Try These Fun Guitar Exercises to Build Coordination Between Your Fretting and Picking Hands
This acoustic guitar lesson takes a deep dive into building independence among the fingers of both the fretting and picking hands.
Lessons
Video Lesson: How to Use a Capo to Play Music in All 12 Keys
The capo is a small but powerful tool for guitarists that raises the notes of the open strings but retains the individual relationships between strings. Here's how to use one.
Learn How to Play a I–ii–V–I Progression in A Major | Chord by Chord
In this guitar lesson you'll learn how to play a I-ii-V-I chord progression in the key of A major on the acoustic guitar.
“Salt Creek” Bluegrass Flatpicking Guitar Lesson
A common question advancing flatpickers have is how and when to play up the guitar neck. The old favorite "Salt Creek" gives a good example of how to do it.
Video Lesson: 5 Ways to Master Artificial Harmonics on Acoustic Guitar
Guitarist Jeff Gunn offers a series of exercises designed to get you used to playing harp harmonics, a technique that produces chime-like tones, on acoustic guitar
Learn 6 Ways to Play F Major 7 | Chord by Chord
In this guitar lesson you'll learn six ways to play F major 7 chords on the acoustic guitar.
Play Bob Minner’s “VanWart” on Acoustic Guitar in DADGAD Tuning
“VanWart” started out as an improvisation, from which three distinct sections emerged, each including some of the colorful harmonies inherent to DADGAD tuning.
Learn 5 Ways to Play E Major 7 | Chord by Chord
In this guitar lesson, designed to build your understanding of harmony and the fretboard, you'll learn five ways to play E major 7 chords on the acoustic guitar.
Learn the Haitian Classical Masterpiece “Dance of the Hounsies” on Acoustic Guitar
Learn a solo guitar arrangement of "Dance of the Hounsies," a voodoo-inspired work by guitarist-composer Frantz Casseus, aka the "father of Haitian classical guitar."
Learn 6 Ways to Play A Major 7 | Chord by Chord
In this guitar chord lesson, designed to build your understanding of harmony and the fretboard, you'll learn six ways to play Amaj7 on the acoustic guitar.