As a beginner guitar player there are a lot of new things coming at you all at once. You’re just getting comfortable holding the guitar and using your left hand to press the strings down on the frets, next thing you know there’s all this memorization, new terminology and your finger tips are swollen and sore. The soreness will go away, I promise that, but starting out with the right foundation as a beginner is key to maximizing what you will learn and how good of a guitar player you will be. This article focuses on three important concepts to follow as a beginner guitar player. There’s a lot more to becoming a great guitar player but these three tips will get you started down the right path. Know Your NotesSome beginner guitar lessons don’t start out teaching you the notes on each string, I believe this is the most important foundational thing you can learn. Chords are made up of notes on each string, scales are made up of notes on each string everything comes back to knowing your way around the neck of the guitar. The first step is knowing the names of the strings but that quickly moves to learning the notes on each string. There’s no way around this it must be memorized but practice makes perfect and you can learn this in a few months. Practice Makes PerfectFilling your head with new theory and techniques is exciting but if you don’t give yourself enough time to master these new skills you’ll quickly get bogged down. Don’t be in a rush to learn everything. Start slow with new techniques and master them. It might seem like you’re taking a long time to learn but you’ll become faster in the long run. Spend 15-20 minutes each day practising rather then two or three massive practice sessions through the week. This will be far more productive then trying to cram everything into a couple of much longer sessions. Expand Your StylesOnce you get the basic down and being to learn some songs you’ll feel a lot more comfortable. Some beginners actually stop learning at this point because they’re so excited they can string chords together to play songs. Don’t stop here. Learning guitar can be a life long journey if you want it to be. I’ve found that the times when become stagnant in my learning I’ve become bored with playing so expand the styles of music you’re learning. Don’t just do your favourite pop and rock tunes look to other genres and styles. This will force you to learn new things and become a better guitar player over all.

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You can learn guitar right now by simply getting yourself a little educated on the mechanics of playing. It doesn’t have to require a long drawn out process.   You can be up and learning in minutes. There are several online tutorials that will teach you some of the basics you need to know in order to properly handle your guitar. If you do not know how to handle the guitar properly you will run into trouble no matter how well meaning you are. Here is what you need to know to get started learning how to play right now. Make sure you understand how tuning works: Making sure you understand how tuning works is so important to your overall learning process. If you are not familiar with this then make sure you have this down first. You have two options when it comes to this. You can either buy a guitar tuner to make sure the job is done properly if you don’t understand, or you can just learn yourself. There are six strings on a guitar and their pitch goes from high to low. You can learn to use the standard EBGDAE format for tuning your strings like most musicians do. Make sure you know how to read guitar tabs: Knowing how to read guitar tabs is also important. You can start by reading a few simple notes on tablature. You will need to know how to read tablature when it comes to reading the music you’ll be playing on the guitar. The thing you want to remember here is to read simple music if you are a beginner. You can get quite frustrated when you read songs that are complex, it does not have to be difficult, just take it one step at a time until you know how to read and play some more advanced notes on your guitar. Understand how to hold the guitar frets: Learning how to hold the frets is one of the things you will want to learn as well. You will be able to produce different sounds when you know exactly where to hold and pluck when you are learning to play music. The frets are metal lines that run up and down the length of the guitar, when you push them you get different sounds. They are easy to learn once you get past the initial confusion you may experience. The music you will read will show as 1 through six when it comes to the frets, if a fret does not have to be held it will show as zero. You can learn guitar now by simply making the decision to get started. Some of the things that will help you are understanding how tuning works and memorizing the tuning format EBGDAE, learning to read guitar tabs correctly, and understanding the guitar frets and the role they play in helping you play music correctly. If you make it your mission to learn these essentials you will be playing the guitar like a natural a short time from now.

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So you want to play the blues? Well, veteran guitarist, instructor and Homespun Tapes founder Happy Traum offers the very best way for you to get started!

This basic course in fingerstyle blues guitar breaks it all down into easily digested topics for novice players. You’ll start by learning the basic blues forms and getting them securely under your belt. Then, Happy provides a number of “easy steps” that will build up your guitar technique, increase your understanding of the style, and help you develop the ability to start playing great blues songs.

Some of these steps include learning basic blues chords, syncopated strumming patterns, 12-bar and 8-bar blues progressions, bass runs, and more than a dozen variations for the all-important blues turnarounds, intros and endings. As you work your way through this lesson, Happy imparts numerous tips, suggestions and invaluable information about music theory and musicianship that will affect all of your guitar work.

As you conquer each of these basic steps, your playing will get stronger and more confident, and you’ll be well on your way to becoming an accomplished blues guitarist.

DVD-Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar #1- Starting From Scratch

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