Guitar Noise

Paul Humphreys offers us this inspirational piece on how to get through those tough first few months of playing. His advice is great for people of all ages!

Knowing where the notes are on your fretboard is nowhere near as hard as you might think. We continue our look at learning the essentials of your guitar.

Part two in our explanation of standard notation. Now you know what the are, it’s time to learn what else music notation can teach you. Timing is everything.

This lesson outlines a few basic steps to figuring out where all the notes are on your guitar. These methods are painless and fun.

This is a collection of assorted guitar tips, insights and unsolicited pieces of advice. They are written by a beginner with 20+ years of experience.

This is a quick lesson by the dynamic duo on jazzy and bluesy sounding chords. They’re a lot easier than you think.

Anyone can learn guitar. There are no limits when it comes to money, time and age. Here is some general advice for the beginning guitar player.

Welcome to the first of our Absolute Beginner articles. Our hope is to get you started playing the guitar as quickly and as painlessly as possible.

This beginner lesson contains step by step instructions on how to tune a 6 string guitar.

Alternative rock from the 90s has many intense and memorable riffs. These songs have become essential to any rock guitarist’s playing library.

Let’s take a look at some of the most memorable guitar riffs from the 1980s. From rock to pop to metal, there’s a little bit of everything here.

This lesson shows you some of the most popular and easiest rock guitar riffs, including: Smoke on the Water, All Right Now, Layla, Purple Haze and more.

A quick guide to reading music notation. This is something that many of you have asked for. It is also something that any and every serious musician needs.

Difficulty in changing chords is often the result of bad habits. We’re going to look at a couple supposedly easy chords and make sure we practice good habits.

Here’s a beginner problem: no matter how hard you try the sounds coming from your guitar are awful. Perhaps it’s not you, but the cheap guitar you’re playing.