Thumb and fingers: Block Chords
Its time to get the thumb and fingers working together, but they may not play along with each other just yet… At this stage in your development you may not have control over each digit, [...]
Thumb Stroke
There are three main strokes we can do with the thumb and in this lesson we will look at the most commonly used stroke, the free stroke. The thumb moves differently from the fingers and [...]
The C Major scale
This is going to be our first scale and the C major scale is a great place to start. C major has no sharps and no flats and by learning the C scale in first [...]
String crossing and alternation
String crossing is an incredibly important fundamental of our technique. I am quite insistent on the importance of good string crossing because it is one of the most overlooked techniques by beginners and can [...]
Your first melody!
I use this for many beginners, it is especially great for little kids because they love working on melodies that they recognize. For complete beginners I ask that they play the melody only [...]
How to Do Vibrato on Guitar
How to Do Vibrato on Guitar In this article we'll look at how to do vibrato on guitar. Vibrato on the guitar can make a note really come 'alive'. It can make the note sustain [...]