Learning the guitar is a noble venture. But if you’re like many aspiring guitarists, you might have already realized that there’s a bit of a learning curve — even when it comes to figuring out the best way to learn guitar on your own. The truth is that you’ll start to figure out what works […]
How to Play Guitar Standing Up with an Acoustic Guitar
Playing an acoustic guitar standing up isn?t too much different from playing sitting down but there are a few things to keep in mind. This post will give you some tips on how to play guitar standing up with an acoustic guitar. Tip #1: Buy a Strap I know – this one is obvious. But […]
How to Play Bb Guitar Chord?
The Bb chord is part of the F key, one of the most popular for guitar in any genre of music. Be an expert on the Bb chord. Learn how to play it. Read on.
How Many Notes Are On a Guitar?
Are you just taking those first crucial steps from the womb of ignorance into the world of guitar mastery? Are you, thus, looking to expand your knowledge of the guitar with some precise and ardent learning for your ever expanding mind and your ever palpitating passion for the guitar? Are you simply looking to brush […]
An Easy Guide to Mastering Guitar Techniques for Beginners
In answering this so ubiquitous a question, it would probably be most useful to elucidate some of the central guitar techniques that you are likely to come across in your first few years of learning the guitar. If you have a strong hang of these different techniques, then chances are you are either well on […]
How to Play C7 Guitar Chord?
The C7 guitar chord, also called the C7 dom, has an upbeat and cheery feel. It can bring hope to a song, no matter the genre. The C7 chord is the perfect way to add a twist to the C chord, as it adds a seventh interval. The easiest way to learn the C7 chord […]
How to Play G7 Guitar Chord?
The G7 guitar chord has a bright and cheerful feel, created through the seventh interval. The most common genres that use it are the blues and funk options due to the upbeat and groovy sounds offered. G7 is easy for beginners to learn, especially when using the fourth position or the open string methods. There […]
Learning Reggae Made Easy
When you hear a reggae song, it’s hard not to think of island breezes, the sun on your skin, and sand between your toes. And playing reggae, especially a group, is a fun yet meditative exercise in rhythm. Don’t worry if you’re still very new to guitar—reggae guitar chord progressions aren’t too hard to get […]
The Ultimate Guide to Guitar Keys
It’s hard not to admire a guitarist who can simply improvise along with any given song. And often, these players simply need to ask what key the song is in! A lot of guitar instruction doesn’t spend much time focusing on guitar keys. But understanding the fundamentals of different keys and how they work is […]
Beginner’s Guide to Guitar Scales Chart
When you first learn a new instrument of any kind, you start by learning all the notes. You can memorize the musical alphabet, which encompasses the tones on the treble and bass clefs. You may remember, for instance, that the notes on the low side spell out the word F-A-C-E. This theory and all that […]
Easy Acoustic Guitar Songs for Beginners
Part of the fun of playing guitar is being able to play your favorite songs. And for beginner guitarists, being able to play songs is incredibly motivating, too. Nobody wants to spend months on end doing drills and learning more chords without being able to play a song or two. Luckily, plenty of famous songs […]
Learn the Basics of Jazz Guitar
Many thanks to Marc-Andre Seguin from JazzGuitarLessons.net for providing this guest post. Learn more about the author at the end of the post.? Even if you have no intention of ever being a jazz guitarist, learning the vocabulary is essential to anyone looking to really expand their understanding of improvisational music and music in general. […]
How to Practice Guitar with a Metronome
To ensure that you play with good rhythm it?s a great idea to practice guitar with a metronome. You can use a metronome for a separate rhythm practice or, an even better idea, use it for anything that you are practicing on the guitar when you are practicing by yourself. How to practice rhythm with […]
How to Hold an Acoustic Guitar Properly
Learning how to hold an acoustic guitar properly will be one of the most important things for ensuring that you learn with good technique. So you?d think that this is one of the first things that people learn, right? Not so much. Unfortunately, and I am one of them, a lot of guitarists start out […]
Left Hand Position on Guitar: How to Use Your Fretting Hand
O.k. so this post is called ?Left Hand Position on Guitar? but this may not be your left hand – if you are left handed then your ?fretting? hand will be your right hand. Maybe more accurately we can call this your fretting hand. Your fretting hand is usually your non-dominant hand – and your […]
Notes On Guitar Diagram – Learn The Fretboard Techniques
This is a starters guide to the fretboard for beginners or for guitarists who have never learned the notes on the fretboard.