Want to build speed and accuracy on guitar? I share my daily “Push-Pull Method” with the metronome – push yourself up to where you struggle,…

Steel vs. nylon—when should a beginner reach for each? In this Real Guitar Live Q&A, Thomas breaks down the styles, feel, and real-world situations where…

In this live guitar Q&A, I tackle the challenge that stumps most guitarists: learning fretboard notes quickly and effectively. I demonstrate my favorite exercise that…

Worried that your small hands will hold you back from learning guitar? You’re not alone! In this live Q&A session, I address this exact concern…

Ever wondered if pick thickness actually matters? In this guitar Q&A session, I tackle why pick thickness is crucial for your playing—from how beginners should…

Ready to move from strumming to fingerpicking? In this episode of Real Guitar Live, I share my step-by-step method for converting any strumming pattern into…

Struggling with barre chords? You’re certainly not alone! In this episode of Real Guitar Live, I dove deep into your burning questions, exploring practical strategies…

In this Q&A session, I tackled something many of you struggle with – finding the right thumb position when fretting. Your thumb doesn’t always need…

Adding chords to a melody on guitar can feel like trying to solve a puzzle without all the pieces—but it doesn’t have to be. In…

In this episode of Real Guitar Live, we explored how to Practice Smarter, Not Longer with the 5-Minute Rule—a powerful way to improve efficiency and…

Ready to Ditch the Pick and Unlock a New Dimension in Your Playing? In this live Q&A session, we dive deep into finger strumming techniques…

In this session, I share practical techniques to help you master smoother strumming, add variety to your rhythms, and experiment with tones to create a…

Ever wondered what makes guitar practice truly effective? In this video, we’re tackling the questions every guitarist asks at some point. Should you aim for…

In this session, I talk about a simple way to transpose the key of a song even if you don’t know what key it’s in…

Learning only songs and licks might not give you the full, balanced ‘guitar diet,’ but when chosen wisely, they can add just the right flavor…

This months RGS Live Q&A was a huge success with great presubmitted questions like, what guitar tools I recommend, how to measure your guitar learning…

We celebrated this 4th of July by furthering your guitar-playing independence! We addressed all of your burning guitar questions that are slowing you down on…

We chatted it up in today’s session about what scales you should know, the benefits of practicing with a metronome, what a C6, C7 and…

In today’s extra May 2024 RGS Live Q&A, we wasted no time discussing the following topics: Roman Numerals and how to read them in music,…

For this RGS live, I jumped right into the topic for today on how to quickly learn a song. I gave a demonstration on my…

This RGS live’s main topic was what hand stretches and warm-ups can you easily implement to improve how you play and learn guitar. In addition…

Your queries do more than just help you with your guitar struggles. Many guitarists are affected by the very same issues you encounter, so your…

Get ready! We did a deep dive into some really cool and pressing guitar questions. We covered interesting topics such as my recommended programs for…

Wow! This was a great conversation full of many amazing questions such as hand positions for both fingerpicking and palm muting, information on ear training…

At this latest RGS Live, we talked about how to write songs, whether it is beneficial to learn scales, how to move chords up and…

We went through some very cool questions right from the start of RGS Live. They included queries such as: how to use a looper pedal,…

This RGS Live session’s topics covered how to end a guitar song and make it sound professional, how to avoid pain in your fretting hand,…

We didn’t wast any time as we jumped into one of the pre-submitted questions about my new Beginner Spanish Guitar course that is about to…

Check out this RGS live! We talked in depth about a great question that was pre-submitted to me regarding the ability to play chords using…

Welcome to the RGS Live Replay! We talked about playing barre chords properly, some guitar theory topics like the key of a song and why…