How To Read Guitar TABs

Before Getting into the fun stuff, there is one absolute fundamental that will make this entire process easier. Guitar TAB (tablature) is a simple way of writing down the notes that anyone can learn to read in like 5 minutes (no kidding!)

Practice Some Easy Electric Guitar Songs

Put your new TAB reading skills to use, and play these incredibly fun and famous rock and roll riffs!

Guitar Picking Exercises

I don’t believe in simply practicing picking exercises on guitar. I certainly believe that is beneficial, but you need to balance it by playing fun melodies on guitar as well. This holistic approach to improving your picking speed is captured in the following tutorials.

The Pentatonic Scale

Everything on electric guitar comes down to these 5 special notes we call the pentatonic scale. It’s the foundation for everything on guitar.

Blues Guitar

The blues is an INCREDIBLE vessel for learning lead guitar because you don’t have to worry about the chords themselves! Every blues song is practically the same chord progression. This lets you focus on learning to be a guitarist, and not just following the progression all the time.

Electric Guitar Techniques

For technique, hammer ons and pulloffs are essential. I am planning a TON of videos on this subject, but for now, check out this video to get you started on the hammer-on – the first embellishment you should learn on guitar:

Improvising Guitar Solos For Complete Beginners

At the point where you are ready to take a solo, but it’s just not working out? Try these simple tips:

Jam Tracks for Guitar

Here are some fun jam tracks you can play along to, to practice everything that you’ve learned on this page: