From your first chord to your first song.
Bite-size guides written by four guitar mentors, each with a personality, plus games and quizzes that make it stick. No boring walls of text. Just you, a guitar, and a crew that refuses to let you quit.
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DAY ONE
Start Here
Hold it, tune it, and make your first real sound without hurting yourself.
15 guides
SHAPES & SWITCHES
First Chords
The handful of chords behind a thousand songs — and how to switch between them.
16 guides
THE GROOVE
Master Rhythm
Strumming, counting, and the metronome. Timing is the thing nobody can fake.
12 guides
THE DAILY 15
Practice Smart
Routines, habits, and how to actually get better instead of just playing.
12 guides
HANDS & TRICKS
Build Technique
Picking, hammer-ons, bends, vibrato — the moves that turn notes into playing.
15 guides
THE MAP
Understand Music
Scales, keys, and progressions — the map under the songs, minus the homework.
9 guides
MAKE YOUR OWN
Write & Record
Songwriting, playing for people, and recording your first songs at home.
8 guides
KEEP IT ALIVE
Gear & Care
Strings, picks, and keeping your guitar happy so it stays easy to play.
8 guides
THE HONEST FAQ
Real Talk
The questions every beginner secretly Googles at midnight. Answered straight.
7 guides
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Start with these
A few popular first stops, each one a full guide you can read right now.
How to Hold a Guitar Pick
Holding the pick wrong makes everything harder. Here's the grip that feels weird for a day and right forever — plus a game to lock it in.
How to Hold a Guitar Properly
Where the guitar rests, how high, and how to relax your shoulders and wrists. The right hold makes chords easier and saves your back — step by step.
Parts of an Acoustic Guitar Explained
Headstock to end pin. Every part of an acoustic guitar, what it does, and why you should care. Tap-the-part game included.
Parts of an Electric Guitar Explained
Pickups, knobs, the pickup selector, the whammy bar. Every part of an electric guitar and what it actually does, in plain English. Tap-the-part game inside.
How to Tune a Guitar for Beginners
EADGBE, demystified. Learn what in-tune actually means, how to get there without breaking a string, and a game to train your ear.
Standard Guitar Tuning Explained
Why guitars are tuned E-A-D-G-B-E and not something simpler. The logic behind standard tuning, made intuitive, no theory degree required.
Meet the crew
Four teachers, four personalities: a punk, a songwriter, a cosmic weirdo, and a smooth operator. Each one explains things their own way, so something's bound to click. It's the beginner guitar reference we wish we'd had — the kind you'd actually want to share.