Guides
Short, honest reads. Every song list and capo fret in them is computed from the real catalog, not copied from someone else's listicle.
The easiest Nepali songs to play on guitar
The 10 gentlest Nepali songs in the PickMyPath catalog, ranked by a real difficulty score, with the exact chords each one needs.
Nepali songs you can play with 3 chords or fewer
6 real Nepali songs that need at most three chords, from the PickMyPath catalog, easiest first.
Songs you can play with just two chords
The two-chord songs in the PickMyPath catalog, with the exact pair each one needs. Real songs, playable in week one.
Stuck on the F chord? Route around it with a capo
Barre chords stop most self-taught guitarists. A capo can turn many barre songs into open-chord songs. Here are real examples with the exact fret.
How a capo actually works, explained with real math
A capo is a pitch shifter for open strings. Here is the one rule that explains every capo chart, plus a table you can check against any song.
Your first week with a guitar, honestly
What to actually do in days one to seven: the gentlest chords, how long your fingers will hurt, and the first real songs to aim at.
The easiest English songs to play on guitar
The 10 gentlest English-language songs in the PickMyPath catalog, ranked by difficulty score, with their exact chords.
How to read a guitar chord diagram in two minutes
The grid, the dots, the numbers, the X and O marks, and what a barre bar means, explained once, properly.
Do four chords really unlock Nepali songs? We checked.
We tested the famous four-chord claim against 42 real Nepali chord charts, capo positions included. Here is what the data actually says.
What order to learn guitar chords, by songs unlocked
A data-driven learning order: at each step, the chord that unlocks the most new songs in the catalog. The first few steps do most of the work.