Instructional PDFs

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Building Chords with Stacked Thirds

The 8 Essential Chords for Beginners

"Carefree Highway" by Gordon Lightfoot

The Most Common Chords in Each Key

Chord Formula Cheat Sheet

Chord Builder (Paper Cut-Out Kit)

Chord Tones Cheat Sheet

Lead Guitar & the Formula 1 Theme Song

First Steps with Pink Floyd's "Breathe"

Boogie Woogie Basslines

Shuffle Riffs in Any Key

Shuffle Riffs in Open Position

Soulful Lead Guitar with "America the Beautiful"

The Shuffle (Swing) Rhythm

Blues and 7th Chords

The 12 Bar Blues

Strumming with Accented Notes - A Getting Started Guide

Lead Guitar Finger Placement — ft. "La Sitiera" by The Mavericks

Hybrid Fingerstyle - First Steps!

Silent Night

Joy to the World

Melody Deep-Dive: Sweet Caroline

First Steps with Doc Watson's "Deep River Blues"

Guitar Finger Exercises for Flexibility, Control, Speed, and more

Lead Guitar Improvisation Tips (feat. Wagon Wheel)

Travis Picking Training Wheels (ft. Hayes Carll)

Strumming with Alternating Bass Notes

Fingerstyle Cheat Sheet: Travis Picking Patterns for Every Chord

Soulful Lead Guitar Licks Over "Amazing Grace" - Beginner Tips Included!

Major Key Cheat Sheets! Must-Know Chords, Scales, and Fretboard Diagrams

Monday Morning Practice with Triads (Key of A major)

Practice With Me! G Major Arpeggios in Each CAGED Shape

Creating a Fingstyle Arrangement from Scratch (feat. Graceland by Paul Simon)

A Simple Way to Travis Pick Any Song (Key of C)

How I Use This CAGED Poster to Practice Lead Guitar

Strumming Guide for "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison

First Steps with "Malagueña" (Spanish Classical Guitar)

Strumming with Walking Basslines (feat. Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan)

Learning the Intro Solo to "Wish You Were Here"

Reading Music for Guitarists - Chord Charts vs. Tabs

How to Read My Song Sheets

How to Read Chord Progressions

How to Read Fretboard Diagrams

How to Read Strumming Patterns

How to Read Chord Charts

How to Read Guitar Tabs

Acoustic Blues Riff in G (feat. "Country Honk" by Rolling Stones)

Pentatonic Fun with Billy Strings' "Lonely At The Top" Riff

Major Pentatonic Scales in Open Position

Learning the "Fast Car" Intro Riff, Step by Step

How to Strum with a Percussive "Slap"

Tips for Writing Guitar Tabs (on Paper and iPad)

Learning the "Amie" Intro Riff, Step by Step

Easy-Going Fingerstyle Blues: Step-by-Step Guide (Key of E)

Quick Tips for Strumming in 6/8 Time (feat. No Hard Feelings by The Avett Brothers)

Q&A: How to Add Depth to a Simple Riff? (feat. Stuff That Works by Guy Clark)

Q&A: How Does a Capo Change a Song's Key?

Beginner Lead Guitar with the Star Spangled Banner

Major Scales in Open Position

Simpler Ways to Play F# Minor

Simpler Ways to Play B Minor

Simpler Ways to Play B Major

Simpler Ways to Play F Major

How to Fingerpick in 3/4 Time (feat. Amazing Grace & John Prine)

Learning Chords in Key of E

Learning Chords in Key of A

Learning Chords in Key of D

Learning Chords in Key of G

Learning Chords in Key of C

How to Play E Minor

How to Play A Minor

How to Play D Minor

How to Play E Major

How to Play A Major

How to Play D Major

How to Play G Major

How to Play C Major

How to Play "Grow Old With You" Without Barre Chords

Strumming Guide: Down, Down-Up, Down, Down-Up

Strumming Guide: Bass, Bass, Down, Down-Up