How to Play a D Chord
Ah, the open D chord. A true classic, featured in about eight gazillion rock and pop songs. One of the … Read more
Beginner Lessons
How to Practice the Guitar
In a previous post, Why You Should Practice the Guitar, I talked about why I think it’s important to practice. In this article, … Read more
How to Play Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
If you want to learn how to play Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, this video should help. This simple and effective … Read more
How to Read Guitar Notation, Part 4: Slash Notation
Even if you don’t know how to read standard music notation, you should know how to read slash notation on … Read more
How to Play a C Major Chord
The open C chord is one of the most important guitar chords to learn for a beginning player. For one … Read more
How to Play a D Minor Chord
The D minor chord is one of those essential beginner chords you should learn early on in your guitar playing … Read more
How to Play an A Minor Chord
Let me throw a few songs at you: Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)…Angie (Rolling Stones)…Tribute (Tenacious D)…Californication (Red Hot Chili … Read more
How to Play a B Minor Chord
Of the 12 or so “essential” beginner chords to learn on the guitar, three are significantly harder to play than … Read more
How to Play a B Major Chord
The B chord (B major chord) is a tough one for beginning guitarists because, even though it’s an important and … Read more
How to Play Barre Chords
A common (and good) way to start out on the guitar is to first learn the basic open chords. Once … Read more