Guitar Chords and Harmony: What You Need to Know
Guitar chords and harmony are two of the most misunderstood topics on the instrument. Most players learn a handful of open shapes, maybe a few barre chords....
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First Two Guitar Chords Every Beginner Should Learn: E minor and A sus2
Your first two guitar chords are not just an exercise. They are the doorway into actually playing music. E minor and A sus2 are two ......
How to Break Out of a Guitar Plateau
If you’ve ever felt stuck, uninspired, or frustrated with your progress, you’re not alone. Learning how to break out of a guitar plateau is one of the most impo...
6 Chord Punches Jazz Guitar Lessons With Mimi Fox
When learning jazz guitar, notably when preparing to play in a trio setting, it's imperative to know when to punch chords during a solo. This helps keeps the ha...
5 Insightful Blues Rhythm Guitar Performance Studies
These 12 free guitar lessons are from Corey Congilio's Blues Guitar Fakebook: Rhythm, in this course you’ll play through 30 rhythm guitar studies and learn the ...
5 Modal Progressions You MUST Know
Looking to jump-start your rhythm guitar playing? Check out these lessons from Robbie Calvo's 30 Modal Progressions You MUST Know, in which Robbie shares how to...
5 Progressions Blues Guitar Players MUST Know
In these lessons, Chris Buono digs deep into the what, how, whys and wherefores of blues progressions. You will learn how to play progressions in various keys a...
Invaluable Robben Ford Guitar Lessons on Chord Selection and Comping
These 7 free guitar lessons are from Robben Ford's Chord Revolution: Foundations. Don’t let the “Foundations” word in the title fool you into thinking this is a...
Start Learning Bossa Nova with These 6 Guitar Lessons
Get hip with the real bossa nova with these free guitar lessons from Fareed Haque's course 1-2-3 Bossa Nova. In this course Fareed shows you authentic bossa nov...
11 Free Matt Schofield Guitar Lessons on Blues Soloing & Playing the Changes
Many blues guitarists use primarily just the minor pentatonic scale when learning to solo. Thankfully, this scale brings newer players up to speed quickly, lend...
6 Free Guitar Lessons to Fuse Your Jazz, Blues, and Boogaloo Playing
Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, George Benson, Wes Montgomery --- these legendary guitarists made their claim to fame in the 1960s playing a soulful, groovy style t...
Expand Your Jazz Chord Progression Library With These 5 Electric Guitar Lessons
It's essential for jazz guitarists to know chord progressions' role in a song. In understanding this, you are able to lock into the harmonic principles of a son...