Perfect Open Chords In Just 5 Minutes

Nate Savage  /  Lessons
Perfect Open Chords In Just 5 Minutes
Open chords are an essential tool in every guitarist’s toolbox. If you are struggling with making clean sounding open chords, we’ll go over some important tips and tricks that you can use to clean things up and make your open chords sound perfect! While all these tips will help you to play better, the most […]

Ayla Tesler-Mabe  /  Lessons
Rock Guitar Licks That Will Make You Stand Out
Break out of the pentatonic box and make your guitar sound fresh and stand out from the rest!

Ayla Tesler-Mabe  /  Lessons
Ayla Tesler-Mabe – Vibrato Philosophy
In this guitar lesson, we’re joined by Ayla Tesler-Mabe from the band Calpurnia to talk about vibrato. Vibrato is an important part of defining your voice on the guitar, and it’s one of the key ways we identify the differences between our favorite players. When you start out developing your vibrato, it’s a good idea […]

David Becker  /  Lessons
Unlocking The Power Of Triads
In this lesson, we’re joined by David Becker to talk about the power of triads on the guitar.

Ayla Tesler-Mabe  /  Lessons
10-Minute Guitar Practice Routine
Here’s a ten-minute exercise to build dexterity in your fingers before you begin jamming and to help progress your guitar skills.

Nate Savage  /  Lessons
Fingerstyle For Beginners
Fingerstyle is a great style of music to learn for both the acoustic guitar and the electric guitar.

Ayla Tesler-Mabe  /  Lessons
Left-Handed Guitar Challenge
To simulate what it’s like to be a beginner guitarist, Ayla Tesler-Mabe plays her guitar left-handed and goes through Rob Scallon’s Song In An Hour Challenge.

Ayla Tesler-Mabe  /  Lessons
7 Ways to Make Boring Guitar Scales Sound Exotic
You can make a simple minor pentatonic scale sound exotic, simply by adding different notes.

Ayla Tesler-Mabe  /  Lessons
Essential Funk Guitar Chords
Learn the essential funk guitar chords to comfortably play along with popular funk songs.

Nate Savage  /  Lessons
10 Fancy Guitar Chords For Beginners
In this beginner guitar lesson, we’ll take a look at some fancy chords that you can play to add some emotion to your guitar playing. Since we’re covering a lot of chords, try working on one or two at a time and incorporating them into your everyday playing. The chords covered in this lesson are […]

Nate Savage  /  Lessons
Jingle Bell Rock
It’s time to conquer another Christmas classic in this episode of Riffin’ Through Time. We’ll be learning how to play the iconic intro lick from Jingle Bell Rock! This one will pose a bit of challenge since it will require you to employ a few more advanced techniques to add nuance. To play this riff, […]

Ayla Tesler-Mabe  /  Lessons
4 Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know
Ayla Tesler-Mabe shares four things she wished she knew as a beginner guitarist.

Nate Savage  /  Lessons
7 Fingerstyle Songs You Need to Know
Playing the guitar is supposed to be fun, and learning songs is the best way to keep things exciting.