If you’ve got an Internet connection and a computer (or a phone or tablet), you can learn guitar online. The online world is filled with high-quality lessons of all types—everything from basic beginner lessons to more advanced playing techniques and fretboard theory. You can learn how to read tablature or standard music notation, how to …
There’s no set way to learn how to play guitar. People are different and everybody has their own way of learning. Maybe you learn better in a classroom setting or with a private teacher, and maybe you’re the type of person who works better on your own, reading everything out of books. There are certainly …
Guitar theory is nothing more than the study of music theory as it applies to the guitar. The same principles of music theory that apply to any other instrumentalist apply to guitar players as well. Melodic and harmonic progression, chord structure, scales, and note reading are examples of music theory study any musician will need …
For beginning guitar players, it’s important to practice a lot, but do you know if you’re practicing the right way? There are certain guitar exercises you can do that are great for building strength in your hands, and as a beginner, that is something you are going to need. So, check out the 2 Guitar …
Many guitar players never bother learning to read standard notation, choosing instead to read guitar tablature, a more guitar-oriented approach to musical notation. Guitar tab is simply six horizontal lines (like the musical staff) that represent the strings of the guitar. Numbers placed on the strings indicate fret number so anyone reading the tab knows …
A guitar scale is a scale specifically laid out for guitar. Scales for the guitar are the same as they are for any other musical instrument as far as the notes they encompass, but when a musician thinks of a scale as a guitar scale, he is most likely thinking about the specific pattern of …
I’ve always been a fan of learning guitar visually, but sitting down with an instructor at an appointed time has never been my strong suit. To put it mildly, I’ve always worked better on my schedule (and at my own pace) than on a schedule set by someone else. For this reason, I’ve always preferred …
A major scale is a scale that uses this whole/half step pattern: W-W-H-W-W-W-H. Adding another whole step to this pattern will bring you to the octave of the root (starting) note. If you start on any note and apply this step pattern, you’ll find the notes in the major key named after your starting note …
Jazz is a musical genre with its roots in the blues, however, jazz uses more complex scales, chords, progressions, and time signatures than basic blues. The best way to describe jazz is as a classy cousin to the blues. While the chords in jazz are more complex than those used in other musical forms, jazz …
You can learn how to play electric guitar in quite a few different ways. Some guitarists get started by trying to copy the licks and solos of their favorite guitar players and some take a more structured approach by investing in an electric guitar method. This could be a series of books, online lessons, a …