Category: Beginner Acoustic Guitar

Learn how to play the basic beginner guitar chord, A13 (Also known as A dominant 13th), with this free lesson. The A13 chord is found by locating the 1, 3, 5, b7, 9 and 13 positions (A, C#, E, G, B and F#) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A. The chord...

Here is a new strumming pattern on acoustic guitar for beginners taught by Megan from Next Level Guitar. This pattern may look a bit intimidating when she first plays it, but don’t worry. She breaks it  up into three small parts making it easier to play and understand. Part 1 of the strum pattern is...

Learn how to play the song “Closing Time” by Semisonic with this free acoustic guitar lesson.  This is a great song from the late 1990’s.  It was written by Dan Wilson, the lead singer of Semisonic.  This song was nomniated for a Grammy Award for best Rock Song in 1999.  It peaked at #1 on...

This post will discuss some of the chords that fall within the key of E Major on your guitar. This is a key area of study for guitarists especially if you one day plan on playing with other musicians. Basic Chords in the Key of E Below are some basic chords that you will find...

Learn how to play the C#m (Also known as C Sharp Minor, C# Minor, D Flat Minor, Db Minor, Dbm) chord on guitar, with this free guitar lesson. The C Sharp Minor Guitar Chord is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 positions (C#, E and G#) of the C# Major Scale: C#, D#,...

Learn how to play the song “Tangled Up In Blue” by Bob Dylan with this free acoustic guitar lesson.  “Tangled Up In Blue” was released in January of 1975.  It is from the album Blood On the Tracks. The single eventually reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. On Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs Of...

Learn how to play the song “No Woman No Cry” by Bob Marley & The Wailers” with this free acoustic guitar lesson.  This song was first released on the album “Natty Dread ” in 1974, however the version from the 1975 album ” Live! ” is the more popular one.  This song was listed as...

Becoming a better guitar player requires lots and lots of practice, that much is obvious. But figuring out how to practice can be a bit of a challenge.   I believe you will find the following post very helpful.  Below are 10 awesome guitar practice exercises that you can fit into your daily practice routine. These...

Here is a super easy acoustic guitar chord progression for beginners.  This is a very pretty sounding progression for all you beginners out there who want something simple but something that sounds beautiful at the same time. The chords you will need to know for this particular progression are:  A Major, A Major 7 (Amaj7)...

Learn how to play the song “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley with this free acoustic guitar lesson. This song is from Bob Marley and the Wailer’s 1977 album Exodus.  It was released as a single in 1980. This song is undoubtedly one of Marley’s most popular songs.  You can learn more about this song...