Articles
« Previous Entries Next Entries »
Tips to Learn Guitar For Beginners
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Playing the guitar can be one of the most enjoyable, cathartic exercises one can undertake. There’s nothing quite like jamming along to your favorite song, picking apart a great solo note by note or coming up with your own riffs. However, it is hard to learn guitar for beginners. But many who pick up the [...]
Advanced Guitar Techniques
Monday, May 18th, 2009It is often said that the guitar is easy to learn, but difficult to master. This of course assumes that it’s possible to master the guitar. Even musicians who’ve been playing for decades continue to discover and develop new advanced techniques – most would not consider themselves masters. Whether mastery of the guitar is possible [...]
Guitar Ear Training
Monday, May 18th, 2009Playing guitar is much more than memorizing a series of scale and chord diagrams. It’s an art form based around the power of music. To truly become an excellent guitar player, you have to learn how to play by ear. Playing by ear can only be achieved through hours of intense concentration and practice. There [...]
Learn Guitar Software
Monday, May 18th, 2009There are literally hundreds of guitar lessons available online – some free; some pricey. All of them share an important characteristic: a lack of interaction. Whether you consider this a weakness or not depends on how much you want to be able to quickly switch between step-by-step lessons to reference material and back again. You [...]
Learning Guitar Scales
Monday, May 18th, 2009Let’s face it – scales are not the most fun part of learning to play guitar. They’re repetitive, uncreative, and somewhat boring. Many beginning guitarists get frustrated with scales and just focus on playing chords. I would advise against this. Scales are not only central to your understanding of the guitar’s whole fretboard, they’re also [...]
How To Read Guitar Tabs
Monday, May 18th, 2009Playing songs by other artists is one of the most effective (and most fun) ways to quickly learn guitar. I typically recommend that you try figuring out a song yourself without consulting a reference. This will push you to learn how to play by ear – a very useful skill. If you’ve tried and failed [...]
Online Guitar Courses
Monday, May 18th, 2009Learning to play guitar from square one is difficult. Without a guide to show you what all those frets, strings, and picks are supposed to do, you’ll probably feel hopelessly lost and confused. Ideally, every starry-eyed Jimi Hendrix apprentice would have access to all the music lessons they could want. Unfortunately, personal instruction can be [...]
How to Play Acoustic Guitar
Monday, May 18th, 2009The acoustic guitar is one of the most popular instruments to ever exist – and for good reason. Because of its range and versatility, it’s a fantastic instrument for both solo and group performance. While its electric brother might be more suited to soloing and other showy styles, the acoustic guitar is an incredibly rhythmic [...]
How To Learn Guitar Chords
Sunday, May 10th, 2009Learning guitar chords is fundamental to teaching yourself guitar. This article will introduce you to 3 common chords that are appropriate for beginners. Once you’ve learned these, you’ll be able to play along to at least one 90’s alternative rock hit.
The first chord to learn is the C chord. This chord uses a combination of [...]
Learning The Guitar Basics
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009So you’ve decided to follow in the footsteps of Steve Vai, B.B. King, Eric Clapton and the rest of the guitar gods. Or maybe you simply want to take on a new hobby that you can pursue in your free time. Perhaps you want to express yourself artistically through music. Whatever the reasons you have [...]
« Previous Entries Next Entries »