Last night I drove a few hours to attend Tommy Emmanuel’s concert in Hamilton, New Zealand. I’ve loved his music since the 90s and had always hoped to see him live. It’s not just his extraordinary guitar playing, his stagecraft, and showmanship that draws you into his music. It’s his passion and love for what he does that truly makes us invest and believe in each and every note he plays. Who’s a favourite of yours and why?

One thing to share. This is a good moment to ask your friends and family to come join the Guitar Chord Conquerors! I’m working on this, and getting very good feedback from my guitar friends, and especially from younger family members. Larry

Hi everyone! I just did our first livestream to 0 members! That's probably a good thing because I was still working out my multi-cam setup. Please let me know good days and times for you guys for a live catchup. I live in New Zealand so please take that into consideration.

Does your guitar ever look at you like this after you’ve tried to play it? To avoid this reproachful glance try some or all of these techniques: Preparation (hovering fingers above where they’re needed for the next chord) Guiding (keeping a finger on the same string when moving to the next chord) Pivoting (keeping a finger in the same location as others move around it when changing chords) Do you know all three of these?

If you've ever struggled trying to work out chord diagrams or where to put your fingers you need to head over to the Classroom page and start working through the mini courses that are there. I've grouped them according to keys. Why? If you're learning a song in the key of C, most of the chords in that song will be from the key of C. Here are all of the diatonic chords in C: C Dm Em F G Am Bdim So, if you can learn all of these you'll probably be able to play 99% of songs in that key using just those chords in various progressions (don't worry too much about Bdim). Progressions are just chords played in a particular order. Some of the courses are locked until you reach level 2 & 3. How do you reach level 2 and 3? Post and interact with others e.g., post videos or pics of what you're doing AND like and comment on what others are doing. Let your fingers fly! Pro Memorisation Tip!!! Say the chord name as you play it...trust me it works.