Jazz Up Your Blues Guitar
July 26, 2008
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This series will show you a few ways of adding a little jazz flavour to your blues playing. Starting with this lesson on 9th chords. Taught by Justin Sandercoe. Support notes at www.justinguitar.com
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Free Online Acoustic Guitar Lessons For The Beginner…
July 13, 2008
Looking for 
free online acoustic guitar lessons? What beginner isn’t?
There is certainly no shortage of free lessons online, but many of the lessons you will find are not of the best quality.
I came across a real gem on YouTube today. Chances are you are already familiar with this guy. If not, I highly recommend you stop what you are doing and check out the following free video lessons below.
The following 
acoustic guitar lessons are from a gentleman by the name of Justin Sandercoe. Justin is a very talented London based guitarist, songwriter, performer, producer and educator.
You can listen to some of his original music over at his myspace page. He is currently in the process of recording his first solo record which features vocal songs as well as instrumental guitar pieces.
I have learned a great deal by watching Justin’s videos and I know you will as well.
Enjoy the free online acoustic guitar lessons below and be sure to also check out Justin’s website here.
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10 Free Acoustic Guitar Lessons That Will Bring Out the Creative Guitar Player In You
June 26, 2008
If you are a beginner in search of free online acoustic guitar lessons, then you are sure to learn a lot from the lessons below. Below are 10 free acoustic guitar lessons from the folks who created Next Level Guitar.
What is Next Level Guitar?
Next Level Guitar is one of the best guitar courses available online today.
It contains Over 100 individual videos starting with Guitar chords and progressing to playing full songs.
Next Level Guitar does not use old tired methods that will leave you frustrated. You will learn the fundamentals of guitar playing that will build a solid foundation and enable you to progress faster. You will learn rock solid principles and techniques and how to avoid developing bad habits.
Next Level Guitar includes methods that are often overlooked in other programs, like – STRUCTURE – so you know exactly what to practice. Included are easy to follow practice routines to ensure you are practicing the right things and not wasting your time. Next Level Guitar uses popular songs as vehicles to learn strumming, new chords, rhythm, timing, and chord changing.
So practice is no longer like practice, but rather a fun and enjoyable way to learn guitar. This teaching methodology has helped hundreds and hundreds of guitar players all over the world. These methods work. They are fun and will have you playing the guitar fast!
I really like the teaching style of the folks over at Next Level Guitar and I know you will as well.
Click here now to learn more about Next Level Guitar!
Now onto some awesome beginner acoustic guitar lessons:
| Online Acoustic Guitar Lesson 1 - Beginner Guitar Lesson on Percussive Chucking |
| Online Acoustic Guitar Lesson 2 - Learn a New Acoustic Guitar Strum Pattern |
| Online Acoustic Guitar Lesson 3 - Another New Acoustic Guitar Strum Pattern |
| Online Acoustic Guitar Lesson 4 - Learn About Timing & Rhythm and How To Use A Metronome |
| Online Acoustic Guitar Lesson 5 - Tips To Help Choose The Best Acoustic Guitar |
| Online Acoustic Guitar Lesson 6 - Another Cool Strum Pattern |
| Acoustic Guitar Lesson 7 - Learn All About Octaves |
| Acoustic Guitar Lesson 8 - Learn About Hammer-On’s |
| Acoustic Guitar Lesson 9 - Learn How To Write Your Own Songs |
| Acoustic Guitar Lesson 10 - Learn How To Write Your Own Songs Part 2 |
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Acoustic Guitar Chords - Learn a Few Play a Lot
June 17, 2008
Acoustic Guitar Cords - Learn a Few Play a Lot
By Bart Rutherford
Several notes played simultaneously is called an acoustic guitar chord. Even with many different acoustic guitar chords, if you learn just a few basic acoustic guitar chords, you will be able to play hundreds of songs, if not more. Major chords give out a cheerful sound while minor chords emit a sound that seems darker or sadder.
Acoustic guitar chord diagrams notate guitar chords. Rather than side to side (horizontal) the way guitar tabs run, the lines that represent an acoustic chord diagram will run up and down, or vertically. You will see a grid when looking at a chord diagram. The strings are represented by the vertical lines, while the frets are represented by the horizontal lines. The areas where you need to hold the string down is where the dots appear.
Numbers will be at the top or bottom of the acoustic guitar chord diagram. This diagram represents the finger that holds down each strong - 1 means the index finger, 2 means the middle finger, 3 the ring finger, and 4 the pinky. If you see a 0, that means to leave the string open when you play. On the other hand, an X means an string open that is not played. And occasionally you’ll see T used. This means to use your thumb to play, but this does not occur too often.
The first acoustic guitar chord we’re going to tackle is the G-major chord. Your middle finger goes on the sixth string at the third fret, your index finger goes on the fifth string at the second fret and your ring finger goes on the first string on the third fret. Play each individual note, including the open strings one by one. Be careful you can plainly hear each note and make sure you don’t hear any strange buzzing or rattling noises from the strings. If the sound isn’t right, you can try pushing harder on the string so that it presses closer to the fingerboard. You can also bring your finger closer to the fret. Your fingers should not be touching one another, or any of the other strings. You can strum all of the notes in unison once the sound is good. You will then be playing a G-major acoustic guitar chord.
The E-minor acoustic guitar chord is easier on the left hand. The E-minor chord uses only two left-hand fingers: the index and middle fingers, both on the second fret, of the fifth and fourth strings respectively. Make sure that both strings are held firmly without the two fingers touching each other. You may want to play those two strings several times by themselves before attempting the chord, so you can adjust the fingering if needed. Then strum all strings to play an E minor chord.Since this is a minor chord, the sound will be darker.
If you are a beginner, good basic acoustic guitar chords to learn are A-major, A-minor, C-major and D-major. You should try to move back and forth between the acoustic guitar chords as quickly as you can. Practicing quick finger placement is critical.
Learning to play acoustic guitar chords will not happen quickly or easily at first and you will have to keep checking your finger placement. But if you continue to practice, practice, practice, the muscle memory will soon take over and you will be moving freely through all of the acoustic guitar chords. In a short time it will become second nature to you.
Acoustic guitar playing can be more than just good music. To read more about Guitar Cords….Playing Them ….follow here at http://www.acousticguitarguide.net
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Free Acoustic Guitar Chords Chart - Basic Chords for the Beginner
May 29, 2008
Here is a basic 
acoustic guitar chord chart that I put together to help the beginner guitarist quickly learn chords.
I also included a list of video demonstrations on how to play the guitar chords.
Play each chord slowly making certain that you have a clean sound when you play each note individually. If you don’t get a clean sound you are not pressing down the strings hard enough, or one of your fingers is touching another string.
This is common so do not get discouraged!
Do not try and master all of these chords all at once. Take on a few at a time and then move on.
Here are a couple of easy chord progressions:
GMajor, DMajor, CMajor: Knocking on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan
Emajor, AMajor: For What Its Worth by Buffalo Springfield
Click the thumbnail image below to open the Acousic Guitar Chord Chart:
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Here are the guitar chord video lessons:
| E CHORDS | |
| E Major Chord: | E Minor Chord |
| E 7 Chord | |
| A CHORDS | |
| A Major Chord | A Minor |
| A 7 | |
| D CHORDS | |
| D Major | D Minor |
| C CHORDS | |
| C Major Chord | C Minor |
| C7 Chord | |
| G CHORDS | |
| G Major Chord | G Minor Chord |
| G7 Chord | |
| F CHORDS | |
| F Major Chord | F Minor |
| B CHORDS | |
| B Major | B Minor |
| B7 Chord | |
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How to Change Strings on an Acoustic Guitar
April 30, 2008
Believe me, if you take your acoustic guitar to any professional guitar shop, they will be happy to take your hard earned money for a few minutes of work.
Learning how to change your acoustic guitar strings will save you money and it is something that every guitarist should learn how to do. There will be times when your strings will break at the most inopportune moment and the last thing you will want to do is travel to get them replaced.
Below are a few links to some great resources that will show you how to replace your acoustic guitar strings, when to change your acoustic guitar strings and tips on what type of strings to buy.
Changing Strings on an Acoustic Guitar From About.Com - This is a great 10 part article from Dan Cross with easy to follow instructions and tips for changing your guitar strings.
Changing Steel Strings the (new, improved) Taylor Way - Here is a great PDF document from Taylor Guitars on 
how to replace strings for an acoustic guitar.
How to String an Acoustic Guitar - An another excellent article on how to replace strings for an acoustic guitar with tips on the tools you will need, parts of your guitar, 
how to choose guitar strings and more.
| How To Change Acoustic Guitar Strings Video From YouTube - Learn how to change your acoustic guitar strings the pro way with Justin Sandercoe. |
| Part 1 |
| Part 2 |
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Acoustic Guitar - Yesterday by The Beatles
March 11, 2008
Learn how to play “Yesterday” by the Beatles on Acoustic Guitar with this free video.
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Acoustic Guitar Lesson - New Strum Pattern
February 27, 2008
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Philippe Bertaud - How to Play Fast Scales
November 23, 2007
Do you want to learn how to play faster scales on acoustic guitar?
Watch this lesson from the Philippe Bertaud’s Instructional DVD to learn how.
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Beginner Guitar Video Lessons: Barre Chords
November 16, 2007
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Acoustic Guitar Video Lessons:Learn Simple Chords
July 12, 2007
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How To Change Acoustic Guitar Strings - Part 2 - Video Lesson
May 5, 2007
Changing strings on acoustic guitarthe pro way with Justin Sandercoe.
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How To Change Acoustic Guitar Strings - Part 1- Video Lesson
May 5, 2007
Changing acoustic guitar strings the pro way with Justin Sandercoe.
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Tuning Your Acoustic Guitar in E Video Lesson
May 5, 2007
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Free Acoustic Guitar Lesson Video: D Ballad
May 2, 2007
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