I'm Dan Holloway. I've taught guitar for more than 50 years, and I still teach the way I always have: you learn songs you love from start to finish, with the melody, bass, and accompaniment together. You won't drill scales or read notation. And when you get stuck, email me and I'll write you back myself.
I built this to be the opposite of the big lesson sites. Instead of thousands of videos to pick through, you start with one thing: a song you want to play. Then we work on it until you can. That's the whole idea.
I arrange every song on this site myself, and I teach every lesson myself. After more than 50 years of teaching guitar, I know where students get stuck and how to get them through it. When you join, you're studying with me, not browsing a catalog.
You won't drill scales or slog through theory here. You learn whole songs from start to finish, with the melody, bass line, and accompaniment together. Every lesson comes with complete tab, and no music reading is required.
Full solo fingerstyle arrangements of songs you actually know: Dylan, Lightfoot, James Taylor, and plenty of traditional and gospel standards. Good fingerstyle song arrangements are hard to find anywhere. I write these myself and add new ones every month.
Stuck on a measure? Want to request a song? Email me at dan@dancholloway.com and I'll write you back myself. I've been answering my students' questions for more than 50 years, and I'm not about to stop now.
I've been teaching guitar for more than 50 years, and my approach hasn't changed in all that time: you learn guitar by learning songs you love from start to finish, not by drilling scales or learning to read notation.
Every arrangement on this site is one I made and taught myself. When you join, you're not buying access to a library. You're studying with a teaching artist, somebody who plays this music and teaches it. Email me a question and I'll answer it personally.
Try three complete song lessons free, or become a member in a couple of minutes.
Choose from 400+ complete arrangements organized by difficulty. These are songs you actually know and want to play.
Watch my step-by-step video, follow along with the tab, and email me if you get stuck.
Dan's lessons are well thought out and the arrangements are complete and pleasing. His easygoing manner and ability to communicate his thoughts on video have been a tremendous benefit. The tab is complete and well written but it leaves room for me to add my own style to the arrangements.
I came across this website by chance, and am I ever glad I did. Tired of strumming along to songs, I've been trying to learn fingerstyle guitar but could not find a teacher or even a decent book with arrangements of songs I'd actually like to play. Dan's site changed all that. In less than a month, I could pick up a guitar and play full songs, by myself, including the melody, bass line, and accompaniment.
Your website lessons are great and challenging. Songs I know and can relate to. While I've been playing guitar for many years I am very rusty and haven't kept up. Your choice of songs and teaching methodology keep me interested, disciplined and focused. I'm rejuvenated again! I can also learn on my own time due to a very busy work schedule.
Great lessons, I'm an intermediate player and it is good how the lessons rightly assume that you know the basics and just get on with the job of showing tasteful fingerstyle arrangements of songs that are great to play. The tabs used in conjunction with the video lessons are very helpful.
One membership, everything included: every lesson, every tab, and me on the other end of the email. No hidden fees, no upsells.
Less than the cost of a single private lesson
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Comes out to $12.95 a month
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Signing up takes a couple of minutes, and canceling is just as simple. You can do it yourself from your account page anytime. No phone calls, no hoops to jump through. Join for a month and see how it feels.
Start here. My 12-lesson Beginner Guitar Series takes you from opening the case to playing your first songs. Every lesson teaches a song you know — "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," "Hotel California," "Layla" — so you're playing real music from day one.
The Beginner Guitar Series is $12.95/month. When you finish, you'll be ready to graduate to my fingerstyle arrangements, and the full library will be waiting for you.