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Best online guitar lessons – Top sites to learn guitar fast

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com July 31, 2022July 22, 2022

So you just got your first guitar, and are looking for a way to learn to play?

Or you’ve been playing for a while, and want to take things to the next level?

Using the best online guitar lessons to learn guitar is a very efficient and cost-effective way to advance your chops, no matter what level you are at.

I have been playing guitar for 20+ years and teaching for 15+ years. I still use online lessons to learn new things almost every day.

If you are interested in which online guitar teaching websites I use and can honestly recommend, and also which ones I stay away from, read on. I will also list my favorite guitar YouTube channels on this page.

Guitar Lessons

How Long Does it Take to Learn Guitar?

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com July 26, 2022April 17, 2024

The question lots of people ask me when they start thinking about learning to play guitar is, “How long will it take me?” Well, it depends on several things, not just how talented you are. Sure, having a talent for music and a good ear will help you achieve results, but in the long run,…

Guitar Lesson Review

6 Best Online Guitar Lessons – TOP Rated Sites in 2024

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com July 22, 2022October 5, 2023

So you just got your first guitar, and are looking for a way to learn to play?

Or you’ve been playing for a while, and want to take things to the next level?

Using the best online guitar lessons to learn guitar is a very efficient and cost-effective way to advance your chops, no matter what level you are at.

I have been playing guitar for 20+ years and teaching for 15+ years. I still use online lessons to learn new things almost every day.

Guitar Lesson Review

JamPlay vs Learn and Master Guitar Compared

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com July 19, 2022

Learning to play guitar is one of the best decisions you can make in life, but getting to the point where you can actually play whatever you want will take a bit of time and effort. However, you can greatly reduce the time and difficulties of the learning process, by choosing the study method most…

Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Guitar Techniques

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com July 12, 2022

The blues is one of my favorite genres on guitar, I teach it to students all the time. Why? Because it’s easy and loads of fun. If you’re at an intermediate level, you’re already at a stage where you can play astonishing blues riffs and solos like BB himself if you know some basic blues guitar…

Beginner Guitar Lessons

Alternate Picking Tips

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com July 9, 2022

One of the most important and useful lead guitar techniques beginner guitarists must learn at an early stage is alternate picking. Most beginners tend to pick the strings only downwards, which is a bad habit to get used to. If it’s not dealt with right in the beginning, changing to alternate picking will be harder…

Beginner Guitar Lessons

Guitarist Rhythm Troubles – How to Stay on Beat!

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com July 6, 2022

Lots of beginner and even intermediate guitarists have rhythm problems. I did as well. Actually, guitarists are notoriously known to have no sense of rhythm whatsoever. That’s why drummers were created, to help us stay on beat 🙂 The problem is not really that we don’t have a sense of rhythm, but I think it…

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Top Guitar Books for Beginners and Beyond in 2024

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com July 3, 2022September 24, 2022

Learning to play the guitar from beginner guitar books is still huge in , despite the availability of the more modern form of learning guitar, online video tutorials. The “learn guitar books” (both acoustic and electric) are here to stay since thousands of guitar lesson books are sold daily. For this reason, I thought I would buy,…

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How to Hold a Guitar Pick

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com June 30, 2022

Learning how to hold the guitar pick correctly is one of the first things you should learn when you decide to learn the guitar. If you learn it well in the beginning, you’ll never need to worry about it again, and it’ll make your learning experience much easier. Many beginners instinctively hold the pick between…

Guitar Gear

9 Accessories Beginner Guitarists Need to Get

ByTom Fontana - TheGuitarLesson.com June 27, 2022September 24, 2022

Once you make the decision to buy your first guitar, there are a few extra things you’ll want to buy. These accessories will make your life a bit easier, help you out, or even save you money in the long run. Here are my recommendations on what you need to get, and why. As you…