Learning Guitar Theory – First 5 Steps

By Mike Beatham

can be split into two main categories – the physical and the theoretical. The physical aspects of learning guitar are the finger exercises and techniques you use to manifest your theoretical knowledge on the fretboard. As you can probably see, one cannot exist without the other. Once you’ve learned those first few chords, basic strumming/picking patterns and scale fingerings, and you begin to focus more closely on things like harmony and tonality, there is often an overwhelming feeling that there is much more to learning guitar than just “where to put your fingers”.

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6 Essential Elements To Getting The Best Rock Guitar Tone

By Eric Stein

Getting awesome rock guitar tone is not hard. I have heard professional players play through low-quality, out-of-tune, distorted equipment and it sounded great! This says 2 things; one – your tone is in your hands, two – distortion is a good thing and on your side! In most history of the speaker, the goal was to be crystal clear, not until some rocker decided to turn his amp up too loud and distort the sound,real rock guitar tone was born. As an added fact, I forget who, but some famous guitarist actually used to buy radio brand shack speakers (because they sounded the worst), and then cut them with razor blades to get the sound they were looking for… beautiful. Ok, let’s move on to the 7 essential elements to getting the best rock guitar tone.

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20 Essential Acoustic Guitar Tips for the Beginner

online are not difficult to come by. There are many sites offering free tips and lessons for the beginner, but it can be rather difficult sifting through pages of content to find direct answers to some of the most basic questions beginners have. I researched many of the frequently asked questions that beginners have and created this list of quick acoustic guitar lessons and tips to make life a bit easier for you. I do hope this helps.

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When Playing Guitar, Don’t Forget Your Thumb

By Keith Dean

You can use it to hitch a ride. Roger Ebert has made a fortune using one or both – up or down. It’s universally recognized as the sign for a number of affirmatives – “okay”, “good job”, “looking good”, “it’s under control”, among others. It’s also the appendage that one would be inserting “where the sun don’t shine” in a well known metaphor for aimlessly idling one’s time away. We are, of course, referring to the thumb.

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What Gives a Custom Acoustic Guitar That Exceptionally Great Sound? Part 1

By Jay Wyshak

Many factors come together into the puzzling and complex issue; what goes into a custom acoustic guitar to make it sound great? To answer this question is very complex and I’ll suggest to you step by step. Articles will follow this one that will encompass the details of each of the factors involved.

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Accelerate Your Guitar Playing

By Mike Hayes

First, define your objectives and determine your approach. These objectives may change as you progress, but a goal is important before starting to play the guitar.

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Jamorama – The Ultimate Acoustic Guitar Learning System

Jamorama Acoustic GuitarJamorama Acoustic guitar is another creation from guitar master Ben Edwards. Jamorama Acoustic is aimed at the acoustic guitar player and is quite literally the acoustic version of Ben’s popular Jamorama! Guitar course that has lead the guitar learning market for the past several years.

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Basic Positioning Of The Fingers For Guitar Notes

By Kevin Sinclair

You may find it frustrating when attempting to play chords and notes for the first time. When you are not accustomed to using your hands and fingers in this way, it will of course, take a while to adjust, and to build up the correct muscles and increase the suppleness in your hands and fingers. It is possible for your hands and fingers to feel a little stiff after your first practice session, especially if your first session was rather lengthy. However, it is imperative that you do not allow this to prevent you from continuing. Your fingers will become strong and agile in no time at all to enable you to tackle the most difficult riffs and licks.

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How To Choose The Best Songs To Play On Your Guitar

By Kevin Sinclair

When you begin to study , it’s not all about strumming chords. You have to learn which are the best songs to play on the guitar. As a beginner this can be quite a difficult task. Listed below are some simple tips to help you get to the stage of choosing the correct songs to play.

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Guitar Lesson: Help Yourself To Practice – By Peter Edvinsson

By Peter Edvinsson

What can you do to make it easy for yourself to practice on your guitar? In order to continue to learn to play guitar and not give up you have to create an atmosphere of joy and fun around this activity. Let’s see what you can do to make it as easy as possible to play guitar.

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