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What is the best way to learn power chords?
Power chords are a simple way to learn all the chords on the guitar. What, all the chords? Well not exactly all the chords, but A-G# chords can be learned by just using power chords. Here’s the shape to learn.…
Beginner Guitar 101: What is my first step?
This is a question many people will ask during the course of this year, and while there is no definitive answer about what you should learn on the guitar first, there are certain things to learn that will make the…
Learning how to use hammer ons and pull offs in your guitar playing.
Does your guitar playing lack that spice, and energy of favorite guitarists? Well one way to put more spice in your playing, is to use Hammer ons and Pull offs. First let’s talk about how to perform a Hammer on.…
Learning guitar: 12 Bar Blues guitar lesson
So what is the 12 bar blues progression? In a quick answer, it is one of the most common used chord progressions in the history of music. You should definitely memorize this chord progression in all keys. This sounds like…
Learning Guitar: Do I start out on an electric or acoustic guitar?
It really depends on what you want to play. Most people say you have to learn the acoustic first, which is a complete lie! Actually, learning the electric guitar, is far easier to start on, because the strings are smaller…
Guitar Lesson: The best chords to learn first, when you start learning the guitar.
So what chords do you learn to start playing the guitar immediately? Everybody has their opinions, and they’re all great, but I think in general there are 5 that stand out in my mind, as crucial to learn in the…