As a guitarist, the major scale is our key to unlocking all sorts of ideas in music. You can think of it like your guiding light. Here are three key reasons why the major scale is crucial for guitarists.

YouTube is a treasure trove of information for guitarists, but like having a good guitar teacher, it helps to know where to spend your time, so you can get the most out of binging guitar content.

The three guitarists below have inspired my own playing, teaching and YouTube channel.

One of the number one things I like to do is be a hype man for my students. After teaching for a couple of decades, I’ve seen people go from not being able to play a simple G chord, to writing their own songs. The only reason I have so much confidence in telling them they can learn anything they want, is because I’ve witnessed myself in my own playing and in others time and time again.

You’ve probably heard the line, “good artists borrow, great artists steal”. One of my favorite authors on the topic, is the one that inspired this post’s title - Austin Kleon’s “Steal Like An Artist”. Today I'm riffing on Austin's ideas a bit, but in the realm of credibility.

I geek out over guitar practice. After all these years I think I have it down to a science, and that’s because I’ve studied so many guitarists, from beginner to advanced players, and see how they’ve made progress. Here are a few tips that’ll be helpful for you.

Time is our most precious resource, so when you’re looking to hire your next guitar teacher, you should be mindful of these things in your first few lessons

Are you just getting started learning guitar?

I’ve been playing for over 20 years, and learned a lot of lessons the hard way. One of my favorite things to do is to help guitarists not go through the same pitfalls I encountered early on.