Brian Sutich
Kraftgeek Tripod and Pocket RGB Light Review
Kraftgeek Tripod and Pocket RGB Light Review
Brian Sutich
The 2024 St. Jude Fundraiser Is On!
The 2024 St. Jude Fundraiser Is On!
Brian Sutich
3 Easy Solos For Beginner Guitarists

If you’re just learning guitar, getting started with playing solos might seem daunting. It’s a big change to go from strumming chords to your favorite songs, to playing lead lines. The best thing is to start out easy, but not too easy. The more you challenge yourself, the better a guitarist you’ll become. Just remember to take everything in bite size chunks as you’re learning. To help you get started with solos, I’m recommending a couple that I’d learn if I was just getting started - one from three different genres. The feeling of learning and playing lead is amazing. Let’s get into it.

3 Easy Solos For Beginner Guitarists
Brian Sutich
1 Habit All Amazing Guitarists Have In Common

I’ve observed hundreds of guitarists over the years from all different skill levels, and the ones who are making a lot of progress often share a lot of the same traits - they have a plan when they sit down to practice, they know the people to go to when they’re facing a hurdle in their playing, and they’re endlessly curious about guitar and music in general.

But outside of all of that, there’s one habit I’ve seen that all of my favorite guitarists have - they practice active listening.

1 Habit All Amazing Guitarists Have In Common
Brian Sutich
Every guitarist should record their practice ...

It’s cliche, but everyone has a mini recording studio in their pocket with them at all times. Not only is it stupidly simple to record your audio ideas, you can record yourself via video as well and see everything you were working on at the time, to truly pinpoint issues in your playing. But that’s not the only reason you should record.

Let's dive into three ways guitarists can use recording to see huge improvements in their playing.

Every guitarist should record their practice for massive progress – here's why

B2B

Announcing the Back to Basics series

My main goal for Chasing Sound is to show you that you can learn guitar no matter what stage you're at in life, and no matter how old you are. I've talked to so many of you through email and elsewhere, and you've given me great feedback on what you're struggling with.

There's already a ton of inspirational and informative posts on the site, and you should also consider signing up to our free Six String Sunday community (sign up in the sidebar). But, for those of you who are just starting out, you need to know what you need to know.

Which is why over the next few weeks I'm going to be tagging certain articles with B2B, for back to basics. These articles will be great if you're just starting out, if you've played for a while, or if you're advanced but want to fill in some knowledge gaps.

Once I'm done with all of these articles I'm considering publishing them as one e-book, but I am also figuring out a way to make a "roadmap" that guides you along the path in a logical way.

We're going to be going over a number of topics like:

And so much more that I think is essential to any guitar player's toolkit. Stay tuned to the website and on social media for each installment. You'll never have to wonder where to start again.

If you want to reach out to me about a particular topic you're trying to learn, feel free to contact me on Twitter, Facebook, or by e-mail (Brian@ChasingSound.com).

How to easily find notes on the guitar neck

How to easily find notes on the guitar neck

Getting lost on the fretboard is one of the most discouraging things while playing. Today we're going to learn a bunch of different examples to help you never get lost on the fretboard again! All the examples use the octave method to find your way around the fretboard, whether that be high up on the guitar neck or down low.