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Free Sheet Music, Songs & Tabs

13 links

Lead sheets, tabs and chord charts to print and play from.

02

Beginner Guitar Lessons

4 links

Brand new to the guitar? Start your journey right here.

03

Pop Songs Guitar Chords Play Along

4 links

Strum along with full songs and follow the chords on screen.

04

This Week's Must-Learn Lessons

13 links

A fresh, hand-picked rotation worth your practice time this week.

05

Jazz, Rhythm Blues & Rock Guitar

65 links

The deep well — comping, lines, transcriptions and theory from the masters.

#1 Alex Farran Rock, Blues, & Country All Styles Andy Paoli Blues Rock Guitar Grateful Dead / Allman Brothers Scale Gospel Triads (Berklee Rick Peckham) Gospel Climb Chords Most Need to Know Jazz Etudes YouTube Channel Alex Nauman Jazz, Pop & Blues Lessons Chris Whiteman Jazz Guitar Lessons Good! Jens Larsen Jazz Guitar Lessons Good! Things I've Learned From Barry Harris Mike Hayes Guitar & Barry Harris Lessons Guitar Is Hard With Jeremy Barry Harris Minor 6th Diminished Scales Replace I IV V in Blues Jazz & Classical Advanced The Labyrinth of Limitations Jazz Duets YouTube Channel Don Mock The Blues From Rock to Jazz (1988) Jazz Guitar With Andy Wes Montgomery Licks Lesson Jazz Guitar Online Satin Doll Wes Montgomery Solo Transcription Jazz Guitar Online Dirk Laukens Guitar Drop 2 Chords Jazz Guitar Online Pat Martino's "Secret of the One Chord" Method Stella Pat Martino Linear Expressions Stefan Joubert 50 Shades Joe Pass Bb Blues Progression (Advanced) Marbin Music Berklee Very Good! Frank Vignola YouTube Channel Now Is The Time Charlie Parker For Guitar JGO Guitar Blues Progressions JGO Jazz Guitar Online Lessons Site Levi Clay Rock, Jazz, Country & Gypsy Guitar Blues Pentatonic Shapes Happy Blues Man Steve Allsworth Rock, Jazz & Blues Daniel Weiss Jazz Guitar Lessons & Arpeggios Grant Green Video Solo Transcriptions Peter Farrell Wes and Benson Jazz Guitar Jazz Guitar Transcriptions François Leduc Good! Jim Ellis Chord Melody Standards Lessons J.M. Jazz Guitar Transcriptions Jazz Guitar Online Standards Lessons Jimmy Bruno ii-V-I in Bb Lines Jimmy Bruno Chords Bass Lines over Am7 D7 G7 A Diminished Thing Josh Smith Blues Comping Like Robin Ford & Kirk Fletcher Modern Jazz Guitar Advanced Concepts Jazz Guitar Advanced Concepts Clifford Martin Tim Lerch Jazz Guitar YouTube Channel Tim Lerch Jazz Guitar Melodic Triads Exercise Joe Pass Chord Secrets to Elevate Your Solo Trio Playing Let's Transcribe Jazz Guitar Solo Transcriptions Steve Down Kenny Burrell Lessons Achim Kohl Jazz Guitar Lessons Nathan Borton Jazz Guitar Frank Vignola Swing Foundation Riffs Play The Changes The Charlie Christian Position Charlie Christian How to Create Lines Using Chord Shapes Diminished over Dominant Frank Vignola The Dorian Mode Riffs & Application (Frank Vignola) Frank Vignola Dominant Bebop Scale Jazz Guitar Foundational Riffs for 2-5-1 The Most Iconic Charlie Christian Solo in Under a Minute Charlie Christian Rose Room Guitar Solo Tutorial Rose Room Charlie Christian Solo Jazz Guitar Transcription Guitar 3 Levels of Walking Bass Dylan Torrance Jazz Guitar Kirk Fletcher Rhythm Guitar Kenny Burrell All Night Long Solo (Played By Matt McCalpin)
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Country, Folk & Old Time Acoustic Guitar

21 links

Chicken pickin', double stops, open chords and Americana flavor.

07

Fingerstyle, Classical & Bossa Nova

18 links

Solo arrangements, classical repertoire and warm bossa textures.

08

Guitar Pop & Rock Song Parts

23 links

Solos, intros and rhythm parts from songs you already love.

09

Blues Guitar

13 links

Turnarounds, shuffles, fingerstyle blues and 100s of licks.

10

Diminished Chords Boot Camp

6 links

Demystify the diminished sound and weave it into your playing.

11

Chord Progression Practice & Jam Tracks

7 links

Loop these and work your soloing over real changes.

12

Music Theory

13 links

Understand what you're playing — scales, modes and harmony.

13

Songwriting Tutorials

15 links

Turn ideas into finished songs — structure, lyrics and progressions.

14

Guitar Tech Tutorials

6 links

Set up and maintain your instrument like a pro.

15

Bass Guitar Tutorials

7 links

Lock in the low end — lines, technique and song transcriptions.

16

Backing Tracks

10 links

Full-band backing to make your practice feel like a gig.

17

Ear Training

5 links

Train your ears to recognize intervals, chords and melodies.

18

AI & Online Music Tools

2 links

Modern helpers — chord analyzers, drum machines and more.