Learn to Strum Your Way to Perfect Rhythm! 30 Days of Guitar – Day 9 Welcome back to Day 9 of 30 Days of Guitar! It’s time to add upstrokes to your strumming! I want to show you how to play downstrokes and upstrokes with a good strumming sound, and how to make the proper […]
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Subdividing the Beat: The MOST Essential Technique for Strumming 30 Days of Guitar – Day 8 Welcome back to Day 8 of 30 Days of Guitar! Let’s learn our first “real” strumming pattern. We’re going to learn how to subdivide the beat and count music properly, and how to apply rhythm to real music. How
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Unlocking the Secrets of Effective Guitar Practice 30 Days of Guitar – Day 7 Welcome back to Day 7 of 30 Days of Guitar! Today we’re going to take a break from all the practicing, and focus on HOW to practice. Learning to practice guitar effectively will save you time in the long run, and
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How to Memorize Songs & Read Chord Charts on Guitar: The Easiest Way 30 Days of Guitar – Day 6 Welcome back to Day 6 of 30 Days of Guitar! Last time we learned Eleanor Rigby for beginners – today we’re going to discuss the chord chart (also known as TAB, chords & lyrics) and
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Beginner Guitar Lesson: Learn How to Play “Eleanor Rigby” 30 Days of Guitar – Day 5 Welcome to Day 5 of 30 Days of Guitar! We will learn an easy 2-finger chord shape (Cmaj7) and use it to play a Beatles classic. This Eleanor Rigby guitar lesson for beginners is sure to help you build
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Get Faster Fingers in Just a Few Days: The ‘Ladder’ Exercise for Guitarists 30 Days of Guitar – Day 4 Welcome back to 30 Days of Guitar! Today is all about how to get a good strumming sound. I have some tips for smoother and cleaner chord shapes, as well as a finger exercise that
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Mastering the Basics: Easy Guitar Warmups for Beginners 30 Days of Guitar – Day 3 Welcome to Day 3 of 30 Days of Guitar! We’re going to learn some easy guitar warmups for beginners, learn how to tap your foot to music, learn a simple strumming pattern, and then complete our Horse With No Name
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Counting Music and the Basics of Strumming – A Beginners Guide 30 Days of Guitar – Day 2 Welcome to Day 2 of 30 Days of Guitar! Today we are going to learn all about rhythm: how to count music, how to hold a guitar pick, how to strum a guitar, and more. Then, we’ll
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Essential Guitar Basics & Playing Your Very First Song 30 Days of Guitar – Day 1 Welcome to 30 Days of Guitar! In this series, we’re going to start guitar at the very beginning and build a solid foundation. If you stick with it for all 30 days I guarantee you will be able to
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8 Strumming Mistakes that will SABOTAGE your SOUND! If you’re just starting out as a guitarist, or even if you’ve been playing for a while, there are some common mistakes that you may be making while strumming that can seriously harm your sound. In this article, we’ll go over the top 8 strumming mistakes and
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