Beginner Guitar Fundamentals

Scales—ordered arrangements of notes—are foundational for learning music. In this beginner guitar lesson, learn how to make scales starting with major keys.

Pentatonic scales are 5-note scales that don't contain half steps, and they can be either major or minor. Learn how to play all 5 patterns in this lesson.

Improvising is how guitarists distinguish themselves from one another. In this beginner guitar lesson, try out improvisation with helpful playing tips!

In this guitar lesson, learn all 5 patterns of the major and minor arpeggios on the guitar neck—which will be the skeleton over which you'll improvise and comp.

Want to be a strong improviser on the guitar? Learn how to switch the scale and arpeggios shapes with chord changes in this improvisational guitar lesson.