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Gianca, fantastic job on this guitar teaching web site. It is clear that you have put an immense amount of time and thought into this great teaching resource, and the site speaks for itself. I do not think a better guitar site for beginners exists on the web. Thank you so much for the effort! Duane

About fachords guitar

Hi, welcome! My name is Gianca, I'm a guitar teacher and a software engineer. I was born and raised in Italy, I hope you’ll like my English :-)

Since I started teaching guitar, I've been creating tutorials, ebooks, and interactive software tools to help students like you learn chords, scales, fretboard navigation, and much more. I've published all the resources on my site, so everyone can use them for free (full story here).

I hope you’ll find my site useful, and the most important part, you’ll have a lot of fun!

Lastly, please, get in touch! let me know your goals as a guitar player, what do you think of my site, or simply say hello, by dropping a line below. I love to connect with people from all around the world and share my passion for guitar!

Thank you, grazie and ciao!

After playing guitar for many years I finally took it upon myself to improve my musical knowledge as well as my guitar playing skills. I searched the internet high and low for information that would help me become a better musician .... this quest for knowledge has led me to Gianca and his web site. Here you will find a wealth of FREE information as well as many interesting articles that will help any aspiring guitarist. Whether you are a beginner or someone who has been playing for 30 years as I have, then this site is a must!!! Thank you Gianca for all of your efforts which I might add, are presented clearly. Silvano

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Hello Gianca, I just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing these resources - they are the best on the internet for clarity and usability! These resources have helped my boring theory lessons become a dream! I will be spending hours on this website. Curt

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