Open String Acoustic Guitar Technique
Here is a great lesson from the folks over at Guitar Tricks that teaches you how to take advantage of the full sound that the acoustic guitar is capable of producing.
Even an absolute beginner will be able to take advantage of this guitar playing technique because it uses simple open chord shapes that you may already be familiar with. But instead of being restricted to the first few frets of your guitar, you will be playing these simple chord shapes on other areas of your fretboard.
It is amazing how a simple change in location can produce such a beautiful sound.
You will have to watch the video below to learn more. I hope you enjoy this lesson as much as I did. Read more
20 Chord Progressions in the Key of C Major
Here are 20 chord progressions in the key of C Major. This is going to be great practice for you beginners and help you with some of those tricky chord changes.
These are all fairly easy beginner guitar chords that you should already be familiar with. If not, I provided links to lessons on how to play each of these guitar chords within the lesson below.
With these chords in your arsenal, you will be able to play a ton of great songs on guitar.
Acoustic Guitar Lesson – New Strumming Pattern For Rhythm Guitar
Here is a new strumming pattern on acoustic guitar for beginners taught by Megan from Next Level Guitar. This pattern may look a bit intimidating when she first plays it, but don’t worry. She breaks it up into three small parts making it easier to play and understand.
Part 1 of the strum pattern is as follows:
D U D U D ( DOWN/UP/DOWN/UP/DOWN)
Part 2 of the strum pattern is as follows:
Easy Chord Progression For Acoustic Guitar
Here is a super easy acoustic guitar chord progression for beginners. This is a very pretty sounding progression for all you beginners out there who want something simple but something that sounds beautiful at the same time.
The chords you will need to know for this particular progression are: A Major, A Major 7 (Amaj7) and D Major.
The strumming pattern for this progression is: DOWN DOWN DOWN UP
Easy Beginner Acoustic Guitar Progression
Acoustic Guitar Lesson – Must Know Rhythm Guitar Pattern
Learn a New Rhythm Guitar Pattern!
In the following lesson, Neal shows us a cool rhythm guitar pattern that is found in a variety of different music genres including rock, pop, country, folk and more. This is an essential pattern that all guitarists should know.
The pattern is fairly simple. It involves plucking one string of a chord followed by strumming the rest of the notes in that chord. The challenge is to accurately hit that single note whilst changing between chords, so its important that you play very slowly until you are playing the pattern correctly and then gradually speed up.
In this particular lesson, Neal plays this pattern using the following chords: G Major, D Major and C Major.
Guitar Tricks 46 : Must-Know Rhythm Pattern
Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lesson – The Chord Workout
Acoustic Guitar Lesson – The Chord Workout
If you are like most beginners, then you are probably having difficulty with your chord changes. You can play the chord just fine, but when it comes time to switching between chords, things start to get messy. Sound familiar?
I found this great little video from GuitarJamz hosted by Tony Brucco. In this free acoustic guitar video lesson, Tony demonstrates a great little practice exercise he has coined “The Chord Workout”. Once you see it and put it into practice, you will see why its called a “Workout”.
Its a very simple exercise but very powerful at developing muscle memory and strengthening your hands.
Important - As Tony points out in the video tutorial below, make sure you are practicing these chord changes VERY SLOWLY. Slow is your best friend when you are a beginner. How slow? Slow enough to where you are able to switch between chords without error. Then you can gradually speed up.
Beginner Guitar Lesson – Five Minor 7th Chord Progressions
In the following video lesson, David Taub from Next Level Guitar demonstrates how to play 3 beautiful Minor 7 th chords: A Minor 7, E Minor 7 and D Minor 7.
He will then demonstrate how you can put these chords into practice by teaching you 5 cool chord progressions.
Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lesson – Learn a New Chord Progression
Here is a awesome new chord progression for you to learn today using basic beginner guitar chords that you are probably already familiar with. This is a beautiful progression and very reminiscent of classic rock.
If you are just starting out on acoustic guitar, then this particular chord progression may be new to you. Most beginners stay within their comfort zone playing the same chord progressions over and over again. The point of this particular lesson is to break you out of that comfort zone and give you something new to try. The only way you are going to get better at guitar is if you try something new and challenging. You won’t progress if you continually play things that come easy to you.
Here is the chord progression in the correct order: G Major, GMaj7, C Major, E Minor, D Major, G Major.
The only chord that may give you some trouble is the GMaj7. This is a slightly awkward shape if you never played it before. David Taub from Next Level Guitar does a great job of walking you through it though. Enjoy! Read more
Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lesson – How To Spice Up Open Chords
Learn how to take the basic beginner guitar chords that you probably already know and add some new color to them with this free beginner guitar lesson.
In the following lesson, David Taub from Next Level Guitar demonstrates how to change things up a bit and make your basic chords a bit more interesting and enjoyable to play.
He begins by taking an ordinary D Major Guitar Chord played on the 2nd fret and demonstrates how simply removing or adding fingers can completely alter the sound of a chord or melody adding a new dimension to your guitar playing.
He then repeats the process with an A Minor Guitar Chord, then a C Major Guitar Chord and so on. The possibilities are endless! This is a great exercise that may even inspire you to write your own songs.
So you see, beautiful sounding music doesn’t always have to be difficult to play. Simple little movements can bring fresh new sounds. See what new melodies you can come up with after watching this video! I hope you enjoy!
7 Strumming Patterns & Techniques for Acoustic Guitar
Learn Strumming Patterns and Techniques
The exercises in the videos below are going to take your playing to the next level. It is fitting therefore, that the videos below are from the folks over at NextLevelGuitar.Com. These folks produce excellent training videos for guitarists that are very educational, entertaining and easy to follow. After watching the videos below, click the link above to learn more about Next Level Guitar and their training videos.
Back to strumming patterns. Learning how to properly strum your acoustic guitar will possibly be one of your biggest hurdles as a guitarist. Rhythm and coordination does not come easy to some of us. The videos below are going to change that hopefully. After watching the video lessons below, you will hopefully become a strumming genius. Enjoy and remember to take things slow and try not to get frustrated if you don’t catch on right away….
