Building a Better Guitar Course
Guitar Noise is building a new guitar course for self taught guitarists.
“From Beginner to Intermediate” is designed to help the longtime beginner do more than just memorize songs from tabs and videos. If you’ve already played guitar for a while and still haven’t made much progress, this could be the right course for you.

Fretboard Biology Review
Anyone Can Practice Guitar
What do the dots on a guitar mean?
Must Know Chord Progressions
Newsletter Highlights

Getting Started. Where to Begin?
The purpose of this newsletter is to help the beginner who doesn’t want to be a beginner anymore. If all you do is learn songs from guitar tabs or YouTube you’ll have a hard time learning to fly. The self-taught guitarist will eventually run out of runway.

Great Beginner Guitar Practice Routine
If you are learning to play guitar it helps to find the right practice routine for your needs. Luckily there are certain rules and tips that can help a student […]

The Underappreciated Art of Using a Capo
What is a capo and do you use one? These and other questions are answered in this introductory lesson on using a capo.
Unlock Your Next Level: Three Essential Steps to Becoming an Advanced Guitarist
So, you’ve been learning guitar for a while and you feel pretty comfortable playing your instrument. You learn new songs every now and then and might pick up some tips […]
The Art of Accompaniment
In this first lesson on accompanying yourself with guitar we focus exclusively on using arpeggios to create interesting song arrangements.