DAY ONE
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Hold it, tune it, and make your first real sound without hurting yourself.
What you'll explore
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.
How Often Should You Tune Your Guitar?
Short answer: every time you play. Here's why guitars drift out of tune, what makes it worse, and how to keep yours sounding right.
How to Sit While Playing Guitar
The comfortable, sustainable way to sit with a guitar — where it rests, how high, and the posture traps that cause sore backs and muted strings.
How to Stand While Playing Guitar
Strap height, balance, and switching from sitting to standing without your chords falling apart. Look comfortable, feel steady, play clean.
How to Read Guitar Chord Diagrams
Those little grids of dots, finally decoded: strings, frets, fingers, X's and O's. Read any chord diagram in five minutes — with a name-that-chord game.
How to Read Guitar Tabs
Guitar tab is the easiest way to learn songs — six lines, some numbers, no sheet music. Exactly how to read it, with every symbol explained.
Chords vs Tabs: What's the Difference?
Chords vs tabs: what each one is, when to use which, and why you'll want both. The clearest explanation for total beginners.
What Size Guitar Should You Buy?
Full-size, 3/4, parlor, dreadnought — how to pick a guitar size that fits your body and hands so playing is comfortable from day one.
Acoustic vs Electric Guitar for Beginners
Should a beginner start on acoustic or electric? An honest, myth-busting comparison to help you choose your first guitar with confidence.
How Long Does It Take to Learn Guitar?
A realistic timeline: first chords, first song, and 'actually good.' What to expect at each stage, and how to get there faster.