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All the basic open chords beginner guitar players should know

playing technique Apr 16, 2022

Open chords are one of the first things that most guitar players learn, but it can quickly become overwhelming with the sheer amount of chords that you can learn on guitar. Which ones should a beginner guitar player learn? In this guitar lesson for beginners I'm going to break down for you all...

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What is the blues scale on guitar?

What is the blues scale on guitar? That's what we're covering in today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you going over what the blues scale is guitar. We're going to go over how to find the blues scale, how...

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How to throw in licks while strumming chords

playing technique Apr 02, 2022

How to throw in licks while strumming chords is the topic of today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you about how to combine melodic licks when playing chords. A lot of people really like strumming chords...

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String Bending 101 - How to take your string bending from lame to awesome for beginners

playing technique Mar 26, 2022

How to practice bends on guitar for beginners is the topic of today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on one of the most expressive phrasing techniques - string bending. String bending has a lot of moving...

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Understanding the 80/20 rule for learning guitar will save you time

playing technique Mar 12, 2022

Understanding the 80/20 rule for learning guitar will save you time so that's what we're going over today in today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on how I used the 80/20 rule to fake my way through high...

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How to play Everlong by Foo Fighters on guitar

how to play Jan 08, 2022

How to play Everlong by Foo Fighters is the topic of today's guitar lesson for beginners. Pick up the tab for this song for free by going to http://simpleguitar.com/everlong.

Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on how to play one of Foo...

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Hot to play the EASIEST Christmas song on guitar - Joy to the World

christmas how to play Dec 18, 2021

In today's guitar lesson for beginners we're going over how to play Joy to the World on guitar which is the EASIEST Christmas song for you to learn this season! Get the tab for Joy to the World by going to http://simpleguitar.com/joytotheworld!

Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here...

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Fingerpicking Step 3 for beginners - Travis Picking

playing technique Nov 13, 2021

In today's guitar lesson for beginners we're going over fingerpicking step 3 for beginners where we break down Travis picking! Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you. Travis picking for beginners is what most people think of when it comes to...

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Fingerpicking Step 2 for beginners - 3/4 Time Fingerpicking

playing technique Nov 06, 2021

Fingerpicking step 2 covering 3/4 fingerpicking is what we're going over in today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com with another beginner guitar lesson for you on the second step to take to make learning fingerpicking simple! Fingerpicking is an essential...

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Fingerpicking Step 1 for Beginners - Straight Fingerpicking

playing technique Oct 30, 2021

Fingerpicking step 1 with straight fingerpicking is the easiest way to get started with how to do fingerpicking on the guitar & so that's what we're covering in today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you...

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A lot of the advice on what to do when you start learning guitar comes from the thinking "That's how I learned, so everyone must learn that way", but that isn't always the best advice.

I'll help you with 10 kinda counter-intuitive things you should learn on guitar first that will give you the most bang for your buck so that you can go from being a beginner to feeling like a confident guitar player that wows your friends in less time.