When making the transition to the 12-string guitar, there are fundamental differences in the way it’s played versus a 6-string. By this notion, songs that were made for a 12-string really sound good because of the extra strings. So what are the best 12-string guitar songs? Well there are many so it is quite difficult …
Doing the same thing every day can get boring, no matter how much you may enjoy it. While some people thrive on routines, others see them as monotonous, and they quickly lose interest. Here are some tips to help make learning the guitar more fun if you feel yourself falling into a practice rut. Change …
Beginning guitar can be daunting at first, but with the right advice you can easily be put on the fast track to playing hundreds of songs in your first year. I’ve heard the same story over and over again, “I’ve tried to learn the guitar but it hurt my fingers and I couldn’t figure out …
Lets talk about about beginners guitar songs. When you are first starting out with guitar, it is important that you have a few different songs that you can play to practice your technique. But if you choose a song that is too difficult, then there is a good chance that you will give up too …
When starting to play the guitar, it is important to learn beginner acoustic guitar songs. The reason for this is that the best way to learn is by playing. At this stage, it is too early to make up your own songs. Playing other artist’s songs will teach you rhythm, chords, as well as an …
I often hear from many people who are starting out on the guitar that they only know a couple of songs. Whenever I hear this, I ask them how many chords they know. Usually the response is enough to count on two hands. Then I give my golden response, which is that most of your …
Greetings guitar aficionados, Darrin Goodman here bringing you another little guitar lesson for you today. Today I want to try and answer the timeless question; what are guitar scales? A guitar scale, or musical scale, is a group of notes divided into intervals within an octave. There are many different scales from all over the …
Chords are the foundation for all music. They provide the harmonic structure, and even when full chords are not being played, the tonality of the notes that are present will suggest an accompanying chord. This is why it’s so essential for new guitar players to learn Easy Guitar Chord Songs. This arsenal of chords will …
Fingerstyle guitar is exactly what the name implies, playing your guitar with your fingers rather than a pick. The advantage to fingerstyle playing is that a guitarist can play more complex pieces that can including moving bass lines integrated with melodies. The style is used often when playing classical for just this reason, but folk …
In theory any song for guitar can be played on an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar, but some songs are so intrinsically linked to electric guitar that you can’t imagine them being played any other way. These songs are most always classic songs that were recorded with electric guitar and have remained electric guitar …