Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Inspirational Tips To Learn Guitar

Every aspiring guitar player faces the following question: "What's the best way to learn guitar?" Should you should teach yourself or hire a professional? Which guitar courses are recommended most often? What about those Internet-based guitar training sites? These are all valid questions because how you learn to play the guitar is just as important as what you learn to play. Teaching yourself how to play might work just fine if you've got a good ear and some previous exposure to music theory or proficiency on another instrument. If you are a "newbie" to playing any instrument, it would be a good idea to get a teacher -- or -- join an online program where you can interact with several teachers as well as fellow students. In fact, I would recommend finding at least one 'mentor' or a 'study buddy' to learn with even if you lean towards teaching yourself.

 

Learning guitar is however not a joke. Here are few tips that help you learning guitar in a fast and easier

  1. If you are trying to learn Guitar by yourself, best to have a chord chart or chord book. A guitar chord book demonstrates the different finger positions when playing different types of chords. The pressed strings are usually depicted with dots and the strings which are not supposed to be plucked are marked with an "x."
  2. Keep patience while learning guitar. Don't try to take every chord in one sitting, it simply can't be done. Try to play three chords at a time that can be played together.
  3. Guitar chords present themselves in various forms. One should be familiar with the different forms so as to bring flexibility in to playing. One popular form of chords which is widely used in rock music is the "power chords" they are simply and heavy-sounding.
  4. Hand movements are much important for learning guitar either it is left hand or right hand movements. Strumming or plucking shouldn’t be delayed.
  5. One of the good tips while learning guitar is to listening to good guitar players.
  6. Take care of your instrument properly.
  7. A great way to learn the guitar is to hook up with someone that is really good and willing to show you a few things to shortcut the learning curve. Another way to achieve sort of the same thing is to get into a band. This will force you to learn and keep up.

 

Playing guitar chords is not as hard as one would think. Learning to play guitar chords is a basic and essential part of guitar playing, it lays down the foundation of good guitar playing skills. If one has the perseverance and the passion to play the guitar, he will eventually learn how to play the chords and advance into more intricate lessons.

 

1 comment:

Carlo said...

well, there are actually so many ways on how to learn and play guitar. Some of these are the music books, dvds, and also through the use of online music education, all of these contribute and give information on how to play music instrument, not just these guitar.


By the way thanks for that tips, on your blog.