Practice guitar with a free online metronome

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Let’s face it, guitar players are notorious for bad timing. That’s just the way it is.

The problem is timing is very important in music. So what now? Guitarists with bad timing shouldn’t play the guitar?!

Of course they should, thankfully God invented metronomes to help develop our rhythm. Actually, it was a guy call Johann Maelzel, who patented the first ever metronome in 1815.

So if your timing and sense of rhythm sucks and you want to do something about it, you’ll need a metronome. Now you have several choices here:

  1. Buy a metronome at the store
  2. Download a metronome app onto your smartphone
  3. Use an online metronome

If you prefer the last, here is a great free online metronome developed by TheGuitarLesson.com. It has all the bells and whistles you would expect from an online metronome, and a few extra features to make life just a bit easier. Read more

Learning guitar tablature

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All beginner guitarists have to learn to read guitar tablature, it is a very important skill. You’ll be using tabs for the rest of your guitarist days, learning hundreds of songs through tabs, so it really is important.

At first sight, tabs may seem complicated. All those lines, numbers, what’s going on?

It’s really easy actually, here is a great video tutorial on the topic, and make sure you download this tablature symbol reference guide.

Once you know how to read tabs, a brand new world of opportunity comes your way. Read more