What's New at the Guitar Players Toolbox

Welcome to my mini-blog about the tips, tools, and information available free on Guitar Players Toolbox. It's a journal that provides you updates on the latest and greatest:

• New or changed Web pages that appear on Guitar Players Toolbox, telling you about a new tips, tools, and resources

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Online Guitar Tuner

Tune your guitar with a free online guitar tuner

Beginner Guitar Chords -- easier substitute chords

Some Beginner Guitar Chords are tougher to play. Use these easier substitutes to play B flat, B, F, Bm and other tricky chords

The Electric Guitar- History, How it Works, Types

A complete write-up of the Electric Guitar- how it works, its history, and the major types of electic guitars. A great overview.

Easy Guitar Tabs for Popular Rock Songs

Get easy guitar tabs for a wide variety of popular songs from bands such as the Beatles, U2, Nirvana, Neil Yong, Weezer, Tom Petty, Cold Play, and many more.

Diagrams of guitar chords --everything you need to know.

Diagrams of guitar chords are one of the best tools for guitar players. Learn how to read chord diagrams, and get tips on using them in chord charts to help become a better player.

Beginner Guitar Chords - Learn Simple Chords

Learn simple Beginner Guitar Chords in this six part series of chord charts. See how to play basic major, minor, and 7th chords as well some more exotic ones that are still easy to play.

Beginner Guitar Chords . A chart of eight easy open chords.

Easy Beginner Guitar Chords are illustrated here in a simple chord chart. These 8 basic chords are the first ones evey guitarist should know.

Basic Guitar Chords

These basic guitar chords are clearly shown in easy to read diagrams. These are the basic, easy to learn chords for that every guitar player needs to know. Open the Guitar Player's Toolbox!

Basic Guitar Chord Charts - printable and free

Get a free, basic guitar chord charts. Download and print for free at the Guitar Player's Toolbox. These chords are easy to learn and will get you going.

Jamorama Christmas Sale -- for a Special Price

The Jamorama Christmas Sale is offering a Special Pice of 50% Off. This is an excellent value on one of the top learn-to-play-guitar packages.

Practical guitar tools and resources to help you play better.

We have gathered a variety of useful guitar tools, resources, articles, and guides in one place.

Online Video Guitar Lesson - get the best free ones.

These online video guitar lesson will help you learn to play guitar for free.

Free Guitar Video Lessons

Free Guitar Video Lessons -- 12 lessons covering a range of beginner and intermediate topics and songs.

Guitar Players Toolbox Reader Survey

Take a quick 2 minute survey and be entered to win a $50 gift certificate.

Jamorama Christmas Special Still Running

As of 8:30am EST on Dec 26, the Jamorama $19.95 Christmas Special offer page is still live and apparently taking orders. If you have even a remote interest in getting a guitar learning package, you should check this out. The chance to get a well-established, high quality product at 50% off is rare. (Jamorama normally sells for $39.95.) This one pretty much falls into the no-brainer category...get a gift for yourself or another while the Christmas special page is still live.

Guitar chord charts - Where to get them free.

Get guitar chord charts customized to your needs, free and printable!

Beginner Guitar Chords -- Part 6 Various Cool Chords

In Part 6 of the Beginner Guitar Chords series of charts, you will find some very interesting chords that are pretty easy to play.

Beginner Guitar Chords -- Part 5 Minor 7ths

Part 5 of the Beginner Guitar Chords series of charts. This one shows you how to play some very simple minor 7th chords.

Beginner Guitar Chords - Part 4 Dominant 7ths

Beginner Guitar Chords Part 4 . Here is a chart showing you how to play some fairly easy dominant 7th chords that will spice up your playing.

Beginner Guitar Chords Part 3- Major 7ths

Some Beginner Guitar Chords to get you started. Here's a chart showing some easy to play major 7th chords to build your repetoire.

Guitar Chord Chart - Free chart of major, minor, and 7th chords

Get a guitar chord chart of basic guitar chords. Includes major, minor, and dominant 7th chords for seven keys.

Guitar Auctions

Try guitar auctions to get a better quality guitar or gear at lower cost than new. Why not?

About a year ago I bought a car on eBay. It was 4 years old and had 77,000 miles on it. It is a beautiful car, made in Germany. Although it weighs over 4500 lbs., it can beat almost any car off the line. On the highway, it gets better than 28 MPG. So what?

What does this have to do with guitar auctions? The first owner paid over $75,000 for it. On eBay, I paid $17,500. The car runs great, although broken in. It still can go 150 MPH even though I bought it auction. It was a great deal.

For great deals on:

- a used electric guitar - a used guitar for sale - used Fender guitar listings - used Gibson guita listings - used bass guitar amps - used guitar amps

go to the GTP guitar auctions ...

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Martin Acoustic Guitar Contest-
Enter to Win a $1400 Guitar

As part of the Acoustic Guitar Secrets launch celebration, Dan Denley has gone a little overboard and is giving away a Martin D16-GT Acoustic Guitar with a list price of $1400. This is the guitar Dan used in video lessons and CD tracks in the course.

Here's a blurb on this fine instrument: The traditional Martin D-16GT Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar is part of the 16 series of guitars, which incorporate modern guitar specifications with the famous Martin quality and sound. Quality-built with a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, Micarta fretboard and bridge, and hybrid D1 bracing. Features numerous deluxe appointments such as wood herringbone rosette, black binding, tortoise pickguard, chrome-enclosed tuners, and a natural gloss-top finish. Limited lifetime warranty. Includes Martin hardshell case.

Entry to the contest is simple and there is no cost or obligation. The odds aren't too bad either, with ~400 entries so far. Why not give it a shot? The price is right!

Learn How to Play Acoustic Guitar. Your Best Options.

Do you want to learn how to play acoustic guitar? Learn about your options for online acoustic guitar lessons that will get you playing fast, or take your playing to the next level.

Acoustic Guitar Secrets to Launch Dec 12

The long anticipated launch of Acoustic Guitar Secrets will happen on Wednesday December 12 at 9:00 am EST. I've had a chance to personally pre-view a copy of this home study course, and it is of excellent quality. Anyone who would like to become a proficient acoustic guitarist will enjoy this multi-media package. As usual with this type of product launch, there are some nice incentive and bonuses for being among the first customers, including a substantial discount.

The detailed product page will be available and open for taking orders at 9:00 am EST on Dec 12. If you are ready to take some action to learn acoustic guitar, check this course out.

New Video Lesson - Jazzy Blues Chord Progression

I just watched a new video on Dan Denley's blog. It's a video lesson on turnarounds using dominant 9th chords. It’s a pretty cool jazzy blues chord progression, with a printable tab.

This lesson is another sample from Dan’s new Acoustic Guitar Secrets course being released on Dec 12 (this Wednesday!) at 9:00AM Eastern. I've had an opportunity to take a sneak peek at the course, and it is a quality home study course for the acoustic player.

In case you are interested, I’ll post a quick link here on Wednesday that goes directly to the Acoustic Guitar Secrets website.

Note: if you are interested in getting one of the initial run of 1000 course copies, then you should make it a point to try to get in early. Because realistically, it could sell out like Dan's lead guitar course did last summer.

To check out the turnaround video use the link below.

Jamorama Review - Reliable Review of The Ultimate Guitar Learning Kit, Jamorama

Considering the Jamorama guitar learning course? Read a Jamorama review here based an a thorough and objective evaluation.

The Used Guitar Amps Store - shop online for a great deal.

Shop the Used Guitar Amps store at Guitar Players Toolbox. Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, Peavey used amps at fair prices.

Guitar Auctions : Great Deals on Guitars and Gear

View the latest Guitar Auctions and get the best deals on new and used guitars, bass guitars, amps, and guitar gear.

The Used Bass Guitar Store

Find the Used Bass Guitar you want at a fair price with online auctions.

Used Fender Guitar - great selection and prices online

Pick up a used Fender guitar for a great price. Electric or acoustic, including Stracasters and Telecasters.

Used Gibson Guitar - buy online for great selection and price

Find a Used Gibson Guitar online for an excellent value on one of the leading brands of guitar known for quality products

Used Guitar for Sale - find lots of great deals here.

Find a great used guitar for sale with online guitar auctions. See latest listings and good deals.

Find a Used Electric Guitar at a Great Price

Get the best deal on a Used Electric Guitar quickly and easily with our complete auction listings.

Another Free Video Lesson - Acoustic Blues Guitar

Here's another online acoustic guitar lesson from Dan Denley. If you liked the earlier one on Apeggios, you'll probably like this one too. It teaches blues in a fingerpicking style. A good free acoustic guitar lesson complete with tab that you can print out and play along with. This is from the guitar home study course called Acoustic Guitar Secrets that Dan is has developed, to be released next week. Should be good if it's anything like his other material. There should be some more videos released as part of the launch.

Free Acoustic Guitar Lesson -- Arpeggios

Here's a great free acoustic guitar lesson video on Arpeggios. This is an excellent technique that all guitar players should know. The teacher is Dan Denley, and it comes from his forthcoming home study course "Acoustic Guitar Secrets". This is just one of several acoustic video lessons he is releasing. Good stuff, enjoy!

Guitar Chords and Chord Charts Plus More Tools for Guitar Players

The Guitar Player’s Toolbox is your best source of free, practical information and tools to improve your guitar playing! Get info on guitar chords and free printable guitar chord charts, plus more!

Guitar Gifts - find that perfect gift for the guitar player

Advice on guitar gifts. Available for purchase online at lowest prices from leading online music stores with great service.

Guitar Chord, Tab, and Video Seach Results

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Guitar Video Search Results

Here are your guitar video search results from our customized search engine.

Free guitar chords and tabs search engine

Use this page to quickly find free guitar chords, charts, tabs and more guitar playing resources.

Online Guitar Lessons - An Affordable Option to In-Person Lessons

Sort through the many online guitar lessons. Objective evaluations of popular online guitar lessons including Jamorama,Guitar Secrets Revealed (Guitar Tips), and Guitar Alliance guitar courses.

Learn Lead Guitar -Faster and Better

Want a quick and effective way to learn lead guitar? This approach is one of the best options and will have you build your lead guitar playing skills quickly.

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Guitar Tab Updates

Guitar Tab updates

Here is the Ultimate Guitar Chord Chart

Looking for the Ultimate Guitar Chord Chart? Download a free, printable chart with more than 1200 guitar chords from the Guitar Player's Toolbox.

Printable Chart of Guitar Chords. Yours to download and print for free.

Get a variety of printable chart of guitar chords. Basic guitar chord chart, Ultimate Guitar Chord Chart, chord family charts, plus more.

Great tips to organize your guitar practice to achieve your goals.

Do you have a good guitar practice plan to achieve your goals? Follow these practical tips to better organize yourself to become the guitar player you want to be.

Guitar tabs - how to read.

Read this to learn about guitar tabs - how to read it, how it compares to standard musical notation.

Guitar News

Get the latest guitar news from Harmony Central and other leading guitar news sources