Please see the Introduction for info about me, who these lessons are designed for, and common conventions used throughout this site.

Table of Contents

Beginner Lessons

1. Guitar Parts and Functions
2. Holding the Guitar and Pick
3. Basic Technique
4. Tuning and Harmonics
5. Music Theory Basics
6. Position
7. 1st String
8. 1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals
9. 2nd and 3rd Strings
10. 4th, 5th, and 6th Strings
11. C Major in Open Position and Alternate Picking
12. C Major Chord
13. G Major Chord
14. F Major Chord
15. Basic Chord Progressions
16. Music Theory - Diatonic Chord Progressions
17. E Minor, D Minor, and A Minor Chords
18. B Diminished
19. Barre Chords
20. Circle of Fifths
21. 5th Position
22. Scales for all Positions
23. CAGED for chords
24. CAGED for scales
25. Modes

Gear and Setup

• Choosing a Pick
• Choosing a Guitar
• Choosing Pickups
• Setup/Adjustments
• Strings

Styles

• Rock
• Blues
• Funk
• Jazz
• Folk
• Thrash
• Djent

Techniques

• Legato (Hammer-on, Pull-off)
• Bending
• Vibrato
• Palm Muting
• Artificial Harmonics
• Whammy Bar
• Tapping
• Two-Hand Tapping
• Sweep Picking
• Slapping
• Thumping
• Chicken Pickin
• Finger Picking
• Pick Slides

Sound

• Transients
• Overtones
• Frequency Domain
• EQ or Filters
• ADSR and Envelope Filters
• Mixing
• Gain-Staging

Wiki Stuff

• MediaWiki FAQ