If you're just starting out on guitar, or perhaps you've just taken your very first guitar out of its box and you're raring ...

A chord is when you play multiple notes across multiple strings at the same time. As a new player, you don’t need to know any complex chords just yet, start with some basics. We’re going to learn some ...

Open chords. If you've recently starting playing guitar you’ve probably already tried some of the most common open chords (so ...

Isbell sympathizes with newbie players struggling with them, but discusses why they’re a vital songwriting tool ...

Just three chords this time because open Gm7 and Cm7 shapes are rarely used, leaving just Dm7, Em7 and Am7. Practise by strumming each chord, then picking each string to check they are all ringing ...

It’s a two-and-a-half-hour course that covers the topics beginners need to get started on, like basic theory, notes, chords, strumming, and TAB. From there, newbies will be able to start strumming.

What if your guitar doesn't sound right, like if your E note is playing at 325 Hz instead of 330 Hz? You can solve this problem by tuning your guitar. At the end of each guitar string is a tuning peg.