Easy Guitar Songs Easy Songs for Beginners
Each lesson shows you how to play the chords, strum along and/or pick the notes.
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Not sure where to start? Check out our list of the first ten songs you should learn to play on guitar.
Ukulele Lessons
Not everyone can win at guitar. Fortunately we’ve got a growing collection of free ukulele lessons. If you already play guitar you’ll love how quickly you can learn this.
What order do I read the lessons in?
Some suggestions from us
Many people ask us what order the lessons go in? We’ve tried to meet as many needs of players as possible and this makes answering the question difficult. Everyone learns and pick ups things at different paces. Not to mention some areas interest some people more than others. We give you the best answer we can in the blog post Where do I Begin?
After reading “Where do I Begin?” you might want to check out David’s look back at his favorite lessons in 27 (or so) for 2013.
Buying a guitar
Buying a guitar doesn’t have to be an emotional ordeal. Prepare yourself with a little knowledge before hitting the store and get the equipment you need.
Figure out songs by ear
Obviously some songs are harder to figure out than others. It all takes a bit of practice. Work your way through this series of lessons beginning with Happy New Ear.
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Strumming
Getting Past “Up and Down” – Part 1: “Sock Puppets”
Keeping Time
Strumming for Beginners
Finger Picking
Basic Travis Finger Picking Tutorial – Part 1
Basic Travis Finger Picking Tutorial – Part 2
Dust In The Wind – Songs for Intermediates #26
Picking Your Poison
Improvisation for the Fingerstyle Guitarist
Improvisation for the Fingerstyle Guitarist II
Walking Basslines
Connecting The Dots – Part 1
Connecting The Dots – Part 2
Connecting The Dots – Part 3
Connecting The Dots – Part 4
Music Theory
Theory Without Tears
The Musical Genome Project
The Power of Three
Building Additions (and Suspensions)
Multiple Personality Disorder
A Before E (Except After C)
Scales Within Scales
Five To One – (or Home, home again…)
You Say You Want a Resolution…
Learning Guitar Solos
Leading Questions
Tricks of the Trade
Picture in Dorian Gray
Turning Scales Into Solos
Choosing Colors – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 1
One Note At A Time – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 2
The Major and the Minor – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 3
Combining The Major Scale With The Minor Pentatonic – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 4
Color Me Blue – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 5
Targeting in on a Mode – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 6
Sustaining Interest in a Target – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 7
Taking Care of Choices – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 8
Practice With Purpose – Turning Scales into Solos – Part 9
Alternate Tunings
Open Tuning Part I – Look, Ma, No Hands!
Open Tuning Part II – Here There Be Monsters
On The Tuning Awry
Cover Story
Alternate Writing Styles
Chord Theory
The Musical Genome Project
The Power of Three
Building Additions (and Suspensions)