Guides & articles
How to Tune a Guitar: a Beginner's Guide That Actually Sticks
Learn to tune a 6-string guitar with a microphone tuner or by ear: string order, why new strings drift, and how to stop overshooting the pitch.
Published: 7/3/2026Read more →
Music Intervals Explained: the Distance That Makes Melody and Harmony
What intervals are, how to count semitones, why a fifth sounds stable and a second tense — with a keyboard diagram and ear-training exercises.
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How Chords Are Built: Triads, Sevenths and Why Shapes Repeat
Major, minor, seventh and sus chords all follow one recipe: stacked thirds. Learn the formulas and read any chord chart on guitar, ukulele or piano.
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The Circle of Fifths: the Map Every Musician Ends Up Using
How the circle of fifths works, how to read key signatures from it, find the chords of any key and transpose songs — with a full diagram.
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Time Signatures and Note Values: How Rhythm Actually Works
What 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8 really mean, how note values divide the beat, and how to practise rhythm with a metronome without hating it.
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Why Your Guitar Goes Out of Tune (and What Actually Helps)
Temperature, new strings, sloppy winding, aggressive bends — the real reasons instruments drift, and a routine that keeps you in tune longer.
Published: 7/3/2026Read more →