Musings Archives - Gary Rebholz

Learn open chords to play thousands of guitar songs

Want to know the best place to get started learning guitar? Master these five major open chords and you’re well on your way to playing.

Of course you need to read music if you're a musician...don't you?

Answer the question most beginner guitarists have about whether or not to learn to read music if you’re to become the player you want to be.

Music visualization should be a key component of your guitar practice routines. Aimless noodling does you very little good.

Learn about guitar injuries from the great Steve Vai along with information from the Berklee College of Music. Guitar injuries are serious.

New guitarists want to know if guitar tabs are easy. But a better question asks, whether easy or not, should you use tab to learn guitar?

Want to avoid five mistakes that will hold you back from learning how to play beginner guitar? Here are five no one told you about.

Many guitar teachers offer to help you learn to play guitar YouTube style. But lessons can be disorganized and an inefficient way to learn.

The back-cover photo from our record "Ridin' in a Rocket"

There are many ways to feel like a rock star. Maybe you don’t think you fit the description, but take your victories where you can find them.

Skip James sang about some hard times

How does Wisconsin factor into the history of the blues? The state played a more important role than you might think!

The Telecaster. Looks great. Sounds great.

The Telecaster is an iconic guitar that lead the electric guitar revolution. Leo Fender’s amazing creation continues to shine today.