We think a lot about what we want to learn on guitar.

The songs we want to play.

The chords, riffs, and melodies we enjoy.

That’s great!

But we don’t think as often about what’s holding us back.

If you haven't played guitar for 1 minute today, please stop reading this and do it now.

I'll wait.

Have you done it?

Great!

You might say:

"Sean, this is ridiculous. Making significant progress ...

This was a question I recently asked in a poll on my YouTube channel.

I was curious because in my teaching experience, I've seen some students that are more focused on one of these above the others.

Consistency is hard.

I was talking about this with one of my guitar students recently.

You can play the right note one time and miss it the next time.

Play the right chord, then the wrong chord.

S...

Have you ever practiced something on guitar over and over… and still found yourself making the same mistake the next day?

You slow it down.
You repeat it.

And yet it doesn’t stick.

I see this all th...

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 ...

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...

This week one of my guitar students was having a challenging time playing the F-C-G-Am chord progression.

The challenge was not the F chord as you might expect. He was playing a four-string version o...

I think you should play less.

I don't mean you should spend less time playing guitar. You'll never hear me say that!

What I mean is you should play less music at a time.

I have said this to more th...