In this lesson I gave you a general approach you should use when learning guitar scales as well as some examples on the major and minor pentatonic scale. In today’s lesson, we’ll go over how to learn and use the major scale on the guitar in greater detail. Let’s start with the theory behind the […]

If you’re asking whether you can learn the guitar or not, I have good news for you.  If you can read this article, you definitely have enough mental abilities to learn the guitar. Yes, some people do have “natural talent” that is, the ability to learn (either  everything in life, or a specific thing, such

Improving your guitar picking technique will improve the overall quality of your guitar playing When I was starting out on the guitar I used to get frustrated that when I finished learning a song it didn’t quite sound like the original. I was playing the right notes, and at the right time. Yet, the guitarist

In this lesson, I show you how to optimize your guitar practice time so that you get more value out of each hour you put in. In today’s lesson, we’ll explore a way to have even more time available for practice by practicing the guitar in your head when a guitar is not available. The

Different people have different goals when starting out on the guitar.  The guitar tips for beginners in this article will help you achieve the two goals that are shared among basically every guitar student: Being able to play in the shortest time possible. Enjoying the process of learning. If you’re a beginner guitar student and

I can show you how to memorize the notes on the guitar fretboard but unless you also know why you should dedicate the process an amount of your practice time, likely, you won’t do it. In this article, I will give you 10 reasons why learning the notes on the guitar fretboard is a valuable

Is timing on the guitar everything? In a way, yes. Of course, there are many other elements that make a good guitar player, including technique, the ability to apply music theory for the guitar, and developing a good ear, among others. But timing is an element that will make you sound amateurish if you get

If you don’t know the theory behind guitar triads yet, I suggest that you go through this lesson first. And through this lesson if you don’t yet know the names of the notes on the guitar fretboard. Understanding the theory and being able to find the notes with ease will help you make the most

You would be disappointed if I told you that there is no correct answer to the question “How long does it take to learn the guitar?” and then left you hanging. Instead, in this lesson, I’ll go over the main factors that influence how long it takes you to learn to play the guitar. The