Anybody wanting to learn to play guitar should expect to put in some practice time. Unless you’re some kind of musical genius with a great ear, chances are you won’t just pick up a guitar and start playing songs right away. That doesn’t mean you need to spend years with a guitar teacher or studying …
The Internet is a fantastic resource for easy-to-play guitar songs. Guitar tab sites offer easy songs in every genre from rock to country. Easy Christian guitar songs are no exception. Easy arrangements of these songs can be found in chord/lyric arrangements, guitar tab arrangements, or even easier versions in standard piano/guitar arrangements. Popular Christian songs …
Don’t let the word country fool you. A lot of people may confuse country guitar with easy guitar, and while you can certainly find plenty of easy country songs, a country guitar player will typically need to master the same music theory and guitar techniques used by guitar players in other genres of music. There …
One of the easiest way for a beginner to start playing songs on a guitar is by strumming chords and singing along. This method doesn’t take a lot of time to learn and you don’t need to be able to read music to do it. If you can read chord diagrams or know the basic …
Learning anything is an individual pursuit. By nature we all learn at a different pace and through different methods. Some of us can’t stand the thought of classroom instruction while others need the structure of a classroom to focus and learn anything. I’ve always been self-taught. It’s the way I work best. Guitar class never …
Shredding is a term used to refer to a type of lead guitar playing that involves very fast runs using techniques such as tapping and sweep picking. Some of the best know shredders include Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dimebag Darrel, Michael Angelo, Zakk Wylde, Randy Rhoads, and Eddie Van Halen. Shred guitar requires speed, dexterity, …
Jazz Scales Guitar is an advanced genre of music that requires more focus and a better understanding of music theory than other music genres. A good jazz guitar player understands the value of ear training, chord and scale theory, and how to improvise. These are all areas of study an aspiring jazz guitarist will pursue. Lessons …
Hey, music fans! What’s the word for today? Well, the word is: GUITAR MAJOR SCALE! Woop woop! (Sorry to get all dorky on you but major scales do rock, don’t they?!) CMC here with another mini-journey to your guitar greatness. So take a minute,pull up a chair and take a look. Nothing earth shattering here …
Yo, wassup! CMC here, peeps! What’s the word? Word is: GUITAR LESSON FOR BEGINNERS! We’ve been talking about this in previous articles and you may or may not have read them. So, bear with me and us- music is all about repetition, right? Practice (and repeating) makes perfect. We here at Guitar Control.com are here …
Hey everyone! CMC here. Wasssup? Ready for another mini -shot of musical Espresso for your rockin’ journey? Heck yeah, so let’s dive in, dig it and just do it: get ready for some Guitar Beginner Songs! So, you’ve just picked up your first guitar-maybe electric maybe acoustic. You know what you wanna do-you just want …