When it comes to fingering on the classical guitar there are often a lot of choices to be made. It is not always clear what the best choice is because several options might be “right”. So, in the end you will have to base decisions on musical or technical concerns. What is a musical fingering? … Read more
Improve Your Sight Reading on Guitar In this article we’ll look at how to improve your sight reading on guitar. This is an intermediate lesson. In our beginner lesson on we offered a very broad overview. Here we are going to start training your fingerboard knowledge. Only 12 Notes to Learn When you think about it, … Read more
Harmonics are great, no two ways about it. They exist at nodal points on the guitar and sound like little diamonds sparkling from the instrument. They often capture the imagination of the audience leaving them wondering: how on earth did she make that beautiful sound? So, seeing as they are so beautiful and magical, we … Read more
For some reason, classical guitarists, more than any other genre of guitar, think of chords in root position. Root position means that the root note (or tonic) of the chord is the lowest pitch of the chord. An example would be playing E Major and having the E in the bass, the open 6th string. … Read more
The barre chord is a challenging technique to master in the beginner stages of learning guitar. Patience and perseverance will get you a long way, and know that you will be able to play barres if you give it time. What is a Barre Chord? A barre is any finger that is used to hold … Read more
Extensions The ol’ one finger per fret rule is well and good for a while but soon enough you will find yourself stretching out for that extra fret. An extension is simply when a left hand finger reaches further than one fret from the adjacent finger. So, to give an example, if you had your … Read more