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Lessons:

Guitar Lessons for Beginners

For most guitar lessons you will need to know how to read guitar tabs, chord diagrams or scale diagrams.

Guitar Tab

How to Read Guitar Tabs

How to Read Guitar Chord Diagrams
Guitar Scale Diagram

How to Read Guitar Scale Diagrams
Example of an Easy Guitar Chord for Beginners

Chords for Beginners
Guitar Scale Diagrams Showing Scales for Beginners

Scales for Beginners
How to Tune a Guitar

How to Tune a Guitar in Standard Tuning
Musical note location on the guitar fretboard

Note Locations on the Guitar
Guitar tab showing how to play double stops in the key of C major

Double Stops

Guitar Chords

A guitar chord diagram showing how to play the C major guitar chord

How to Play Guitar Chords
Guitar Chord Tab for C Major

Guitar Chord Tabs
Diagram for Major and Minor Triads

Major and Minor Triads
Guitar Chord Diaram for a Power Chord

Power Chords
Chord Diagram for an Open Guitar Chord

Open Chords
Chord Diagram for a Barre Chord

Barre Chords
Guitar Chord Diagram for a 6th Chord

Major and Minor 6th Chords
Guitar Chord Diagram for a 7th Chord

Major, Minor & Dominant 7 Chords
Guitar Chord Diagram for a 9th Chord

Major, Minor & Dominant 9 Chords
Example of Chord Placements within the CAGED Method

CAGED Method
An example of the guitar chords used in a I-IV-V chord progression.

Guitar Chord Progressions
The guitar chords in the key of C major

Chord Keys
Guitar Tab for the 12 Bar Blues Progression

12 Bar Blues
Guitar Tab Showing a Turnaround Chord Progression

Blues Guitar Turnarounds
Chart showing the Circle of Fifths

The Circle of Fifths


Guitar Scales

An example of how to play the G major scale on guitar

How to Play Guitar Scales
Guitar Scale Tab for C Major

Guitar Scale Tabs
Guitar Scale Diagram for the Major Scale

Major Scale
Guitar Scale Diagram for the Major Pentatonic Scale

Major Pentatonic Scale
Guitar Scale Diagram for the Major Blues Scale

Major Blues Scale
Guitar Scale Diagram for the Natural Minor Scale

Natural Minor Scale
Guitar Scale Diagram for the Harmonic Minor Scale

Harmonic Minor Scale
Guitar Scale Diagram for the Minor Pentatonic Scale

Minor Pentatonic Scale
Guitar Scale Diagram for the Minor Blues Scale

Minor Blues Scale
Connecting Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns

Connecting Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns
Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns

Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns
Guitar scale diagrams showing examples of scale modes

Guitar Scale Modes
An example of guitar warm up exercises.

Guitar Warm Up Exercises


Arpeggios

An example of how to play A major arpeggios on guitar

Arpeggios
Guitar tab to play a C major arpeggio on guitar

Arpeggio Tabs

Alternate Tunings

Example of Scales in Open D Tuning

Alternate Guitar Tunings
Example of Scales in Open D Tuning

Open D Tuning
Example of Scales in Open G Tuning

Open G Tuning

Guitars and Amps

Acoustic Guitar Anatomy

Acoustic Guitar Anatomy
Electric Guitar Anatomy

Acoustic Guitar Anatomy
Guitar Maintenance

Guitar Care and Maintenance
Changing the strings on a Guitar

How to Change Guitar Strings
Guitars at a Music Store

Tips for Buying a Guitar
Types of Guitar Amps

Types of Guitar Amps
Fender Guitar Amp

Tips for Buying a Guitar Amp
Control Knobs on an Electric Guitar Amp

How to Get the Best Tone from Your Guitar Amp