Thinking Beyond the Fretboard: Why Every Guitarist Should Learn from Other Instruments If you’re a guitarist, chances are you’ve spent hours memorizing scale patterns, perfecting chord shapes, and refining your strumming technique. But have you ever considered how much your...

Learning to play scales is one of the most important activities as a musician. It might sound like a cliche, but it's true. Once you know the building blocks that comprise each scale you can apply that to any key...

With Valentine’s Day approaching, reminders of love are everywhere. For musicians, though, love is more than flowers and cards—it’s a melody that’s constantly playing in your head and through your instrument. According to a study on the psychology of music,...

Are you a beginner looking for songs to build skills and confidence? Enjoy our top five easy song list for beginners. These songs have simple strumming patterns and chord progressions. Use these introductory songs to play at your own pace and master the strings on guitar.

A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog post called “5 ways to improve your guitar playing”. I think it might be time to elaborate on three of these points.  To recap, points 1-3 were:  Don’t fret over finger positions ...

Our Decoder: Chord Compass is about to launch. So we thought we would give you a quick guide on what you can expect (and some handy tricks you can use to elevate your playing)! What is Decoder: Chord Compass for Guitar? ...

Let’s explore some guitar chords. A really important distinction we recommend you understand is that Chords and chord shapes are different. A chord is a collection of notes that can be arranged in any order and the chord will still...

Welcome to our interpretation of the CAGED system. CAGED can open up your chord palette, enrich your range of chords, tones and inversions and make you a more adventurous guitar player. It may also make you better looking (no promises)!...