Here’s something I know many guitarists want to be able to do (at least deep down).
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Maps, Legends, and a Big Goal Setting Mistake)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including reading music like maps, a big goal setting mistake, and more. Here we go…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Chris Cornell – My Biggest Hero, a Lennon Documentary, and Jamming With Yourself)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including remembering Chris Cornell, a Lennon documentary, and more…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Fun Strumming Patterns, Cramming, and Learning a Few Notes at a Time)
Welcome to a new Monday post on 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including fun strumming patterns, cramming, and more…
The Map of Your Guitar Playing World
As I discussed recently, there are two crucial aspects of guitar playing which are key to creating a guitar learning plan and being successful.
These are:
The Terrible Woes of Trying to Learn the Notes on the Fretboard
This may be a familiar story to many of you.
One day, you tell yourself:
“Right I’m going to learn the notes on the fretboard once and for all”.
Podcast #3 – Finding A Guitar Teacher and Should You Even Get One?
Welcome to the 3rd instalment of the Guitar Domination Podcast. In this podcast, we talk about finding a guitar teacher, and more specifically, if you should actually get one, how you find a good teacher and what to look out for in a teacher.
Learning to play guitar the right way – be wary of others!

Kentucky Knife Fight playing at Plush on August 4, 2012 for their Misshapen Love 7″ release. by Abby Gillardi, licensed under (CC BY-SA 2.0)
I recently had a big debate over at Reddit with a fellow guitarist. This debate could have been infuriating but it actually was quite useful as it highlighted a certain flaw that experienced guitarists have when sharing their knowledge with less experienced players.
If you are learning to play guitar or you still consider yourself to be a beginner, you’ll find this post very handy – especially if you learn from others, either in person or online.