This is a great video about the CAGED system, a popular way to visualize the fretboard. It also explains the concept behind bar chords and how to form different shapes of bar chords.
Guitar tabulature in depth
Pedals and gear beginners should NOT buy
Wise advice. When you are learning keep it as simple as possible- focus on fingers and sounds, not flashy gear.
Nashville Number System
A common approach to writing, reading, and communicating musical arrangements to others. This one is advanced, but is very powerful and widely used.
Everything You Need to Know about the Nashville Number System
Top 4 pedals for starters
If the gear bug bites, here’s some good ideas about starting out with some tone toys:
15 Guitar Myths
I don’t necessarily agree completely with all of these, but isn’t gear fun!?!?!
5 Good Tips for Beginners
Here’s a video with some great tips from a pro for beginners:
Good Beginner Songs (Easy Open Chords)
Keeping it simple but with “better” songs. It’s key to find stuff to play that you want to play when learning, this can turn the work of getting your fingers into fun.
Colouring Tones – Spice Up Your Cowboy Chords
Here’s a good article on colouring tones from one of the best media outlets for things guitar: Spice Up Your Cowboy Chords
E Dorian Jam Track
Here’s a good jam track that you may recognize. This visualizes E Dorian as an E Blues scale with an added 2 and 6 – that’s one way to do it. What works best for you? If you don’t know, keep digging, but take some time to play along with this first.