Music

One of the best ways to learn is to play along with music. Here are some great albums that are sorted by difficulty.

Easy

Bob Marley - Legends
This is great music and it is easy to play along to. Most songs are just a few chords, but do not let that fool you. It is sophicated songwriting played by amazing musicians.

Medium

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Probably the most famous jazz album from the last 50 years. The ballads are tough but So What and the two blues tunes are not so bad. The solos are tough too, except for Miles' solos. This is an album you can learn from for at least a couple of decades.

Jimi Hendrix plays the blues
This is a cool album. You can play along with the chords and maybe pick up some licks.

Gear

These are some GuitarKitchen favorites for gear.

Sabine Metronome Tuner
This is a great price ($25) for a tuner/metronome that I like a lot. It works well and does not eat batteries too quickly.

Online

There's plenty of good resources on the internet. Here's a few we like.

Ear Training

Listening to music, trying to figure out what's going, and playing with people is better, but online ear training is not so shabby either.

Ear Trainer
This is a great place to work on your ear in a formal way. If you don't know much about music theory it's a good place to start.

Good Guitar Lessons

Free Guitar Lesson Videos
You can learn a lot from this site. Check it out.

Tab

If you want tab for songs there are plenty of places. Help support real musicians by actually buying stuff, if you can.

Guitar Tab Universe
This is our favorite place for popular music. Remember - play along to the music!

Scales and chords

All Guitar Chords
All the chords and scales you can shake a stick at!