Tag Archives: Guitar Beginner

Songs explained — ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd on guitar

Welcome dear guitar players, to another edition of our Songs Explained series. We’ve got a classic for you. “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd is a very guitar-oriented song and it allows us to practice techniques like syncopated timing, flageolets, basic pentatonic scale theory for solos.

Billie Eilish – ‘Everything I Wanted’ piano chords and sheet music

“Songs explained” is a series where we dive a little deeper into tracks that are popular on Chordify. This is the place where we’ll look at a song from beginning to end. This time we focus on “Everything I Wanted” by Grammy winner Billie Eilish. Did you know that this song contains only four chords?

Get in shape ’cause it’s springtime, baby!

It’s springtime, can you feel it? Longer days, equals more sunshine, equals better mood, equals happy jamming! To help you get in shape for spring, we've got two easy peasy songs that you can play with six basic guitar chords. Of course we're going to explain those chords with some video tutorials.

Improve your knowledge with the Chordify music dictionary

The Chordify music dictionary is a force to be reckoned with. This part of our platform contains a detailed explanation of all things that are music related. In order to make more music, it’s always good to learn more about the tools of the trade.

A simple introduction to basic chord theory for guitar

This article is about the basic “open” guitar chords and their construction. In this blog post we’ll also navigate you to the specific articles dedicated to these open guitar chords. Let’s dive in!

Improve your jam with these handy tips

Jamming more isn’t always a question of time, but maybe even more of motivation. In this blog post we’ll go through some handy tips and tricks to tackle this, so that you can expand your skills and knowledge of your instrument; and become a better version of yourself as a musician.

Our picks for the best songs to play while in lockdown are just Mmmm….

Spring is in the air. Can you feel it? We certainly do, and oh man does it make us feel good! Even though most of the world is still in lockdown, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t try to make the best of it. Since it’s Make More Music March, we selected some nice tracks that will make you go Mmmm..

Play along with your favorite Daft Punk songs

Daft Punk changed the rules of house music. The duo combined electronics with their love for disco, funk and glam rock, and came up with a sound that we now associate with the two robots. Sadly for us, all good things come to an end. In this blog post we celebrate a few of Daft Punk’s greatest hits.

How to tune your guitar – Easy tips & tricks

Tuning your guitar is a skill that every player needs to acquire as soon as possible. No matter how good you are, no one sounds awesome on an out of tune guitar. In this blog post, we show you a few ways of tuning your axe.

Four ways to give your instrument some sweet lovin’

Valentine’s Day is the day of love. Not only for your loved ones, but also for those who give you everything they’ve got. Yup, we’re talking about your instrument.