It’s not that I particularly wanted to learn guitar, either. It just upset me a great deal to be surrounded by individuals who could – with varying degrees of success – pick up a Les Paul Custom and rock out, while I could not. While Guitar Hero led me to a revival of glam-rock and some 80’s tracks that could only be defined as guilty pleasures, it also left me right back at square one – standing there with my toy guitar, fingers chafed and injured from pummeling my rock into plastic buttons, staring up at yet another “No Freebird!!!” sign.

Growing up I’d always had a deep and sincere respect for the power of rock, but I was too busy trying to convince my parents that drums would be a totally welcome addition to our household to ever even think of learning to play guitar. Since we were 4 siblings under the same roof, I was holding fast to the dream that we could have an in-house rock outfit, with a little Partridge Family twist thrown in. Unfortunately for me, our parents did not think there was enough sound insulation technology in the world to protect them from such a scenario, and a veto was called.

Thanks to the advent of the Internet and sites like this one, the rock-starved masses can still get their groove on, while actually learning the foundations as they go. iVideosongs offer exceptionally well-produced videos that will have you rocking in no time – iVideosongs showcase a great tool for aspiring musicians everywhere, with which you can learn how to play your favorite jams completely and accurately, whether taught by the original artists who wrote and performed them, or by expert guitar instructors. Each iVideosongs title is broken into segments, so you learn the intro, verse, chorus, bridge and outro. In addition, each includes an accurate performance, so you can check your progress against the complete track. Needless to point out, all the techniques, tips, tricks and professional guitar lingo are much more fun to learn if you’re belting out your fave songs while learning from the pros.

Looking for an extra treat? Be sure to catch iVideosong’s interview segments, where you can hear what was really the driving force which inspired the song you’re learning.

But, just as you must learn how to crawl before you can run, you must also learn to tune before you strum: