This is a well-known melody, often heard at Christmas time, though not originally written as a holiday number. First we will learn the single-note melody of the song, which youContinue readingGreensleeves for Guitar (Melody Only)
Happy Birthday for Guitar
In a previous lesson we learned an easy version of Happy Birthday. This time we’ll look at a different way to play the song, this time using multiple strings. ThisContinue readingHappy Birthday for Guitar
Basic Guitar Tablature (Part Three)
These exercises will give you more experience crossing from one string to another. They all primarily use the lower strings of the guitar, closely mirroring the bass guitar player’s part.Continue readingBasic Guitar Tablature (Part Three)
Basic Guitar Tablature (Part Two)
The first song on this page is written in two different ways; the first being an easy version that is entirely on one string. If this one seems easy, moveContinue readingBasic Guitar Tablature (Part Two)
Basic Guitar Tablature (Part One)
Tablature is an alternative method of writing guitar music, where each line represents a string on the guitar. The top line represents the first string (high E string) and theContinue readingBasic Guitar Tablature (Part One)
Fretboard Note Guide
In order to use movable chords or scale patterns on the guitar, we will have to memorize the note letter names of each fret. The previous lesson featured a partialContinue readingFretboard Note Guide
Barré Chords
We have encountered the barré technique in previous lessons when learning chords F and Gm. Now we will be barring five or six strings at once, usually with the index/pointerContinue readingBarré Chords
More Seventh Chords (Major 7 and Minor 7)
There are several types of seventh chords, and this sheet demonstrates a handful of common seventh chords that occur in many popular songs. The chord types shown include major 7,Continue readingMore Seventh Chords (Major 7 and Minor 7)
Seventh Chords (Dominant 7)
Similar to suspended chords, seventh chords will also appear like modified versions of chords you already know, where often only one note has been changed. For example, A7 is nearlyContinue readingSeventh Chords (Dominant 7)
Suspended Chords
Suspended chords create the sound of suspense. They will appear like modified versions of chords you already know, and the way they are typically used is that a suspended chordContinue readingSuspended Chords