Free Guitar Lessons

Comprehensive, in-depth lessons written by guitarists for guitarists. Every lesson is completely free — no sign-up required.

How to Play Guitar: Complete Beginner's Guide

Everything you need to know to start playing guitar from absolute zero. Covers holding the guitar, tuning, your first chords, and basic strumming.

Learn the essential open chords that form the foundation of thousands of songs. Step-by-step finger placement and practice tips.

Understand guitar tablature notation so you can learn any song. Covers numbers, symbols, techniques, and how to practice with tabs.

Our free lessons are a great start. For a complete, step-by-step curriculum, check out the courses from Signals Music Studio.