Guitar is one of those instruments that lots of people want to learn, whether to play professionally or just as a hobby. The guitar is a versatile instrument you can carry with you almost anywhere, you can afford one at a relatively decent cost, and with a little bit of patience and persistence, even an …
Whether you want to play electric or acoustic guitar, there’s never been a better time to do it. There are so many avenues available that were not so easily accessible when I was first starting out. I had access to guitar books and videos, but not like the access available today. I could access those …
One of the most important thing about learning to play guitar is actually buying that first guitar. The goal, of course, is to buy the best you can afford. Your first guitar doesn’t have to be expensive for you to be able to learn to play, but the better quality the guitar, the easier it …
I wanted to play guitar the minute I heard Ace Frehley play in KISS. He certainly isn’t the most technical guitar player ever, but he does have a style and he knows the role of the guitar in music. Any good guitar player has these characteristics. Picking your favorite guitar player isn’t always easy. There …
Guitar lessons are an important part of learning to play guitar, but the type of guitar lessons any one beginning guitarist takes will vary. That’s because we all have our own way of doing things. Some of us work well in a group, or class, setting, some of us may work better with a teacher …
A chord is a series of three notes or more. Major chords are made from the first, third, and fifth notes of the corresponding major scale of the same name, minor chords are made using the first, flatted third, and fifth notes, a seventh chord is a major with the seventh note of the scale …
Tablature, guitar tab, TAB—whatever you call it, TAB is a method of notating music for stringed instruments and most often associated with guitar music. TAB in itself is easier for most guitar players to understand because it visually represents what needs to be played. The example below shows how to read TAB. Chords would be …
Almost any song can be played on guitar by a beginner who’s willing to put in just a little bit of time practicing. Some beginners may be capable of listening to any song and playing it by ear, but for those who can’t, there are plenty of easy arrangements of guitar songs you can use …
Pop songs, ballads, country, classical, folk, and old standards are all song genres that have Acoustic Guitar Songs. In recent years unplugged shows have become popular, where classic rock and metal bands present songs originally written for electric guitar on acoustic. What constitutes a good acoustic guitar song? This is a question that’s hard to …
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