7 Guitar Tips

Muting, strumming, hammer-ons, open chords, basic Travis picking, and walk-downs!

Barre Chords

An overview of barre chords, short cuts for remembering the most common ones, and a song to help you practice them.

Basic Fingerpicking

Introducing basic Travis Picking finger picking patterns.

Blue Christmas/ Cowboy Strum

Chord Progressions

A basic-overview of the most commonly used chord progressions.

Cowboy Strum/ Country Roads Fingerpicking Tutorial

How to play a “Cowboy Strum” on a common song: Country Roads by John Denver. Get the chords HERE.

Get a more detailed tutorial HERE.

Mr. Sun + Swing Guitar Patterns

Traditional

Have you noticed that most children’s songs are either played straight or swung? If you’re playing a song and your groove doesn’t feel quite right, try playing it both swing and straight and see what feels better.

Get the chords to Mr. Sun HERE.

Downloadable link to the song below!

My Future (Cool, Simple Chord Progression)

by Billy Eilish

Slow Burn (Cool Chord Progression)

by Kasey Musgraves

Strumming Basics

An overview of guitar strumming + a popular song that kids love!

Get the chords HERE.

Syncopated Strum (with Tapping & Palm Muting)

Taylor Swift Chord Progression

Modified pattern in the key of G.