Beginners

Free guitar lessons in written articles and interactive instuctions.

Start here: Easy chords

Interactive: Chord progressions over music backing tracks

The fundamentals: 7 "how-to" guides

Explanation of what information is found in a chord diagram.

Short guidelines of how to place the fingers when playing the guitar.

Short guidelines of how to change chords when playing the guitar.

Short guidelines of how to strum a guitar chord.

Explanation of how chord diagrams is written in text.

Arpeggios for guitar - facts and examples.

Extensive guide with facts and examples.

A guide for the beginner who wants to know all the fundamentals of the subject.

If you are a complete beginner and find it hard to learn chords this may be the article for you.

What is the difference between a chord and a scale? How can you use chords and scales together?

You should hold the guitar in the best possible way. Read the article for tips and reasons for the best positions for your left hand.

A fundamental course for learning common chord progressions. Progressions by three and four chords in different music styles.

The boom-chuck is a very common and natural concept for chord playing and here comes a guide on that subject.

Methods to use for learning chords and exercises for chord changes.

This is among the first things you want to know after you have learned a few chords.

A lesson on how different chords can be suitable for an electric guitar depending on if the clean or distortion channel is used.