When you play simple music, you let the left-hand fingering happen by instinct.

That works.

But with more complicated music, random left-hand fingerings don’t get the best result.

How do you decide...

Maybe you’ve tried the metronome and found it frustrating.

You feel like the metronome causes mistakes.

But most advanced guitarists say the metronome is a useful tool.

Why?

It helps you improve t...

You enjoy playing guitar.

But your sitting position does not always feel good.

Your back gets stiff and your shoulders hurt.

To fix this, find a comfortable position without the guitar.

Put your f...

You pick up the guitar, but you just don’t feel excited about it.

It feels like work.

Nothing goes right.

If this happens for several days in a row, you start avoiding guitar practice.

You feel gu...

When you sing a melody, connecting the sound comes naturally.

But when you play the same melody on guitar, the plucking of the strings interrupts the flow.

How do you fix this?

Avoid the following ...

You hear guitarists play harmonics.

These shimmering bell-like notes are enchanting!

But when you try to play them, confusion ensues.

How do you overcome this?

Here are three tips that will help y...

Picture this.

You hear a piece of music that sounds amazing.

You just can’t wait to play it.

So you start learning it.

But you quickly realize it’s much harder than anything you’ve ever played.

Y...

When you first started playing guitar, you used whatever right-hand finger got to the string first without much thought.

But as you played more complicated music, randomly chosen right-hand fingering...

You have a busy life.

You can only fit 1 hour of guitar practice into each day.

How do you make the most of that time?

This is what a classical guitar hobbyist (let’s call him Joe) recently asked m...

When you shift from one chord to another, your left-hand fingers may get lost and cause unwanted interruptions in the rhythm.

How do you move each left-hand finger as efficiently as possible between ...

When you’re working on a difficult passage, it’s helpful to try various approaches to improve your playing.

One useful strategy that’s not discussed enough is to experiment with different rhythms.

R...

The hardest shifts on guitar involve moving the left hand a long distance between completely different chord shapes.

When you encounter a shift like this, it can totally disrupt the flow of the music...