Beginner Lessons
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How to play fingerstyle guitar: learn fingerpicking styles
By Chris Bird, James Uings published
Steady up your acoustic skills with this fingerpicking lesson

Beginner guitar: lock down your rhythm playing with this lesson in basic note durations
By Jimmy Brown published
Everything you need to understand the concept of timing in popular music

What is a guitar power chord? How to play power chord riffs and progressions
By Chris Bird published
Power up your rhythm and riffing with our lesson on these staple chord shapes

5 hurdles every beginner guitar player faces - and how to avoid them
By Justin Sandercoe published
Justin Sandercoe lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers

How to play minor pentatonic riffs
By Chris Bird published
Learn how to use this essential scale, with two hard-rock riff tabs and two scale shapes

The basics of rhythm notation for guitarists
By Alex Bruce published
Master notation basics in this simple and easy-to-follow lesson

A Beginner's Guide to Quintuplets
By Will Wallner published
Being able to accurately play quintuplet licks and sequences will add dynamics to your playing and give you more interesting soloing options.

Four Easy Guitar Solos for Beginners
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Four easy solos that every beginner should learn.
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