Choose one resource for the thing you want to play today: a chord, a scale, a note on the neck or a short theory lesson.
Download the free theory guide
The eight-page Guitar Theory for Guitarists — Left-Handed Edition is a free PDF. Download it to read or print; no email address is required.
Play your first chord changes
Start in standard tuning. Pick Am and C, check every sounding string, then practise moving between them slowly. The chord pages include three shapes; use one shape at a time rather than trying to memorise them all.
Find notes and build a short melody
Use the note map to find a root, then play a small scale range and return to that root. Hear the sound of each note instead of racing through a large pattern.
Learn the idea behind the shape
Intervals describe the distance between notes. Chords combine notes; scales give you an ordered set to explore. Work through one example on the guitar before reading the next topic.
- A practical introduction to guitar theory
- Hear and find intervals
- Explore the chord library
- Explore the scale library