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Teach Yourself How to Play Acoustic Guitar
Is it possible to teach yourself how to play acoustic guitar? 20 years ago I would have said no, but since the advent of the Internet, anything is possible. There are so many fantastic online resources that will easily provide any beginner guitaris...
Acoustic Guitar Scales for Beginners
Guitar scales are one of the most effective practice exercises that you can do as a beginner acoustic guitar player. I know guitar scales can seem a bit boring, especially when you are playing them every day, but please hang in there and learn how to...
Basic Beginner Guitar Chord – The D Minor
The D Minor Chord is found in the D Minor Scale: D E F G A Bb C D. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes D, F and A. Now to add more depth to the sound of the chord you add another 1 [...]...
Beginner Guitar Chord – Learn to Play The A Minor
The A Minor Chord is found in the A Minor Scale: A B C D E F G A. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes A, C and E. Now to add more depth to the sound of the chord you add another E [...]...
Basic Beginner Guitar Chords - The G Major Chord
The G Major Guitar Chord is found in the G Major Scale: G A B C D E F# G. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes G, B and D. To add more depth to the sound of the chord you add two more [...]...
Beginner Guitar Chord - The E Major Chord
The E Major Guitar Chord is found in the E Major Scale: E F# G# A B C# D# E. It is made up of the 1 (root note), 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes E, G# and B. In order to add more depth to the sound of the chord you [...]...
Basic Beginner Guitar Chords - The D Major Chord
The D Major Guitar Chord is found in the D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C# D. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 positions of this scale. Meaning the notes D, F# and A. Now to add more depth to the sound of the chord you add [...]...
Basic Beginner Guitar Chords - The C Major Chord
The C Major Chord is one of the easiest acoustic guitar chords to learn and play. The C Major Chord is found in the C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes C, E and [...]...
Basic Beginner Guitar Chords - Learn the A Major Chord
The A Major Chord is found in the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A. It is made up of the 1 (root note), 3 and 5 positions of this scale. In other words, the notes A,C# and E. Now to add more depth to the sound of the chord you [...]...
Parts of the Acoustic Guitar
If you are going to learn how to play the acoustic guitar, it is probably a good idea to learn more about the parts of the acoustic guitar and how everything works. This will come in handy when you go shopping for a guitar, if you ever have to have a...
How to Practice Guitar Effectively
By Robert Renman An Effective Guitar Practice Schedule Feel free to practice these things in any order, but always do #1 first, the warm up. You also don’t have to do them all in one sitting either. You can do a few at one practice session, and...
Top 10 Easy Christian Guitar Songs For Beginners
Looking for some free and easy Christian guitar songs that you can learn how to play starting today? Look no further. The following Christian songs are relatively easy to learn . Some are very simple while others may require a bit more time and pra...
Hire a Guitar Teacher or Learn on your Own
So you are looking to further your learning as an acoustic guitarist but not sure what to do next? There is a vast array of options available to you and things can get rather confusing. You basically have two options when learning how to play acousti...
Guitar Scales 22 Fret System
By Mike P Hayes If you want to develop top-class guitar scales and improvisation skills, then the guitar scales 22 fret system is the tool that will make your dreams come true. By following these simple and precise guitar scales, you will be on your ...
The Beginners Guide to Playing the Acoustic Guitar
Learning acoustic guitar is an extremely broad topic. One that would no doubt fill many books. The following guide focuses on some of the most important aspects of playing guitar providing you with an excellent starting point. This guide was written ...
Steps to Changing Guitar Strings - Electric & Acoustic
Changing your guitar strings can be a difficult undertaking if you are a beginner and are not sure what you are doing. Many beginners frown upon the idea and usually pay professionals to change their strings. But why? With the proper guidance and p...
20 Essential Acoustic Guitar Tips for the Beginner
Acoustic guitar lessons online are not difficult to come by. There are many sites offering free tips and lessons for the beginner, but it can be rather difficult sifting through pages of content to find direct answers to some of the most basic questi...
When Playing Guitar, Don’t Forget Your Thumb
By Keith Dean You can use it to hitch a ride. Roger Ebert has made a fortune using one or both - up or down. It’s universally recognized as the sign for a number of affirmatives - “okay”, “good job”, “looking good&...
Guitar Chord Progressions - Where Do They Come From?
By Ricky Sharples Guitar chord progressions are like baby brothers - you cannot escape from them and they take some explaining. Let us do some analysis on the term “guitar chord progressions”. In case you did not know, any time two or mor...
Learn How To Play Guitar By Ear
Playing by ear is arguably the most joyful and expressive ways of playing the guitar. In its purest form a person can play anything they hear in their head instantly on the guitar. Whilst very few if any guitarists can actually play absolutely anythi...
The Blues Guitar Scale and How to Master It
By Ricky Sharples If you are new guitar player who wants to make a career or a hobby out of playing blues guitar, then this essay will give you the basic points to get you on your way as a player and interpreter of the blues. Or maybe you have no int...
learning acoustic guitar - Should You Teach Yourself to Play on a Steel String or Classical Guitar?
Should you start learning with a steel string or a classical guitar? While there is no definitive answer to this question, I’ll let you in my own disastrous experiment in the world of classical nylon string guitars. Once you know the truth you ...
Spanish Guitar Songs, Chords and Scales
By Ricky Sharples When you take up the acoustic guitar you want to play songs, right? Maybe to sing some songs around the campfire. Lots of pop songs and folk songs sound good accompanied by the acoustic guitar but a sudden wish to play Spanish gu...
Learn Guitar - 7 Top Tips For Strumming Guitar Like A Pro
Try Not To Be So Tense When you are strumming guitar it’s important to be relaxed. A tense guitarists strumming technique will sound stiff, rigid and amateur to the listeners. An important elements of any great guitar players style is relaxe...
Learn Guitar Online, Van Morrison - 3 Tips For Acoustic Guitar
By Mike P Hayes Bright Side Of The Road, Gloria, Moondance, Brown Eyed Girl, Have I Told You lately, who doesn’t have a favorite Van Morrison song? Like Cat Stevens, Don McLean and James Taylor, Van Morrison’s songs sound great with just ...
Beginners Guitar Lessons - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Guitarists
By Mike P Hayes Just the other day after a conversation with one particularly successful guitarist, it struck me that there is a common thread that runs through all successful guitarists. Actually, I’ve noticed this over the years as I obser...
How To Play Power Chords - Guitar Power Chords Chart
What Are Power Chords? Power chords are used quite often in rock and heavy metal music on electric guitars, but you can also hear them in other types of music. Technically speaking, power chords are not true chords. A chord is made up of 3 or more n...
Guitar Lessons - Reading Tabs
Intro You will need to know how to read music if you want to play music that other people have written or if you want to write your own music. There are two types of music you can learn, tablature or notation. GLI will have examples that have both ty...
Finger Exercises For Playing The Guitar
If you exercise often and for more than an hour at a time, you will be able to build up decent finger strength on your own. But if you’re looking to have stamina as well as finger strength fast, there are an infinite number of exercises you can...
Guitar Anatomy And Basic Fretting Of An Acoustic Guitar
Before you can start learning to play the guitar you have to know what all the parts are called and what they do. Just like learning to drive a car you don’t just hop in a car and go for it, you have to know what each pedal does and how to use the ...
