NEWSLETTER

Every beginner wants to learn songs first. It's the one thing that slows them down the most. Here's why technique comes first — and why it makes learning songs way easier.

Trying to play fast before you can play clean is the fastest way to build bad habits. Here's a 4-step system for building real speed on guitar.

Most guitar players pick up their guitar every day and never get better. The reason? They're playing, not practicing. Here's the difference and what to do about it.

My chord changes used to wreck every song I played. One simple method fixed it: break the progression into pairs and drill one transition at a time.

If I were starting guitar from scratch, these are the 8 chords I'd learn first. They show up everywhere — rock, pop, country, worship — and they're the foundation of thousands of songs.