#guitarlearningforbeginner

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Ultimate Guide to Get Better Chords (2025)

You’ve been practicing for weeks. Your fingers hurt, the strings buzz, and that G chord still sounds like a dying wasp. I’ve seen this frustration in nearly every beginner I’ve taught over the past twelve years—whether in my São Paulo studio or here in Boston. The truth is, most players don’t…

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Ultimate Lets Go Chord Guide (2025 Essential)

You’ve heard that opening riff a thousand times—those four ascending notes that kick off the Pokémon theme—and if you’ve ever wondered whether you can play it on guitar, the answer is a definite yes. The **Lets Go chord** progression is one of the most beginner-friendly sequences I’ve encountered…

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Take A Bow Chord

You’ve heard that iconic piano intro, and maybe you thought, *“That’s too complex for me to play on guitar.”* Here’s the truth: the “Take a Bow chord” progression is one of the most beginner-friendly sequences you’ll ever learn. In fact, this Rihanna hit relies on just three open chords—G, D, and…

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5 Best Keep on Getting Better Chords (2025 Guide)

You’ve been practicing your G, C, and D chords for weeks now. You know where your fingers go—at least in theory. But when you try to change between them, everything falls apart: strings buzz, transitions lag, and that clean sound you hear in your favorite songs feels miles away. You’re not alone…

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Ultimate Guide: Strike the Right Chord in 2025

You’ve just placed your fingers on your first G chord, strummed confidently—and what came out sounded more like a tangled mess of wires than music. That moment of frustration is nearly universal among new guitarists, and it’s the exact reason I’ve spent twelve years helping students learn to…

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Ultimate Say It Aint So Tuning Guide (2025)

That opening riff. You hear it once, and it’s stuck—that heavy, clean, almost hollow thump that cuts through the silence before Rivers Cuomo starts singing. Most beginners assume it requires years of barre chord mastery. Here’s the truth: the entire magic of “Say It Ain’t So” lives in one simple…

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Ultimate Tell Him Chords Guide (2025)

You hear that opening riff and suddenly it’s 1963 again—or maybe you’re covering the modern version from *The Voice*. Either way, “Tell Him” has a deceptively simple charm that hooks beginners, yet the **tell him chords** often trip people up because the recorded key uses barre chords. A 2025…

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Ultimate Travis Picking Exercises (2025 Guide)

You’ve probably felt it—that moment when your thumb wants to go one way, your fingers another, and the guitar sounds more like a tangled argument than music. You’re not alone. In a 2025 survey by Fender, nearly 70% of beginners cited finger independence as their biggest hurdle within the first…