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Are My Hands Too Small to Play Guitar?
There is no minimum hand size for guitar. Children learn on full-size necks every day, small adults play stadium stages, and Django Reinhardt — a fixture on every greatest-guitarists list…
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Songs don't die because you ran out of talent. They die because starting runs on inspiration and finishing runs on decisions — and nobody warns you the fuel changes halfway through. The…
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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.
10 guides
MAKE YOUR OWN
Write & Record
Songwriting, playing for people, and recording your first songs at home.
9 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.
9 guides
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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.
The First 10 Guitar Chords Every Beginner Should Learn
The ten open chords that unlock most beginner songs, in the smart order to learn them, with a spot-the-chord game.
How to Use a Metronome
A metronome feels like a cage until it becomes your superpower. Here's how to actually use one, and a tap game to test your timing.
A 10-Minute Beginner Practice Routine
No time? Ten focused minutes beats an aimless hour. Here's the exact routine, minute by minute — plus a build-your-own game.
Alternate Picking Explained
Down-up-down-up: the tiny motion behind fast playing. Small wrist strokes, strict alternation, and the one-string drill that builds it.
What Is a Guitar Scale?
A scale is a palette, not homework: a team of notes that sound good together. What scales are, why shapes are movable, and how to make music with one today.
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.