Guitar Playing Tips
The guitar is an amazing instrument, and it can be overwhelming to jump into when trying to learn it for the very first time. However, if you break certain aspects about it into pieces and focus on certain sections, you can steadily see improvements. The best part is you can be mostly self-taught during the …
In music, keeping time is one of the most basic skills that everyone should learn. Sometimes when people try to learn how to play guitar for the first time, they mistakenly believe that rhythm and timing are aspects that are only important to the rhythm section of a band. This is entirely false, and it’s …
For many people, seeing the pros play lightning fast guitar solos is what got a lot of us interested in learning how to play the guitar. It is evident by looking at the professionals that one of the leading guitar tips for playing faster is to practice frequently. Duh! However, this doesn’t mean to just …
While similar stringed instruments have existed during ancient times, particularly in the East, the modern guitar as we know it originated in Spain. It started out with 4 and 5 strings and eventually developed into a 6-string instrument sometime after the Baroque era of music. Even though its ancestors were around before the invention of …
It’s a given that you’ll need to use the fingers on your fretting hand to play the guitar; however, when it comes to the hand that you usually pick with, you can actually toss that guitar pick away and still learn how to become a fantastic player. The finger-style guitar method is a popular method …
A common thought or complaint that many players have when starting out or even contemplating beginning a guitar journey is that they believe that their fingers are too big and fat to play well. This couldn’t be further from the truth and in actuality, having fat fingers is pretty much never a liability when learning …
Making that very first purchase doesn’t have to be stressful! In fact, this will usually be the cheapest time you will buy a guitar (as long as you stick to it). Here is some of my advice on buying a guitar for someone who wants to learn for the very first time. Things to …