Guitar Tricks Blog
Posted July 21, 2022
ONE Pentatonic Scale for ALL Keys - Major and Minor
Want to be able to play a scale in any key, major or minor? This A Minor / C Major pentatonic scale pattern can be moved up and down the neck to fit into pretty much any key you might find yourself in. If you'd like to learn more about pentatonic (and other) guitar scales,
Posted February 18, 2022
10 Ways to Beef Up Your Barre Chords
Do you struggle to nail a crisp-sounding barre chord? If so, you know firsthand how frustrating it can be to play one of these beauties without buzzing or dead strings. Getting barre chords to resonate brightly can be a real challenge, especially for anyone taking beginner guitar lessons. But with a little elbow grease, or rather, finger grease, and a whole lot of dedication, you can conquer the barre chord.
Posted February 11, 2022
Power Chords Explained in 5 Easy Steps
Read MorePosted February 1, 2022
How to Toughen Up Your Fingertips
One of the top things we hear from players taking beginner guitar lessons is...... "my fingers hurt!" Fingertip sensitivity when playing guitar, even just when playing basic guitar chords, is totally normal at first. Don't worry, fingertip sensitivity is only temporary and will go away once you build up some calluses on your fingers. Here are some tips to help with callus building. Keep in mind that although these tips may be useful to developing nice, thick calluses, none of them can substitu
Posted January 25, 2022
How to String a Guitar - 6 Super Easy Steps
Read MorePosted January 25, 2022
Barre Chords Explained! They're Super Easy!
Read MorePosted January 20, 2022
7th Chords Explained
Read MorePosted January 15, 2022
3 Minor Chord Progressions and How to Find Them
Minor chord progressions are very similar to major chord progressions but of course, we’re looking at the minor scale. It’s important to know how to find chords within a minor scale so that you have a number of options when it comes time to create your own song or if you simply want to know how your favorite hits have come together. In this guitar lesson we will take a in-depth look at minor chords, ho
Posted January 5, 2022
Guitar Tab Symbols Explained!
Guitar tab symbols tell a guitar player what to do when reading guitar tablature. The symbols may represent a bend, a palm mute, a hammer on, pull off, vibrato, and more. Even if you do have a key for all of the guitar tab symbols, it may be confusing when it comes time to actually play a tab. If you’re new to reading guitar tabs or new to taking guitar lessons, let&r
Posted August 9, 2021
The CAGED System Explained
As you're learning how to play guitar, you'll likely hear players reference the CAGED system as being a great tool to utilize in your learning process. To put it simply, CAGED is essentially a way of visualizing chord shapes on the fretboard. The trick to using the CAGED system is to realize that it consists of moveable shapes that can be any chord depending upon where you put the root note. Once you know the five basic shapes you can p