Working Class Guitar

Learn Stuff. Play More. Have Fun.

I’ve been playing guitar for a long time.

Truth be told, I should probably be better than I am.

This page is for guitar players like me who are still learning, still figuring things out, still chasing better habits, better sounds, better rhythm, better fretboard knowledge, and better ways to make the guitar feel a little less mysterious.

This isn’t a guitar master class. It isn’t guitar school. And it isn’t really a formal lesson program. But we still might learn something.

Working Class Guitar is a collection of concepts, diagrams, shortcuts, practice ideas, fretboard maps, resources, and fun guitar stuff that has helped me as I try to become a better player.

Some of it is simple. Some of it gets a little deeper. The idea is to lay things out in a way that is practical, visual, useful, and easy to come back to.

Take what helps. Skip what doesn’t. Grab a guitar and learn something.

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Lessons & Tidbits

Small useful guitar ideas. Not a course. Just practical stuff worth knowing.

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Fretboard Toolbox

Tools for learning notes, patterns, roots, and how the neck fits together.

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Charts & Visuals

Simple diagrams, maps, note charts, and phone-friendly reference images.

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Practice Stuff

Short practice ideas for rhythm, scales, chord movement, and fretboard memory.

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Featured Lesson

Lesson 1: G A B C D E — Landmarks on the Low E String

One of the most useful things I have worked on is learning simple landmark notes on the low E string. Not every note on the neck. Not a giant theory chart. Just a few solid places to start.

These notes give you a basic roadmap for finding power chords, barre chord roots, scale patterns, riffs, and starting points.

G3rd fret
A5th fret
B7th fret
C8th fret
D10th fret
E12th fret

Main Chart

GABCDE low E string guitar chart

Phone Wallpaper

GABCDE guitar phone wallpaper

The goal is simple: know where these notes live, say them out loud, turn them into power chords, and use them as starting points until they feel automatic.

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Fretboard Tools

Charts & Visuals

Printouts & Downloads

Printable Stuff

Lick Library

Punk & Rock Stuff

Rhythm Ideas

Resources

Coming Soon

  • Backing track links
  • Practice timers
  • Tab examples
  • Printable mini-lessons