Guitar Nation Live - How to Play Guitar
Beginner Guitar Lessons
If you want to learn how to play the guitar, you might find this site a valuable resource. I have put in a lot of time and effort into making these lessons as good as possible and I hope you will enjoy them. Check out all the lessons on the how to play guitar for beginners page or get started with one of these:
Buying your first guitar
Advice for choosing and buying your first guitar.
Essential Guitar Vocabulary
What is a fret? What is a bridge? What are those knobs on my guitar? If you can't answer these, start here.
Tuning
A guitar that isn't tuned can only make noise. Get your guitar in tune before doing anything else with it.
Holding and Hand Positioning
Learn the correct ways of holding the guitar and basic left hand technique.
Easy Guitar Chords
Probably the first good sounds you will produce from the guitar.
More Beginner Lessons ...
Check out the entire beginner guitar lesson series.
Music Theory Lessons for Guitar
If you're serious about advancing your skills as a musician, you should check out the music theory section.