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CAGED Guitar System Part 3: Joining the Dots

CAGED Guitar System Part 3: Joining the Dots

In Part 1. and Part 2. of this mini-series, we covered the five chord shapes of the CAGED system - C, A, G, E, and D. It’s now time to join them all together creating the system that will revolutionize...

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CAGED - The Key to Unlock Your Guitar Fretboard - Part 2 - C, G, and D Chords

CAGED - The Key to Unlock Your Guitar Fretboard - Part 2 - C, G, and D Chords

Part 1 of this mini-series covered the E and A chord shapes and how they relate to the CAGED system. So, let’s now move on to the C, G, and D-shaped chords. Starting with the… D-shaped Barre Chord The root...

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CAGED - The Key to Unlock Your Guitar Fretboard - Part 1 - Chords

CAGED - The Key to Unlock Your Guitar Fretboard - Part 1 - Chords

Now that’s a bold title if ever there was one, but you’ll be very happy to hear that it isn’t clickbait, it’s 100% true. The CAGED system is one of the most important things you can ever learn on the...

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Tablature Explained - How to Read Guitar Tabs in Less than 30 Minutes

Tablature Explained - How to Read Guitar Tabs in Less than 30 Minutes

Let’s start with a quite shocking fact… many legendary guitarists can not read formal music, for example, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, and many, many more. They used their ears, not their eyes to write and play...

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Best Songs to Learn the C#m Chord

Best Songs to Learn the C#m Chord

Let’s start with an assumption, you’re on this page because either you’ve found a song that contains a C#m chord and it’s quite difficult to play, so you’re looking for easy guitar songs with C#m to improve your skills with...

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Wraparound Bridge vs Tune-o-matic: Guide to Gibson Bridges

Wraparound Bridge vs Tune-o-matic: Guide to Gibson Bridges

The bridge is one of the most critical components of an electric guitar, influencing tone, playability, and tuning stability. For the past 75 years, two iconic bridge designs have dominated Gibson-style guitars - the wraparound bridge and the tune-o-matic bridge....

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How Does Guitar Pickup Position Affect Sound?

How Does Guitar Pickup Position Affect Sound?

Have you ever played with your guitar’s pickup selector switch and thought, “Wow, that’s a completely different sound”, well, you’re not alone. The electric guitar is a sonic playground, and one of its best-kept secrets lies in where those magnetic...

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How Do Electric Guitars Work?

How Do Electric Guitars Work?

The electric guitar is, without a doubt, one of the most iconic instruments in modern music, shaping the sound of various genres from rock to blues to jazz to metal.  Unlike acoustic guitars, which rely on a hollow chambered body...

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Best Songs to Learn a B7 Chord

Best Songs to Learn a B7 Chord

There’s something about playing any of the B chords on a guitar that makes them difficult, especially for beginners. I have already taken a look at quick and easy ways to learn the Bm chord and the best songs to...

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Best Songs to Learn a B Chord on Guitar

Best Songs to Learn a B Chord on Guitar

The three hardest chords for beginners learning the guitar are F major, B minor, and B major. I’ve already covered the best songs to learn an F chord and the Best songs to practice the Bm, so today, it’s time to...

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Beginner Guide: Quick and Easy Way to Play Bm on Guitar

Beginner Guide: Quick and Easy Way to Play Bm on Guitar

The most dreaded of all beginner chords is undoubtedly the F, but Bm comes a close second.  F and Bm are basically the same shape, but to play a Bm, you move your fingers down a string, and the barre...

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Why Your New Guitar Strings Won’t Stay in Tune & How to Fix It

Why Your New Guitar Strings Won’t Stay in Tune & How to Fix It

When putting new strings on your guitar, do you find that you have to continually re-tune them for a few weeks before they stay in tune? This is a common problem for guitarists, especially beginners, so let’s find out how...

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How to Play the Major Scale on Guitar - Patterns and Exercises

How to Play the Major Scale on Guitar - Patterns and Exercises

Chords are undeniably the building blocks of music, but scales are the cement that holds everything together. Scales allow you to create melodies, as well as add harmonies to them. They are also the core element in the construction of...

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Guitar Beginner Forums, Yes or No? Quick Guide to Online Advice

Guitar Beginner Forums, Yes or No? Quick Guide to Online Advice

The internet offers countless Guitar Forums, Guitar Communities, and guitar-related Facebook Groups providing advice to all levels of guitarists from complete beginners to advanced players. But are they worth joining? Let’s find out… How Online Guitar Communities Work This will...

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Guitar Set Up - DIY or Take it to a Pro?

Guitar Set Up - DIY or Take it to a Pro?

Setting a guitar up properly can change most instruments from “It’s ok to play” to “Wow, what an amazing guitar!”. And it doesn’t just affect the playability, a properly set up guitar will actually sound better for many reasons, such...

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