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  • What to Practise on Guitar?

  • Have you been wondering what to practise on guitar? In the previous post in the series, I outlined how to not just blindly follow a set practice routine, but to create your own unique routine based on your specific goals. It’s really no good just saying “I’m going to practice alternate picking for 6 hours [...]

  • Capo Chords

  • So you know all your major and minor open chords, and maybe you’ve looked a bit at playing barre chords too. What else is there? Capo Chords. …wait, what?! Well, what happens if you know a song on guitar in one key, but its too high or low for your (or your singer’s) voice. What [...]

  • When to change Guitar Strings: 5 Signs of old Strings

  • How do you know when to change guitar strings? Well, first- if you haven’t already read it- I did a post a while ago about re-stringing your guitar in which I explained how to replace old guitar strings… …when they become old… …but how old is old? I don’t want to turn this into one [...]

  • Setting Goals

  • When practising guitar, you might feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount there can be to learn. In fact, this problem can happen at any point in your guitar playing career. I’ve answered questions from many guitarists who just get to the point of asking themselves “OK, what do I learn next?”. If you’re facing a [...]

  • What is a Guitar “Slash Chord” and how do You play Them?

  • No- contrary to what you might be thinking- a slash chord do not require you to wear a huge top hat and play a Les Paul through a Marshall stack…which is a relief, but also kind of a shame…(although you can do that here) It’s all well and good knowing your open chords, and your [...]

  • A Chart of Power Chords

  • Powerchords are one of the staple techniques of the rock guitarist’s repertoire. What is a powerchord? Well, in theory terms, it’s just a normal chord with the third removed. Therefore it is neither “major” nor “minor”, but simply “power”- which is why it’s so good for rock and metal music! This lesson will teach you [...]

  • Guitar Barre Chords and how They’re played

  • So, following on from the last post in this series on guitar chords, in which we’ve looked at major and minor open chords, we’ll now be looking at guitar barre (sometimes incorrectly called the “bar chords” of guitar) and the extra chords you can create with it. What is the Guitar Barre? Barre chords, sometimes [...]

  • Minor Guitar Chords Diagrams

  • If you’ve been reading the series on guitar chords so far, you should be getting to grips with the open major guitar chords diagrams from last week. However, you’ve probably also noticed that there were no minor chords for guitar, and the chords that were there were only C, A, G, E, and D major- [...]

  • What are Guitar Modes?

  • Now, I’ve been putting off doing this subject for a long time- mostly because there is so much confusion about modes, and many false teachings surrounding them. The problem for you guys (as learners) is that you’ll get one person claiming that theirs is the only way to understand modes, and then you’ll have someone [...]

  • Making Chords from Scales- your free Guide!

  • Have you ever wondered how to tell if something is in a particular key? How do you go about making chords from scales? Why would you do such a thing? I’m going to create this post as a reference point (to refer back to in future) where I’ll answer all these commonly asked questions. Have [...]