Are you currently wondering how to choose an amp? When I started looking to upgrade my equipment it became very apparent that things could get expensive quickly, especially without a good guide on what I should be buying. Over the years I have done a fair bit of research into amplifiers, and have played through […]

The C Major scale is a very important scale. The major scale is where most of the melodies, chords and musical phrases we have grown to love originate from. It is the foundation of all music. We start by learning the major scale in the key of C because it has no sharps or flats. […]

If you have mastered the first part of this two part lesson, then below some more exercises to help further your understanding of modes, and how to apply them to the guitar.

Guitar modes can confuse a lot of guitarists. This is generally because they do not understand their major scale properly. If you do not know your major scale well on guitar then check out my free blog lesson on the major scale here.If you do know your major scale then below are a couple of […]

There are many options you can take when you start taking guitar lessons. Due to this, many beginners go between different things, don’t finish projects fully and end up giving up.I think it is worth beginners learning lots of terminology early on. Try to watch videos on YouTube to get an understanding of what people […]

It is essential that your guitar is in tune when you play. This is for a number of reasons.1- If your guitar is out of tune your ear will be learning how your guitar sounds the wrong way. You want your ear to recognise how your guitar should sound in ‘standard tuning’ early on.2 – […]

It’s a question most people ask when they first email about beginner guitar lessons, here I try to explain how long I think you should take your first guitar lessons for. If you are a parent and your child is under 12 years old. I would almost certainly suggest starting with half an hour. I […]

If you have not already bought a guitar, you may have a few questions about what to get. Below I have listed a few options and why you may want to choose them. Classical Guitar A classical guitar is also sometimes called a nylon string guitar, due to it having nylon strings! They are good […]