HG27: How to Sound Skilled on Guitar (Even if You’re Not There Yet)

This lesson is about the open cowboy chord shapes D & Dm. You can move them along the fretboard to create awesome sounds. The best part: You already know how to play them. So, you’ll gain a lot for minimal effort. Enjoy! This beginner lesson features… … 6 D & Dm lookalike chords. … 6 […]

HG26: How to Be Creative Tonight (Even With No Skills)

8 chords. All 2-finger chords. All go well together. How could we possibly ask for more? Plus, they offer a huge creative potential. This beginner lesson features… … 2-finger chords in G. … An application of these chords. … Fingerpicking & strumming. You can download the tabs by clicking here (search for ‘HG26 – How to Be Creative […]

HG22: The 19 Ways to Manipulate the E Chord (Beginner-Friendly)

This is so powerful… I mean, we take a single open chord every guitarist on the planet can play and get endless sounds out of it (which then inspires idea after idea). You got to try this! Enjoy! This beginner lesson features… … 19 manipulations to the E chord. … 10 mini applications. … Fingerpicking […]

HG12: This 200-Year-Old Fingerpicking Exercise Will Help You Progress

I selected 1 of Mauro Giuliani’s 200-year-old fingerpicking exercises and gave it a new touch. The exercise sounds more like a piece of music than an exercise. So, it’s worth twice checking out: You’ll train your fingers and enrich your repertoire. Give it a go on your guitar and enjoy! This late beginner lesson features… […]

HG10: If you can play Em, you can handle this.

The Em chord (022000) is one of the first chord shapes guitarists learn. It’s so easy to play, you can teach it to anyone. Even if they’ve never touched a guitar before. Let’s take that very same shape and see what music we can come up with. With a little bit of practice you can […]

HG6: Movable Chord Shape x54500

I love movable chord shapes… … And this one here in particular! In this lesson, I’ll give you the piece of music I wrote so that you can straight away apply it to music. Plus, there are a good few other things featured in this lesson. Enjoy! This lesson features… … 1 easy-to-play movable chord shape. […]

HG1: Movable Chord Shape x02200

I’m excited about sharing this little piece of music for 2 reasons: 1. It marks the beginning of a whole new series of content (giving you concrete things to progress on the guitar without being too overwhelming). 2. It’s so accessible due to the easy movable chord shape (x02200) used throughout. (Guitar playing won’t get any […]