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Friday, February 29, 2008

Learning To Play The Guitar In A Weekend

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There are many systems and program that will guarantee to get anyone up and running so to speak in a very short period of time. Most of them can be found on the Internet by simply requesting a search for ?guitar lessons?

Most of those you will find will be in an E-Book format that you can work your way through at your own pace, with some very good basic sound tracks that you can listen too and play along too. Or some of the courses are available as a hard copy in either CD format or Book format from Amazon. Most of these books or systems teach you basic chord structures rhythms, and many of the E Book and cd format systems also include a companion which typically will contain about 150 tunes that you can play using just 4 basic chords or some other useful tool that you can use to aid you in your lessons.

The advantage of the downloaded E Book courses is that they are download as soon as you have paid which make it really easy to access and almost immediately start to use them without any fuss.

Whilst these may not the best system they certainly are very good in as much as they will get you going very quickly. Once you have mastered the first few lessons you will probably want to move on to other systems, but the best plan is really to stick with your first choice and go through that before branching out in all different directions. This way you will learn the basics well and then be able to move on and really enjoy your Guitar playing.

Once inside these E book systems you find that they are easy to follow and you will soon pick up a few tips and shorten your learning curve somewhat.

But to be fair if you can already play the guitar a little you need to be a little more selective in the program that you choose as some of those available will be way too basic for you and you will find that the vast majority of the information they contain will be way too basic for you.

I am still using the first e book I ever purchased including everything that came with the program. The E book was quite well laid out, not perfect, but still easy to follow. The chords structures and playing techniques that I learned from this book were a pleasure to learn, as I was lead through the course. The sound files that also came with it as a bonus were very good also, and I was soon strumming along with them.

Geoff Lord is a master Guitarist with over 40 years of experience. He has reviewed many of the available E Books and Books on the subject and is the owner of the Master the Guitar-The-Guitar system. You can find out about some of his methods and resources by visiting his websites

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Learn to Play Guitar - A Beginner's Guide

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This article is devoted to learning how to play guitar (and even those just thinking about learning to play or giving the gift of music to a loved one) and how to approach gaining some kind of proficiency on the instrument. Now, we've all seen people playing the guitar at various times, sometimes on TV, sometimes up close (a real treat), playing various kinds of music and at varying skill levels. I think the hardest obstacle to overcome when you're learning how to play the guitar or thinking about starting is the thought that playing the guitar is only something musicians can do, or is only for people who are musically inclined. The simple fact is that anyone can learn to play the guitar. It's just a matter of spending some time with it on a regular basis, and practicing in a manner that's both fun and productive. Once it becomes part of your routine, it's only a matter of time before your skill level and confidence develop.

When I started learning the guitar, there were a couple of learning aids I found to be indispensable. They include:

  • Learning to Play Guitar Chord Reference Book - This is really helpful when you're not sure how to play an F chord or a B minor, or want to learn some other ways to play it
  • Artist Songbook - This is a songbook which has the piano, lyrics, and guitar chords to your artist's favorite songs, and is great for learning how to strum and change from chord to chord
  • Classical Guitar Book - This helps you familiarize yourself with the feel of scales and arpeggios, and also improves your sight reading
  • Guitar Tab Songbook - As you progress, you're going to want to play some of the guitar parts from your favorite songs note-for-note, meaning exactly as your favorite guitarist plays them. This type of book has the music for this both in standard notation and guitar tablature

I had a very insightful guitar teacher who started off each lesson by showing me a new chord and how to play it. Some good chord reference books that tackle these types of chords are the Whole Book of Guitar Chords and The First Book of Chords for the Guitar both written by Dan Fox. Once I had a feel for the chord, he would choose a song from a songbook from one of my favorite bands that used this chord (say a B minor or an A7) and would have me learn that song using an appropriate strum pattern. My mom played the piano, and would often visit the music store to buy sheet music songbooks from her favorite artists, so eventually I got her to buy me a few gems of this type:

  • Beatles Complete - This is a valuable book for two reasons. One is that it's The Beatles. The second is that The Beatles composed songs with relatively few and very easy to play chords ("I Saw Her Standing There" has three), and also songs with many and often unorthodox chords ("Michelle" has, um, a lot), especially when used in rock music. This makes it a great vehicle for learning new chords incrementally via their songs
  • Neil Young - Decade - My brother wore out this recording and when I started playing some of the tunes from it on the guitar, it gave his little brother some instant credibility. Many of the songs in this book were recorded by Neil on the acoustic guitar, so it lends itself to the beginner who's learning on an acoustic
  • Led Zeppelin Complete - This is a strange and beautiful book. It has the main guitar riffs for every Led Zeppelin song on the first five albums (I - IV and House of the Holy) but it's in standard notation. I spent a summer learning every song in this book and not only did my guitar playing improve, but so did my sight reading
  • Eric Clapton Deluxe Revised - This contains some of the best songs from Cream, the Layla disc by Derek and the Dominoes, and some of Eric's early solo work, but it's unique in that it has a separate section with some of Eric's best guitar solos transcribed. Eric is a great role model when you start learning how to play a guitar solo, because some of his solos are simple enough that they can be played by a beginning-intermediate guitar player (though it takes a lifetime to learn to play it with as much feeling as Eric)
  • Once we covered the chord of the week and the song that went with it, we would tackle a classical piece. One of the best classical books I can recommend, especially if you're not a classical guitarist, is Classical Studies for Pick-Style Guitar - Volume 1. This book is great for developing your right-hand picking and also for developing your sight reading since all the music is in standard notation. There are some interesting pieces by Matteo Carcassi, which require you to arpeggiate various chords, and also some Bach Inventions that are arranged for duet guitar, so you can play with a friend. You can hear how this sounds in an on-line guitar lesson I created at WholeNote - Bach's 8th Invention.

    The one thing that's changed over the past decade in sheet music for guitarists is the emergence of guitar tab songbooks. In the late 1990's, an archive of guitar tablature files was collectively created and dubbed the On-Line Guitar Archives (OLGA), in which random guitarists from around the world created text files containing their own transcriptions of how to play your favorite songs by your favorite bands. The problem was that the quality and accuracy of the transcription was hit or miss. Sheet music companies finally wised up and started releasing accurate note-for-note transcription books, which were the real deal. In my day, you were a god if you could play the guitar solo, "Eruption", played by Eddie Van Halen off Van Halen I, because you had to learn it by ear off the record, which is pretty much impossible. Today, you can just buy the Van Halen I guitar tab songbook and get all the music for Eruption both in guitar tab and standard notation. Oh, and they also throw in the rest of the songs from Van Halen I, and from Van Halen II, as well. I've always loved the whacked-out intro that Eddie plays in Mean Street, which opens the Fair Warning recording. The Van Halen Guitar Anthology Series has the tab for this, note for note, including every last harmonic, pick scrape, bend, and tap. It's unbelievable. And it's not just Van Halen. You can find similar guitar tab songbooks for The Beatles, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Nirvana, Green Day, Audioslave and pretty much anyone else you can think of.

    Finally, as you develop your practice routine, the one thing most often overlooked during practice is being able to play in time. When you start to get comfortable with chords and strumming, there's a natural tendency to stop or to hesitate while switching between chords. A good metronome will make you aware of this and force you to play in time. The Qwik Time QT-7 Quartz Metronome is a good budget option and provides a good click, while the Wittner Wood Case Metronome w/ Bell and Cover is the kind you can hang onto forever and pass along from generation to generation (and I should know - I have one from my grandfather). The Fender MT-1000 Chromatic Tuner/Metronome is unique in that you get both a metronome and a guitar tuner in one convenient package. Very handy, indeed.

    You too can learn to play the guitar today! Hopefully, this gives you a bit of direction as you learn to play the guitar. Remember that it's simply a matter of spending some time regularly practicing some of the basics and then applying them to your favorite music. Keep expanding your knowledge of the basic chords and learn to play songs that use them, along with the strumming patterns of the tune. Combined with some classical pieces for dexterity and developing your sight-reading chops, you'll be well on your way to mastering the guitar in no time!

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Friday, December 21, 2007

Learn About The Guitar Amp And How It Works

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Guitar Amplifiers

Chances are you?ve just bought your first Electric guitar and wish to find out all about guitar amps. Maybe you?re just curious as to how long amps have been around, how they work, or which to purchase. Whatever the reason, by reading this article, you?ll get answers.

History of the Amplifier

Guitar amps have been around for roughly 70 years now, having first appeared during the 1930s. The earliest amps had very poor high treble and bass responses. This was improved over time, as amps became better developed. During the ?60s, the guitar amp greatly evolved to where it is today when guitarists of that era experimented with deliberately overloading their amp to create Distortion. From that point on, most amps were provided with preamp distortion controls. Playing with distortion has since become an important part of Electric guitar playing.

Types of Amplifiers

There are two types of amps: solid state and vacuum tube amps. Additionally, there are some amps that combine both solid state and tube technologies. Most amps, especially the least expensive ones, are solid state because they are lighter and easier to repair than tube amps are. A lot of guitarists, however, prefer the tube amp due to the tube amp?s analog sensitivity, which they claim makes tube amps sound better. While this is probably the case, most beginners can?t afford to shell out the $500-$1000 it costs to buy a good tube amp. That?s why solid state amps are actually a good buy in some cases.

Solid state and vacuum tube amps come in combo (speakers and head) packages or separately. Guitarists who aren?t picky can just buy the combo, while those who are picky can ?mix and match? heads and speakers. This is useful for those looking to achieve a certain sound.

How Amps Work/What Watts Mean

Without going into a big, long, technical explanation, amplifiers basically take the vibration (sound) of the string(s) and amplify it, thereby increasing the sound. If you wish to find out more about the technical side of guitar amps, there are several good books that cover the topic pretty thoroughly.

Each amplifier has a certain number of watts. The higher the number of watts, the louder the sound produced by the amp is. Generally speaking, those who wish to play shows will want to get amplifiers with at least 30 watts, preferably at least 50 watts, especially if they plan on playing at larger venues.

Gray Rollins writes for GuitarsLand.com - a site to help people learn about the guitar and how to play it. To learn more about guitar amps, be sure to visit GuitarsLand.com

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Learn How To Play Air Guitar

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Your first step when you learn how to play air guitar is finding out what air guitar is. It's not just pretending to play guitar there is a lot more to it then that, try to think of it as expressing technique through your movements and making it a visually pleasing experience. To start with I will give some steps to follow to make your air guitar expericane more enjoyable and how to setup a good environment to that will assist you when you learn how to play air guitar.

Your environment

You will need to have a big room to practice in when you learn how to play air guitar as it can get a little crazy sometimes. Try and clear all large objects out the room and beware of anything overhead as many people have been injured when they first start to learn how to play air guitar. You will not need to worry about the noise created from the air guitar as this is a silent art form.

Preparation

There will be no real need for preparation, but one thing you might want to do is stretch a little and warm up as many muscles as you can because it can get pretty physical when trying to learn how to play air guitar. Any serious injury could mean the end of a great air guitarist's career and there is just not enough air guitarists' in the world as it is so please be careful at all times.

Fitness

Some people don't realize the rock fitness required when you learn how to play air guitar, but it is very physically demanding instrument. Try to work out at least once a day to maintain peak physical fitness. You will need to focus most of the time on your arms as they will be used the most when you learn how to play air guitar and remember what I said before be very careful not to hurt yourself.

Pick your tunes

When it comes to picking the music you wish to play when you learn how to play air guitar try to steer clear of things like Frank Sinatra and Britney Spears, as these don't lend themselves well to air guitar. Try and pick something with good guitar riffs and long solos because not much fun when you're standing around waiting, for you cue to start.

Now remember when you learn how to play air guitar use it wisely as the air guitar can be a powerful tool that should not be taken lightly. I think the most important thing you should take away from this is that fitness is the most important asset to an air guitarist and you will need to maintain good physical health. Most people may think that the rock 'n' roll lifestyle is all fun and games but it takes serious dedication to be any good.

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Monday, September 10, 2007

Learn to Play Guitar Online - Discover Guitar Lesson Tools

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You can learn to play guitar online - and it's never been easier.

Whether you wish to become a jazzy crooner, a country strummer or a jamming rock star, the guitar is one of the easiest instruments to learn. There are a variety of lessons, tools and help out there in cyberspace. And, you can learn enough to strum along with your first song after only one lesson!

To learn how to play guitar online, you need several tools in addition to your guitar. Some guitar lessons and tools designed to assist you in learning how to play guitar online, include:

- Step-by-step guitar lessons
- Chord lessons and chord charts
- Guitar tab lessons
- Song lyrics with chords
- Guitar lesson ebooks and software programs
- Sheet music
- Sound files and guitar jam tracks
- Online guitar site forums

If you are a beginner, look for online guitar lessons directed toward the new guitar player. These lessons should include the basics, such as; how to hold a guitar, choose a guitar, basic chord instruction, learning frets and how to choose guitar accessories.

Of course, the beginning guitar player will need charts for learning the various chords, so, at the very least, look for these visual aids. With practice, it won't be long before you'll be ready for intermediate guitar lessons.

The intermediate guitar player can also benefit from quality online guitar lessons and resources which illustrate the many chords. Furthermore, intermediate guitar players will be interested in learning to read guitar tablature.

There are many websites that offer free guitar lessons, but you may choose instead to get help with an online guitar lesson program. Although there's nothing wrong with teaching yourself guitar for free, many beginners find that it's easier, and faster, to learn to play guitar from a pro.

With professional guitar instruction, you'll learn how to play guitar the correct way, while learning which mistakes and bad habits you must avoid. It's truely a highly effective way to learn to play guitar. You'll learn valuable tips and techniques designed to reduce the confusion and frustrations that many people experience when learning to play a new instrument.

By choosing a guitar lesson program, developed by a professional guitarist, you'll get all levels of training needed. Most professional online guitar lesson programs are very affordable, and come with all the "bells and whistles" of proper guitar learning.

In Closing:

It's never been easier to learn to play guitar online. Of course it takes practice, but many of the greatest guitarists taught themselves most of what they know about guitar playing. Because of the Internet, you can play along with guitar jam tracks, learn unusual chords, find chords and lyrics for songs you want to learn, and even learn to read guitar tablature.

You can even join an online guitar players forum to get one-on-one help, support and to ask questions. And because of the high demand of learning guitar online, if you choose to invest in an online guitar course, the prices have never been lower than they are today.Article by Anna Rowe. Visit her online guitar lesson reviews site to compare the best online guitar learning programs. Get free guitar lessons and guitar playing tips.

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