Learn · guitar and songwriting
Start with what you can already hear.
A chord, a line, or a riff can become more. These guides answer practical musical questions, show one possible way through, and leave room for your own choices.
songwriting
Songwriting on guitar
Practical ways to turn a guitar idea into a song, shape its sections, and finish without losing the first spark.
chords
Chords and progressions
Find chords beneath a melody, write a progression, and change guitar voicings without losing the musical idea.
melody
Melody over chords
Choose notes over changing chords, write a guitar melody, and make a solo follow the harmony.
guitar
Guitar ideas into music
Use riffs, chord shapes, and fretboard movement as the beginning of a composition.