Stringing and Cleaning Your Guitar
By Alan Horvath
I don't know why anyone would string a guitar by putting the end of the string through the tuner-hole, and then winding and cranking and winding and cranking ... Have you ever seen the wad of string that sits around the peg of a guitar strung that way? That is *not* the reason they give you all that extra string.

How To Tune A Guitar
By Paul Hackett
Tuning a guitar is the single most important concept for a beginning guitarist to learn. If your guitar is not in tune, you will never sound good.

Absolute Beginner Part 1: Chords
By David Hodge.
You've got a guitar but you haven't got a clue? We've been getting a lot of email about this and before I go off on some rant about how it takes more brains to figure out how to use a computer than it does to play a guitar, let me introduce our new series: Absolute Beginners. Part one gives you a general introduction and teaches you how to play eight chords that will get you playing in no time flat. If you can turn on your computer and navigate the web, then playing the guitar should be just as easy!

Your Very Own Rosetta Stone: A Guide To Reading Musical Notation - Part One
By David Hodge.
A quick guide to reading music notation. This is something that many of you have asked for. It is also something that any and every serious musician needs.

Timing Is Everything: A Guide To Reading Musical Notation - Part Two
By David Hodge.
You know what notes the note is, now it's time to learn what else music notation can teach you. Turns out it's pretty vital information! This is the long awaited sequel to "Your Very Own Rosetta Stone."