This classic bedtime song was originally known as “Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht”, which means “Lullaby: Good evening, good night”. It was written by the…

Every month I do a Live Q & A session to cover any guitar questins that you might have. This month I answered questions like…

Spring is in full effect in most of the country as I’m writing this. That means sunny weather, flowers are blooming, and there’s a greater…

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This month I answered questions like What do I need to learn to play lead guitar more efficiently?, How do I increase speed while playing…

During this month’s live Q &A session, I answered questions like How to find strumming in songs?, Can you provide any tips for practicing transition…

Check out this month’s live Q & A session where I answered questions like How come an F# is played rather than an F in…

Spring is one of my favorite times of year. The days get a little bit longer, flowers and trees become in bloom, and the extra…

Every new month brings a lot of new opportunities. There’s nothing really special about new months. February 28 isn’t much different than March 1. But…

In this month’s live Q & A session, I answer the questions Could you explain the proper use of a capo?, Can you practice scales…

If you live in a Northern climate then Winter is really setting in. I’ve always thought that February is the “real winter” month. I like…

Wow, a brand new year! 2020 brought the world a lot of challenges. We’ll have a lot of those challenges in 2021, but with a…

Improvisation is a really important part of playing the guitar. It’s pretty essential for playing with other guitarists and musicians. Part of learning to improvising…

Here’s a 6-video course where I cover each of the 19 fingerpicking patterns included in the PDF download. Could you use some help with basic fingerpicking…

As we’re heading into colder weather, it creates more and more opportunities to spend time practicing and playing guitar. Guitar is obviously a year round…

Practicing with backing tracks can be a fun way to improve your timing, develop the skill of improvising, and help get you out of a…

On our last Real Guitar Live we had some technical issues and had to cut it short. This time we more than made up for…

November is a month where people generally start to meditate on gratefulness. In America we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in November and we start to…

Every month I answer your guitar questions. This month I answered the questions Where can I find backing music with no vocals?, How can I…

We’re back with another Live Q&A session! Some of the questions I answered this month: How do you use the Circle of 5ths?, How do…

I think music theory gets a bad rap. A lot of new (and intermediate) guitar players tend to view it as really complicated and not…

Something I find incredibly helpful when learning something is when there’s a theme. Themes create consistency without getting too repetitive. For me, that makes it…

Here’s a fingerstyle version of a well-known folk song. Suitable for advanced beginners. You need to login or register to bookmark/favorite this content.

Where do you put your thumb when you’re learning guitar? I’m going to tell you! Unfortunately, it it not a simple answer, but I am…

Welcome to this month’s Real Guitar Live where I answered questions like What is the model of guitar you’re using?, Do you have lessons specifically…

Hey there! I hope this finds you well and in good spirits. Playing guitar is much more than a hobby. People have used guitar (and…

This is a complete course divided into multiple sections including several exercises and a download of the complete Malagueña sheet music. Malagueña can be considered…

It’s time to integrate strumming, rhythm, and changing chords.  Along the way, you’ll develop a rock-solid sense of rhythm and a repertoire of strum patterns.