Guitar language book
Learn the shapes and the hands.
No song catalog. No “every Beatles tab.” TabuNation is a printable fundamentals site: chords, scales, and technique — including harmonics, tunings, and slide.
Three pillars
Chords
What you grab. Open shapes, sevenths, barre logic, power chords, color tones.
Scales
Where you walk. Pentatonic first, then blues, major, minor, and how CAGED overlaps.
Technique
How the string actually speaks: fretting, picking, legato, expression, harmonics, slide.
First-week path
- Day 1–2: tune, hold the guitar, E / Em / G, downstrokes
- Day 3: C and D, one strum pattern
- Day 4: Am, switch G–Em–C–D slowly
- Day 5: minor pentatonic box 1 in A, one string at a time
- Day 6: hammer-on 5h7 on the high E; natural harmonics at 12
- Day 7: print the glossary and play through every shape once
Ten minutes beats an hour of noodling.
How to use this site
Start at Setup if the guitar is new in your hands. Learn to read boxes and tab, then work chords before scales. Technique pages stay short: what it is → how the hand does it → one drill → one mistake.
The print page is the thing to bookmark. Everything else teaches it.
Lessons people search for
- Open guitar chords — G, C, D, E, A, F mini, Am, Em, Dm
- Minor pentatonic box 1 in A, then the blues flat 5
- Natural harmonics at frets 12, 7, and 5
- Drop D tuning and when to touch Open G / DADGAD
- Slide guitar intonation — tube sits on the fretwire
Beginner FAQ
Do I need to read sheet music?
No. TabuNation uses chord boxes and tab. Learn those on the read page.
What should I learn first on guitar?
Tune, hold the instrument, then E, Em, and G. The first-week path is the order.
Is this a tab site for songs?
No. It is a fundamentals book: shapes and hands. Print the glossary instead of hunting a catalog.
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