
Classical Music
How to Read Sheet Music on Guitar
Standard notation looks harder than tab, but a guitarist needs only the treble clef, a few landmarks, and about six weeks of short sessions to get functional.
Blues, folk, bluegrass, rock and beyond traced through the playing: tunings, chord voicings, rhythm feel, and the records that set each template.

Standard notation looks harder than tab, but a guitarist needs only the treble clef, a few landmarks, and about six weeks of short sessions to get functional.

Antonio de Torres fixed the modern classical guitar's shape and bracing in the 1800s, and nearly every nylon-string made today still follows his template.

Nylon and steel guitars differ in tension, neck shape, and repertoire — here is how to match the instrument to your hands and your playlists.