A guitar capo is a device that clamps on the neck of your guitar so you can transpose guitar chords. It basically acts like a moveable nut. Where ever you put your capo is the new nut, and you can play your open chords (G chord, C, A, E, etc). The capo [...]

The I IV V progression is the basis for all rock music, all music, really. It was used by Johann Sebastian Bach, it’s used by AC/DC. Pretty versatile isn’t it? Here’s a chart of the I IV V in all music keys.  If you don’t understand about enharmonics or keys or naturals [...]

Here’s a handy chart with most of the guitar keys you’re likely to encounter as a beginner guitar player. I’ve included a couple of the keys that use flats, and I’ve put the Roman numerals above them so you can figure out your I IV V’s in whatever key you’re using. So lets say [...]

If you’re learning how to play guitar you might want to play some songs in a different key.  Guitar music, especially songs using barre chords is easy to transpose.  If you’re not using barre chords you’ll need to know a little bit of music theory to transpose music in your head.  It’s a good skill [...]

Are you having success learning how to play guitar?  A complete guitar beginner obviously wants to learn to play guitar songs as quickly as possible. Many people also try to teach themselves guitar further complicating things. I teach guitar to beginners and I find that many guitar beginners have problems looking at a [...]