitar doesn’t happen overnight. But here’s the thing – you don’t want it to. While being able to shred, solo,…

Learning and performing easy songs on guitar is one of the great joys of being a musician. But writing your own songs is a way of taking that joy to…