Category: Beginner Acoustic Guitar

The E7 Chord (also known as a Dominant E 7th Chord) is often referred to as a Blues chord. Once you learn to play it, you will understand why. It just has a real bluesy sound to it. It is definitely one of the easiest beginner chords to learn how to play. There are a...

Great video from Peter Vogl of  FreeGuitarVideos.com.   In this video, Peter demonstrates some popular Bluegrass Guitar Strumming Patterns, which are excellent building blocks for learning more complicated patterns. How to play Acoustic Bluegrass Guitar – Standard Bluegrass Progression Here is another great lesson from the folks over at Next Level Guitar.  In this video, Marty...

Is it possible to teach yourself how to play acoustic guitar? 20 years ago I would have said no, but since the advent of the Internet, anything is possible. There are so many fantastic online resources that will easily provide any beginner guitarist with all of the resources necessary to teach yourself how to play...

Guitar scales are one of the most effective practice exercises that you can do as a beginner acoustic guitar player. I know guitar scales can seem a bit boring, especially when you are playing them every day, but hang in there. Guitar scales build strength, speed and dexterity. They will familiarize you with the guitar...

Learn how to play “Let it Be” by The Beatles with this free guitar lesson. This song was released in 1970 as a single and as the title track from the album of the same name, “Let It Be”. It was written by Paul MacCartney.  This song reached number 1 in a host of different...

The E Minor Chord (also known as Em) is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 steps of the  E Major Scale: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, and D#, or the notes E, G and B.  The “b3” symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the E...

Learn how to play the D minor Guitar Chord with this free easy beginner guitar chord lesson. The D Minor Chord (also known as Dm) is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 steps of the  D Major Scale: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, or the notes D, F and A.  The “b3”...

The A Minor Guitar Chord (also known as Am) is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 steps of the  A Major Scale: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, or the notes A, C and E.  The “b3” symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of...

Learn how to play the song “You Just Can’t See Him From The Road” by Chris Ledoux with this free country guitar lesson. This song is from the album Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy released in 1992. As you will see from the video lesson below, this is a very easy country song to...

Learn how to play the G Major guitar chord with this free lesson for beginners. This is a fairly simple chord to play and one that you should definitely learn as its found in tons of songs and chord progressions. The G Major Guitar Chord is found in the G Major Scale: G A B...