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The Dictionary of Two-Chord Songs for Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, and Mandolin
Below are links to hundreds of easy two-chord songs for guitar, mandolin, banjo, and ukulele. Just a few quick tips: This directory covers a lot of music, and it’s best viewed on a PC. Use the Table of Contents to jump around. Click any song title for a YouTube video. Click the artist for the…
Read MoreThe Dictionary of One-Chord Songs for Beginners: Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, and Mandolin
Learn any of the one-chord songs below, and you’ll officially be a musician. That’s all it takes to get started. And there are over 100 tunes to choose from – spanning Rock, Gospel, Hip Hop, Reggae, Country, Folk, Blues, and Pop. This music is sorted into major and minor keys (e.g. A and Bm). But……
Read MoreThe Ultimate Collection of Easy Ukulele Songs for Beginners
If you’re looking for easy ukulele songs to play, there’s now a free Search Engine that can help. This tool lets you search for tunes – based on the chords they use. Plug in any ukulele chords you want. And within seconds… You’ll have a clickable list of songs that use those chords (and ONLY[…]
Read MoreLearn How to Play the F Chord on Guitar (with this Superhero Hack)
Learning how to play the F chord on guitar sucks. Your fingers ache. The strings buzz. And it’s impossible to land on this chord quickly or cleanly. But if you can’t play the barre version of F Major, you’ll always be a beginner. Or worse, you might quit. That’s not gonna happen today. In a…
Read MoreWith the Riptide Chords, You Can Play Thousands of Easy Songs on Guitar and Ukulele
In Part 1 of this tutorial, you’ll learn the Riptide chords – plus everything else needed to play Vance Joy’s mega hit. Skip ahead to any section using the buttons below. Table of Contents Tuning &Signature You’ll need a capo. RiptideChords For guitar and ukulele. F BarreChord Tips and tricks for guitarists. Strumming Pattern Beginner[…]
Read MoreFind Thousands of Songs That Use These Common Chord Progressions
Learn the most common chord progressions in music, and you can play a lot of songs. And I mean A LOT. Just to give you an idea… Imagine you learn G, D, Em, and C on the guitar (or C, G, Am, and F on the ukulele). The following video features 50 timeless classics. And[…]
Read MoreThe 23-Chord Challenge (a Guitar Bet You Can’t Lose)
There are millions of popular songs in the world. And to play them all, you need thousands of guitar chords under your belt. But. If you wanna play the majority of these tunes, the number of chords required is low. Absurdly low. With just 23 chords, you can play more than 50% of the songs […]
Read MoreThe Rule of One: How to Cover More Ground in Less Time on the Guitar
Are you familiar with the following proverbs? A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You must learn to crawl before you can walk. Rome wasn’t built in a day. The wording may vary. But all these sayings express the same idea: Master the basics first. But it’s really tempting to rush […]
Read MoreIn What Order Should You Learn Guitar Chords?
The Chord Genome database has over 350,000 guitar songs. That’s a massive list. And yet, you only need about 2,000 chords to play all these tunes. Not too shabby. But as a beginner, which of those 2,000 chords should you learn first? You could always pick a song you really like and start practicing. That’s […]
Read MoreWhy So Many Beginners Quit the Guitar
Every year, millions of people around the planet pick up a guitar for the first time. But only a tiny fraction of these beginners actually become guitar players. The vast majority of folks quit within a few months. That’s definitely what happened to me. In fact, I’ve given up countless times. And I would have […]
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