When someone first starts learning guitar, one of the most common questions is:

“Which chords should I learn first?”

There are dozens of chords you could learn, and if you look at a chord chart, it ...

When you first start learning guitar, it’s natural to press as hard as you can.

If the note doesn’t sound clear, it seems like the solution must be to push harder.

But here’s something that surprise...

One of the most common questions I hear from new guitar players is:

“How long should I practice each day?”

We tend to imagine that real progress requires long practice sessions of at least 30 minute...

The good news is you can find lyric and chord sheets for almost any song.

The bad news is these sheets don't give you the rhythm.

Here's what to do:

1. Listen to a Recording

Your first step is to ...

You hear famous guitarists play with blazing speed.

It’s so impressive.

And you want to play like that… but your fingers move like snails.

So what’s the solution?

Here are three steps I’ve used to...

Getting a guitar can be a great source of enjoyment.

It can also be a source of anxiety if you’re a beginner.

How do you know what to look for?

I recently talked to a retired married couple, both o...

There’s a surprising amount of debate on this topic.

Put the guitar on your right leg. No, left leg.

Use a strap. No strap.

Use a foot rest. No foot rest.

Use a guitar support. No guitar support.

A few days ago, I posted a short video showing how to play an easy riff from “Eye of the Tiger” on one string.

I expected it to do okay.

Instead, it quickly became one of my most-watched beginner vi...

You keep working on guitar chord switches, but they don’t sound the way you want.

You say, “Sean, nothing seems to help!”

I feel your pain!

You need a step-by-step approach to make your chord switc...

You want to get better at guitar.

But you don't seem to make progress.

You’ve watched videos.

You’ve bought books.

You’ve tried courses.

All of those things can be helpful.

But none of them make...

The guitar fretboard can seem mysterious.

People talk about the CAGED system. Chord shapes. Scale patterns. Modes.

It’s so confusing! AAUGH!

Try this.

Just focus on locating the letter names.

The...

One of my young students recently said, “Rules are stupid.”

She was talking about rules of technique, like curving your fingers.

I had a conversation with her to explore this topic a bit.

I told he...