Guitar basics
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How To Tune A Guitar
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Guitars go out of tune much more frequently than other instruments. For instance, a piano can stay in tune for a year or more but a guitar often requires weekly or even daily tuning. For this reason, it’s important that everyone from the beginner level on up know the process of tuning a guitar. Don’t [...]
Choosing The Best Bass Guitar For Beginners
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Not all bass guitars are made alike and choosing the best bass guitar for beginners is a difficult task. Because there are so many variations between bass guitars, it’s important to research all the factors that go into your decision before you set foot in a guitar shop.
First, before you start shopping, set a price [...]
Types Of Electric Guitars
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009When most people think of an electric guitar, they imagine the pioneering Fender Telecaster or the classic Gibson Les Paul both of which sparked the popularity of electric guitars in the 1950s. But electric guitars are a diverse family of instruments that include the solid body (the type represented by the Les Paul and Fender [...]
Tools For Learning To Play Guitar
Saturday, August 15th, 2009Learning to play the guitar can be a daunting task, but fortunately, there’s no shortage or tools available to aid beginners. Utilizing these tools to help you learn to play the guitar will be essential in your growth as a guitar player.
Perhaps the greatest tool a novice guitarist can have is a good instructor, [...]
Learning to Play Songs on the Guitar
Saturday, June 27th, 2009There is perhaps nothing more rewarding for a beginning guitar player than learning to play all or part of one of their favorite songs. For intermediate to advanced players, who have already mastered basic chords and manipulating their fretting hand to change notes and chords quickly, learning to play songs on the guitar is not [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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