The saddest thing for any guitar player is not being able to play because you’re in pain - or worse, you’ve injured yourself. We put together a guide on how to avoid injuries, warm-up before practice and stretch your hands and fingers.

If you’re a beginner guitarist, learning how to play blues guitar is one of the best ways you can start your guitar journey. Blues guitar is truly the genre that started it all, and its rich history continues to influence music today. In this post, we’ll cover how to learn blues guitar as it relates to rhythm playing and soloing so you can start shredding right away.

Knowing how to tune a guitar is a fundamental skill for any guitarist. Wondering how to know if your guitar is in tune? We’ll show you how to properly standard tune a guitar with a few different easy methods.

Want to learn jazz guitar? Here, you'll learn six essential jazz chord shapes to help you get started with jazz. (Don't worry, you won’t have to twist your hand into a pretzel to play these.) We'll also show you how you can use these chords to play the jazz standard "Solar" by Miles Davis.