Articles and Tips For Guitarists

Find articles below for various guitar topics from tips to technique to theory. Beginner, advanced and intermediate.

Guitar Secrets

If you have ever looked for guitar products online you have no doubt come across the many methods with wild claims about guitar secrets and amazing formulas for learning guitar in just a few days or weeks. Are they for real?

Play Guitar By Ear

The age old argument. Should guitarists avoid learning music theory because it stifles creativity? Fact, fiction or just a misunderstood cliché?

Guitar Scales and Modes

Why are modes so confusing? This is probably one of the most misunderstood concept among guitarists, more so than other musicians. This article attempts to clear up some of the confusion about modes.

Guitar Scales Explained

Guitar scales explained. What are they? What's the difference between diatonic and pentatonic? Music theory revolves around a good understanding of guitar scales so if you're unsure about them, here's the place to start.

What Are Arpeggios

An arpeggio is often thought of as simply picking out the notes while holding down a chord. There's more to them than this however. Here's a quick and simple explanation of them.

What Are Triads

There's nothing complicated about understanding what a triad is, so if you don't know the answer right now... you will in about three minutes!

Self Teaching Guitar

Can you really teach yourself to play guitar or do you need to have a teacher? Well, if you think about it another way, the answer is obvious! Here's a little food for thought.