All-Purpose Rhythm Guitar
Be the King (or Queen) of Surf Guitar
Beginner's Bag of Tricks
Bend Strings to Your Will
Blues Jam Kit
Chord Control
Chords 101
Create Solos that Cook
Double Your Solos
Easy Fingerpicking
Fast Track to Fingerpicking
Feel the Power
Finger Freedom
Fingerpickin' Good
Fingerpicking Coldplay's "Clocks"
First Chords
Get a Better Boom-Chuck
Get in Sync
Harness the Power
Instant Guitar
Lead Licks
Lead On!
More Than a Melody
Music Notation Key
Musical Roadmap
Muting
Play in a Different Time
Play Today!
Play Well with Others
Raise the Barre
Rock On
Slide In
Solo Flight
Solo Trek
Speed Up Your Chord Changes
Sus It Out
Take the Lead
Three-Way Shuffle
Twang Tech
Vary Your Volume
Walk That Bass
We Want the Funk
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All-Purpose Rhythm Guitar
Use these 7 versatile strum patterns to play almost any rock, R&B, country, or folk song. Basic strum patterns that can be used with most popular music styles.
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Venture into the warm waters of surf guitar and ace these classic, fun-to-play licks. Full lesson with audio!
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Beginner's Bag of Tricks
Pick up three essential guitar techniques--single notes, full chords, and a basic rhythm, even a complete song--in your very first guitar lesson.
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Make your guitar sing with the bluesy, expressive sound of bends.
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Kick-start your next jam session with these three guitar parts. Full lesson with audio!
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Nine simple rhythm fills to spice up your open-chord strumming.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about chords and strums (but were afraid to ask). Full lesson with audio!
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Just like a good recipe, great solos only require a few, well-chosen ingredients: melody, chord shapes, a scale, and rhythm. Full lesson!
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Give a basic melody real power by adding an open string.
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David Hamburger teaches you how to play 'House of the Rising Sun' like an animal. Full lesson with audio!
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Fast Track to Fingerpicking
Create captivating backup parts with just your guitar and fingers—no pick required.
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Get rockin' right away with easy-to-play power chords.
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Use the fingers of your picking hand to easily create complex-sounding accompaniments to your favorite songs.
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Fingerpickin' Good
Play Nickelback's 'How You Remind Me.'
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Unlock the flowing rhythm of Coldplay's 'Clocks' with one simple pattern. Lesson with audio!
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Learn seven easy chords that will give you the basic tools you need to play thousands of popular songs. Full lesson with audio!
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Get a Better Boom-Chuck
Use easy chords and a simple pattern to master the alternating bass-strum rhythm. Incorporate bass notes into your strums for a more sophisticated sound.
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Get in Sync
Increase your rhythm mojo by accenting unexpected beats in syncopated strumming patterns.
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Harness the Power
Master these easy power-chord shapes and learn how to unleash their full potential. Full lesson with audio!
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Instant Guitar
Start playing songs today with open-G tuning.
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Lead Licks
Turn one simple scale into a blues solo that rocks. Full lesson with audio!
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Lead On!
Fire up a rockabilly or alt-country style lead! Full lesson with audio!
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More Than a Melody
Add slurs, harmony notes, and other tricks to make a basic melody like 'Jingle Bells' rock! Add slides, harmonies and bends to put more flavor in your playing. Full lesson with audio!
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Music Notation Key
Learn how to read music with this useful guide. It covers the basics of guitar tablature and standard notation as used in our lessons.
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With these music theory essentials, you can take your playing in any direction you want to go.
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Put some drive into your rhythm with two different muting techniques.
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Play in a Different Time
Learn how to modify the rhythms you already know to play in any time signature.
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With these five easy chords and simple strum patterns, you’ll be playing whole songs in no time. Full lesson with audio!
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Simple guitar parts you can play when your friend is strumming chords. Full lesson with audio!
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Raise the Barre
Banish your fear of barre chords with this step-by-step approach.
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Rock On
Play the Rolling Stones' 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It).'
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Smooth out your playing with one simple slur.
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Solo Flight
These strategies–learning a scale, choosing a consistent rhythm, and making the most of your mistakes–can help your lead playing really take off.
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Prepare for your first voyage into soloing with a simple chord progression and an easy scale. Full lesson with audio!
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Speed Up Your Chord Changes
Use these simple tricks to switch between common chords.
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Sus It Out
Add excitement to your strumming with sus chords.
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Take the Lead
Use these two techniques to turn a simple scale into cool blues licks. Full lesson with audio!
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Play the classic and versatile blues shuffle rhythm as a two-note chord riff, a groove-filled bass line, or a horn-like accent.
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Twang Tech
Put on your cowboy boots and start playing some classic country licks. Full lesson with audio!
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Changing your intensity to suit a song will make your playing more dynamic. Full lesson with audio!
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Walk That Bass
Four low-string moves to add to your open-chord strumming.
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We Want the Funk
Play that funky music with just two chord shapes and a percussive 16th-note rhythm. Full lesson with audio!
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