Guitar lessons: Compared to simple strumming, the beautiful and intricate sounds of fingerstyle acoustic guitar are a step up, technically speaking. Still, you shouldn’t be intimidated by this way of ...

Even if you’re a total beginner, the course Beginner Guitar Fingerpicking will break down how to play the guitar in a simple step-by-step way. This introduction to fingerpicking will teach you the ...

The beauty of fingerpicking is that you can play melodies and basslines together using open chord shapes. We've got two examples for you here, based around open position A, D and E chords. You can ...

After playing some simple chords, Fred Sokolow demonstrates various patterns, licks, and grooves in five keys. While one camera stays on Fred, a second gives students a close-up, picture-in-picture ...

There’s never a bad time to learn a new instrument. No matter your age, learning to play can be exciting and rewarding, and all it takes is a little practice and a decent starter guitar. Many ...

For beginners, finding the best guitar to start with can be intimidating, to say nothing of actually learning to play it. There are a few age-old dichotomies to navigate—electric or acoustic, steel ...