Music Theory

Learn and understand music theory especially for fingerstyle guitarists.

Find out if you should learn standard notation or just tabs when learning fingerstyle guitar.

Have you ever wondered what time signatures mean and how beats are organized in music? Here's a guide to understanding meter.

If you are looking to transcribe music that is written for the guitar, here are the steps you can take.

Hi, I’m Brett Vachon and my goal is to help you learn to play fingerstyle guitar.

Get 23 Essential Fingerstyle Exercises

PDF contains 6 pages chock-full of the best technique workouts for acoustic guitar

Discover fingerpicking patterns used by singer songwriters like Bob Dylan
Learn the 'spider' exercises that will improve your finger synchronization (saves years of practice)
Master the little-known 'contrary motion' way of playing fingerstyle scales (works even if you're a beginner)

Tablature vs. Standard Notation - Which Is Better?