Learn Electric Guitar

For many of us, our decision to learn guitar is not something we ever thought about too hard.  It was almost as though it was made for us.. we just knew that it was something we had to do.  For other people though, it’s something they will need to find some logical reasons to do [...]

An electric guitar really does sound a lot better when it’s in tune.  Even the nicest, priciest, most gorgeous fourteen thousand dollar special edition Les Paul will sound terrible if the tuning is out.  If you’re not sure exactly what you should tune to, here’s a guide. What tunings are out there? Standard tuning on [...]

What is guitar tablature? Guitar tablature, often just called ‘tab’, is a simple way of writing out music for the guitar.  It differs from standard musical notation in that, instead of just showing you what notes to play, it shows you the strings and the frets on which to play them.  Unlike regular musical notation, [...]

A guitar chord chart is a simple diagram that shows you how to play a particular chord.  When you learn guitar, you will start to come across them very regularly.  This post will show you how to make sense of them. There are several parts to a chord chart. The first is the name of [...]

This post continues on from the last one on easy rock guitar songs for beginners. The same thing applies with these ones.. they are easy to play, and when you get them down really good then they sound fantastic.  As a bonus, they’re all a bucketload of fun and will all help you improve on [...]

What is a power chord? Power chords are a basic element of modern electric guitar playing.  They are found throughout all genres of contemporary music, and feature heavily in rock, alternative, punk and metal guitar, because they will still sound clear, bold and full through an overdriven or distorted amplifier. A power chord has only [...]

Many players are unsure how they should be holding the guitar.  Others simply haven’t given it much thought.  Bad habits will hold back your playing, make it unnecessarily difficult for them to play the guitar, or will cause awkwardness or discomfort, and can even contribute to strain and injury.  Good habits will improve your playing, [...]

When you first learn guitar, there is an entire vocabulary of brand new words you come across.  Here are some of the most basic of them explained: Parts of the guitar Neck The neck is the “middle” of the guitar, with one end attached to the body, and one end attached to the headstock.  The [...]

When you’ve just started learning to play guitar, it can be easy to get to a point where you ask yourself “what song should I learn next?” Here are 10 rock songs that sound great and aren’t that difficult to play.  If you’re a rock player and you’re looking for something new to sink your [...]

One of the most daunting and potentially expensive things that people learning electric guitar often have to deal with is buying their first electric guitar. If your dad or your roommate or somebody has a guitar and they’re happy to let you use it, then lucky you.  You’ve dodged a bullet man; just keep playing [...]