Guitar

Ten gifts for first-year guitarists that remove friction rather than add gear, from a €15 tuner to a setup voucher....

A twenty-minute guitar practice routine in four blocks — warm-up, technique, knowledge and music — that works for beginners and...

A thirty-day plan for adult guitar beginners: string names, half and whole steps, four open chords, changing in time, then...

4/4 is the most common time signature in music: four beats per bar, each a quarter note. Here's what the...

Scale positions are compact, movable shapes that let you play a scale across all six strings in one area of...

Diatonic chords are the seven chords that naturally belong to a key. Learn the fixed major-minor pattern, how to build...

The dominant 7th chord is a major chord with a flattened seventh — the bluesy, restless sound behind blues, funk,...

Six nylon-string classical guitars that self-taught beginners actually keep, judged on playability, tone, and build — from the Yamaha C40II...

Six acoustic guitar capos ranked on tuning stability, speed, and fit — from the Shubb C1 standard to the premium...

The guitar pedals a beginner actually needs first, ranked by use case, with a plain-English guide to signal order, power,...

The acoustic guitar strings most recommended for beginners, ranked by playability and tone, with a plain-English guide to gauge, alloy,...