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An Easy Guide to Mastering Guitar Techniques for Beginners

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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 Bb Guitar Chord?

How to Play Bb Guitar Chord?_Six String Acoustic

The Bb chord is part of the F key, one of the most popular for guitar. This pitch is one of the most popularly used in any genre of music. Any guitar player knows the importance of learning every chord within this key, including the Bb. The Bb chord comes directly from the Bb Major […]

How to Play C7 Guitar Chord?

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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

Learning Reggae Made Easy_Six String Acoustic

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

The Ultimate Guide to Guitar Keys_Six Strings Acoustics

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

Beginner’s Guide to Guitar Scales Chart _Six Strings Acoustics

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 […]

The Best Way to Learn Guitar for Aspiring Guitarist

The Best Way to Learn Guitar for Aspiring Guitarist_Six Strings Acoustics

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 […]

Easy Acoustic Guitar Songs for Beginners

Easy Acoustic Guitar Songs for Beginners_Six Strings Acoustics

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

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

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 Play Guitar Standing Up with an Acoustic Guitar

how to play guitar standing up

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 Hold an Acoustic Guitar Properly

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

Left Hand Position on Guitar

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 […]

Learn The Notes On A Guitar Fretboard: Diagram plus Techniques

Learn The Notes On A Guitar Fretboard

Why learn the notes on a guitar fretboard you might ask? Well, for a number of reasons. Sure you can get away with knowing a few songs and even become quite a good guitarists without ever knowing the notes beyond the open string notes. But your development will always be limited to a point. And […]

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