Get started with chords, rhythm and picking with this lesson on the basics of acoustic guitar playing. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an absolute beginner or if you’ve played for a little bit longer ...

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Guitar skills: We’re tuning to DADGAD and taking a look at the body-bashing percussive styles of guitarists such as Jon Gomm, Andy Mckee and Newton Faulkner. Percussive guitar has gained popularity in ...

It's the perfect lesson for newer students that are starting to become confident with simple chord progressions and are looking to develop creativity with their strumming. If you are struggling with ...

The question has been tread to death and comes with about a kajillion provisos that we'll get to: Should a guitar beginner go for an acoustic or electric guitar? While we could straddle the fence with ...