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Types of Guitars - Small Instruments

Information on the mandolin, including pictures, common tunings, and popular songs featuring the mandolin

Types of Guitars

Pictures and descriptions of the basics of the banjo, including common tunings, popular songs, and more

Learning Songs to Practice Finger Stretches

In response to a user email, we examine ways of making Pink Floyd's Is There Anybody Out There easier to play

Choosing the Right Guitar Strings

By learning about the different string options available for your guitar, you can find the strings which strike the best balance between great tone and playability

Learning Barre Chords

A guitar lesson intended to show how to play major and minor barre chords on the sixth and fifth strings

A Beginner's Guide to the Guitar Capo

The guitar capo should be an essential tool in every guitarist's arsenal. Learn about the strengths and weaknesses of different guitar capos, and when to use a capo.

Blues Shuffle Guitar Lesson

A quick lesson on how to play a basic blues rhythm pattern on guitar, including an intro and outro

Learning Guitar - Lesson Two

Lesson two of an online guide to starting to play guitar. In this lesson, we cover minor chords, an e phrygian scale, strumming patterns, and playing songs.

Changing Strings on an Acoustic Guitar

Changing guitar strings can be an intimidating process, but it's something that every guitarist must learn to do. Learn to change strings on an acoustic guitar with this step-by-step visual guide.

How to Tune a Guitar

The real reason most new guitarists tend to sound bad is because their instrument isn't in tune. Here is a guitar tuning tutorial that, with a little practice, should allow you to keep your instrument in tune.

Positions of the Major Scale

Interested in learning to play the major scale all over the fretboard, and also learn the modes of the major scale in the process? Check out this series of major scale diagrams.

Easy Chords on Guitar

It is easy to play many chords on guitar using only two fingers. Use this guide to learn the easiest to play guitar chords, which you can use to play many songs

Learning the Fretboard

By learning the names of the notes on the guitar fretboard, guitarists can begin to play chords and solos all over the guitar neck

G♯ Minor Scale on Bass

Learn to play a G# minor scale on the bass. Look at each of the hand positions used to play a G# minor scale along the neck of the bass guitar.

F♯ Minor Scale on Bass

Learn how to play an F# minor scale on the bass guitar in each of the different hand positions along the neck.

E Minor Scale on Bass

Find out how to play an E minor scale in different hand positions on the bass guitar.

C♯ Minor Scale on Bass

Play a C# minor scale on the bass guitar. Learn how to play the C# minor scale in each hand position on the fretboard of the bass.

B Minor Scale on Bass

Find out how to play a B minor scale on the bass. Learn to play the B minor scale in each hand position along the bass guitar's fretboard.

A Minor Scale on Bass

Learn to play an A minor scale on the bass guitar in all the various hand positions along the fretboard.

B Major Scale on Bass

Find out how to play the B major scale on bass. Learn ways of playing a B major scale at different hand positions on the bass guitar.

G Major Scale on Bass

Learn how to play a G major scale on bass guitar. Look at ways to play the G major scale in different places on the bass fretboard.

D♭ Major Scale on Bass

Find out how to play an Db major scale on bass guitar. Look at ways of playing the Db major scale in different places on the fretboard of the bass.

F♯/G♭ Major Scale on Bass

Find out how to play an F#/Gb major scale on the bass. Learn the different hand positions you use to play an F#/Gb major scale on the bass guitar.

E♭ Major Scale on Bass

Learn how to play an Eb major scale on bass guitar. Look at how to play an Eb major scale in different hand positions along the fretboard of the bass.

A♭ Major Scale on Bass

Find out how to play an Ab major scale on bass. Learn to play the Ab major scale at different hand positions on the fretboard of the bass guitar.