Guitar Lesson: Five Ways To Learn The Notes On The Guitar

           

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To find your way around the fretboard of the guitar is very important. It will help you in guitar improvisation, sight reading, and in understanding chords and more. In this guitar lesson we will explore five ways to learn the notes on the guitar fretboard.

How much do you need to practice?

A couple of minutes a day with one of these exercises will help you improve your skills in finding the notes. In this guitar lesson we will focus on the fretboard and not the actual guitar sheet music.

Learning to read guitar sheet music will be much easier when you master the notes on the guitar keyboard. I have divided this article in five lessons that you can alternate between until you master the guitar fretboard.

Guitar lesson 1

Learn the basic notes, the notes of a C major scale (the white keys on the piano) on every string. Let's test this on the first string on your guitar. The first note is an E. You will find F on the first fret. G on fret three. A on fret five. B on fret seven. C on fret eight, D on fret ten and the next E on fret twelve.

The sixth string on the guitar is an E too. It's just two octaves lower but you will find the same note names on this string on the same frets two octaves lower.

On the second string you will find the notes on the following frets:

fret 0-B, 1-C, 3-D, 5-E, 6-F, 8-G, 10-A, 12-B

On the third guitar string you'll find the following notes:

0-G, 2-A, 4-B, 5-C, 7-D, 9-E,10-F, 12-G

I guess you can figure out the names of the notes on the next strings by yourself but here they are in case you will double check. The fourth string:

0-D, 2-E, 3-F, 5-G, 7-A, 9-B, 10-C, 12-D

The notes on the fifth string or the A-string:

0-A, 2-B, 3-C, 5-D, 7-E, 8-F, 10-G, 12-A

I would suggest that you concentrate on one string at a time and learn the names as you play the notes on your guitar maybe by saying the note names aloud as you play.

Guitar lesson 2

Learn a specific note on all strings. This is a great way to learn the notes and quite amusing too. Let's use the note G. You'll find it on the third fret on string six. Where can you find the note G on string five? Right, on fret 10.

The G notes on the strings from the sixth string to the first are on the following frets:

3 10 5 0 8 3

You can make an exercise of this by playing the G notes from string six down to the first string and back again. Try this with other notes too. For example E.

If you devote a couple of minutes a day on this exercise you will soon be able to play the sequence of strings fast, spotting the notes without effort.

Guitar lesson 3

Learn the names of the notes on a fret. We can start with the open strings starting from the sixth string to the first. The names will be:

E A D G B E

Now, play the notes on the third fret in the same order. At the same time try to say the names of the notes aloud. I will help you this time only by writing the note names down:

G C F Bb D G

Try this exercise on different frets and say the names of the notes aloud.

Guitar lesson 4

Learn the notes in a chord. Play any chord and name the notes aloud from string six to string one. This guitar exercise will also help you to understand how the chords are built.

Guitar lesson 5

In this guitar lesson you will use your ability to create random notes on the guitar. As you play notes on your guitar at random you also say the note names aloud.

Play in an even pace, just fast enough to make this exercise a challenge for your mind so your mind will concentrate on the task and not wander off.

All of these small guitar lessons can be used together with a companion. One playing the notes on the guitar and the other saying the note names.

As I mentioned before I think it's best not to overdo these exercises. Choose one of the guitar lessons and work a couple of minutes a day on mastering the exercise.

Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit his site Capotasto Music with free guitar sheet music and his free sheet music blog

Learn To Play Guitar Tab - Auld Lang Syne

           

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Today you will learn to play a popular melody with guitar tab. You do not need to know sheet music notation. Let me show you guitar tablature!

Here are the lyrics of the first verse and chorus:

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

and never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

and auld lang syne ?

For auld lang syne, my dear

for auld lang syne

we?ll take a cup o? kindness yet

for auld lang syne

Below you have an example of a guitar tab staff. The lines represent the three first strings on your guitar, that is, the strings with the highest pitch.

The line number one represent the first string.

1. ----------------------

2. ----------------------

3. ----------------------

On this guitar tab staff you will find numbers showing which frets you need to press down to play the melody.

Now you will start to read the guitar tab for the first part of the lyrics:

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

1. -------------------------0------------------------

2. -------1----0----1------------3-----1-----3---

3. --0-----------------------------------------------

The number 0 on the third string tells you to play this string without pressing down a fret. In other words you will play the open third string.

The next note is on the first fret on the second string. Press down the first fret and play the note.

I suggest that you pluck the notes with your right hand thumb.

Time for the next line of lyrics and guitar tab:

and never brought to mind?

1. ---0----------------------0-----3-----5----

2. ---------3----1----1------------------------

3. ----------------------------------------------

The first two notes in the tablature will be used for the word "and" in the lyrics.

What about the left hand fingers? You can use your index finger to press down all frets as you play.

This is a very common way to play guitar for beginners.

In the long run a better way to use your left hand fingers is to play all notes on the first fret with your index, the notes on the second fret with your middle finger and the third fret notes with your ring finger.

In the special case above with the fifth fret I suggest that you slide your ring finger from fret three to fret five.

Yes, it is true that it is a bit awkward to use the ring finger but believe me it will soon get used to the new tasks and be of great benefit in your guitar playing!

Here are the third line of the verse and the tablature:

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

1. ----5----3------0-----0-------------------------------

2. -------------------------------1-----3----1-----3-----

3. ---------------------------------------------------------

The last line of the verse is here:

and auld lang syne?

and guitar tab:

1. ----0--------------------------------------------

2. -----------3-----1-------------------------1----

3. -------------------------2-----2-----0----------

By now you already now quite well how to read guitar tablature notation so I will give you the lyrics and the guitar tabs right on:

For auld lang syne, my dear

1. ----5----3----0----0---------------------------------

2. ----------------------------1-----3-----1-----3------

3. --------------------------------------------------------

for auld lang syne

1. -----5-----3-----0-----0----3-----5------

2. ---------------------------------------------

3. ---------------------------------------------

we?ll take a cup o? kindness yet

1. ----5----3----0-----0--------------------------------

2. ----------------------------1------3-------1-----3---

3. --------------------------------------------------------

for auld lang syne

1. ----0-------------------------------------------------

2. -----------3------1------------------------------1---

3. --------------------------2-------2------0-----------

Now you have learned a very popular melody with the help of guitar tab. I guess it is best for you to learn the melody by heart, one line at a time.

You have also learned to read guitar tab notation. You can find a lot of popular melodies on the internet written this way!

Peter Edvinsson invites you to download your free sheet music, guitar tabs, ebooks, music lessons and read his music blog at Capotasto Music

Learn To Play Guitar With Jamorama

           

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Ben Edward?s spellbound guitar learning system has taken keen guitar learners to new heights. This radical guitar learning method has the potential to produce really fast rewarding results. This revolutionary phenomenon in the guitar world is called jamorama and it has brought forward to the guitar players new and awesome materials.

The jamorama is loaded with 148 commanding video demonstrations with 26 broad Jam Tracts unavailable elsewhere. It is filled with 1000s of lines of tabs and simple training demonstrations of how to read guitar tabs and play by hearing. The brilliance of Jamorama enables to play practically any song upon hearing that was apparently impossible to you.

The 26 different jam tracks are an emulsification of rock; country, blues, jazz, hip-hop and dance serve you to jam along with the Jamorama Band and help you utilize the things that you have learned to put into practice. That way you will see your guitar skills boost to heights that it had never gone before. Jamorama will also help you master music notations, recognize chord structures and write out songs that you have heard on the CDs pr radio. This entire guitar learning method is fun and an adventure ride, just as many of its users have experienced earlier. If mastering the guitar is what you seek, its high time for you to take a look at the rocking Jamorama.

The creator of this amazing learning system, Ben Edwards, is a well-reputed guitar teacher. His music history dates back to the time when he used to be the lead guitarist for the popular band ?Degreesk?. He performed several international tours and had completed his bachelor degree before joining the band. Ben Edwards? inspiration to teach guitar led him to come up with the awe-inspiring guitar-learning tool ? Jamorama.

One of the key things that Jamorama emphasises on is your fluency. Jamorama also helps you to improvise on songs that you hear and play them without any difficulty. Each of the songs in Jamorama had been made in small parts, thus making it very easy for learners to practise and then put all the pieces together. Jamorama will help you save your valuable time, money and irritation. It allows you to practise fast, slow, any tempo you desire and thus help you reduce the mistakes that you make while practising your lessons.

The jamorama consists of two quality books that will guide you through all the way through your guitar-learning ladder. It contains 148 chronically arranged video lessons that have been professionally edited. It also contains two computer games ?GuitEarIt? and ?JaydeMusica?! It helps you train your amateur ears to recognise between different guitar chords. The game is not only fun to play but it also speeds up your guitar learning by training your ears. JaydeMusica is a professional game where you learn how to read the music notations. The other great features of Jamorama are its 26 unique Jam Tracks, a metronome, really cool guitar licks, and some additional materials.

If all these fascinating facts about Jamorama still don?t appeal you, then one have to say: you learn your lesson only when you?re through with it. All the top guitar websites contain the comments and reviews on Jamorama. If you can afford thousands of dollars to queue up to the guitar teaches and come up with nothing why not only spend a small amount of money online and see if Jamorama really works.

Wouter Van Dyck learned to play the guitar himself 3 years ago. Now his playing in two bands and has a group of his own. If you want to now more about learning to play guitar you can visit his website www.jamorama-review.info
Wouter Van Dyck learned to play the guitar himself 3 years ago. Now his playing in two bands and has a group of his own. If you want to now more about learning to play guitar you can visit his website Jamorama Review

To Learn Guitar, You Must Love To Practice

           

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There are few people in the world that can pick up a skill immediately and become a master without taking the time to practice. We generally consider these people to be geniuses or prodigies. For the rest of us, mastering a new skill takes a lot of time and a lot of effort. It also takes a lot of dedication because sometimes the time lag between starting and becoming proficient can seem entirely too long.

When it comes to learning how to play a musical instrument, practice is unbelievably vital. There is very little chance that the first time you pick up a cello or sit at a piano that you will be able to make a sound that even resembles music. But with a little time and effort, and the right instruction, you soon find that your practicing has paid off. This is true whether you play a classical instrument or want to learn guitar.

There is an old adage in the music community that you play the way that you practice. Essentially, this truism means that if you are lazy and sloppy when you practice then you will look lazy and sloppy when you perform. Regardless of what instrument you are trying to master, you need to practice effectively and actively. That is why practicing while you try to learn guitar is vital to your progress.

Of course there is much more to successful practicing than just sitting with your instrument and playing. In order to practice effectively you must sit down with a plan and have a structure to your session. Practicing should be goal oriented and lesson specific. Without a solid practice structure you will not be able to efficiently make progress. In fact, the benefits of practicing have nothing to do with the quantity of time and everything to do with the quality of planning.

Another key component to effective practicing is having the desire to play. If you are dreading your practice time, then it would be a good idea to re-evaluate your strategy. You will likely find that the program from which you are learning is not capturing your attention well enough, or that your practice strategy is lacking the excitement you need. Instead of allowing your motivation to lag, you should reevaluate and try to learn guitar through a new and more dynamic program.

If you are looking for more information on how to practice smarter rather than harder then check out the book The Art of Practicing. This instructional manual provides in-depth information and a step by step guide to the ultimate practice strategy. There is simply no better way to learn guitar. This learning system, as well as a selection of great essential tools, are available at http://www.guitarcoaching.com.
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I Finally Learned How To Play Guitar

           

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I sucked at playing guitar for a long time, even though I have always loved rock music since I was 5 years old. I have always wanted to learn how to play guitar from my love of the music. I admit, I, like many of you reading this, had your old standard acoustic guitar that you have noodled on every so often hoping you will figure out how to play something, ANYTHING to start getting the hang of playing.

The frustration of wanting to learn something but not knowing where to start can be very daunting and can cause anyone to just give up without the right guidance. I have tried everything to learn on my own without formal instruction because I have always felt that because I absolutely love rock music so much, that I would just intuitively be able to play. At the time I thought this would never happen. I then looked for some books on playing and bought a few and did learn some of the basics but none of them really were that helpful and I gave up on those.

I also joined a lot of forums on playing guitar and read about tips for new players and some of these were good but I still felt held back and lost. But one day while searching the web I came across a page for "Riff Master Pro". At first the name sounded totally ridiculous to me but I decided to click it and read down the whole page and watched the sample clip also. THIS is what really intrigued me, as it showed that any mp3 I have can be played through this program and it can be slowed down without losing tempo!

Now at this point I had learned some basics from a few books and tabs and I was getting my feet wet. So this program did seem to be pretty innovative. I then decided to buy it and DL it. The interface was very user-friendly and I was learning pretty quickly. The slow-down feature works WITHOUT losing the pitch too. You can also loop any riff over and over to learn at your own pace.

Now that I have been using Riff Master Pro I have become a much better guitar player and am starting to have the intuitive ability that I knew was deep down in me. Since using this program I have learned to play about 40 songs in their entirety on my guitar! If you want to learn how to play and have reached a "player's block" then I would recommend this program because it is great. Thanks for reading!

Kevin O' Brien is a lifelong fan of all kinds of Rock Music and has always wanted to learn guitar and now he has. A great contributor to this is Riff Master Pro

Learn How To Play Guitar Free

           

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You can learn to play guitar free. How? I hear you ask. With the power of the internet, of course. No longer are expensive guitar instructor lessons required for you to master your guitar playing.
You simply need to do a quick web search, find the guitar tabs you are after and begin playing. Easy as that!

Online guitar lessons have become the next big thing. In fact, it is the current big thing and probably will be for the rest of time.

The good news is that many of them are completely free. You can learn to play guitar free with these online lessons, and it is actually much easier than going to real world guitar classes, as you can pause, rewind and have complete control over what you are learning.

The free online guitar lessons take the form of simple guitar tabs, audio lessons and even video lessons where you are able to see someone play guitar and all you need to do is mimic him! It really is as good as having Eric Clapton sitting next to you. People have mastered their guitar playing ability solely through learning to play guitar free online. Ten years ago that would have been unheard of, with people spending many thousands of dollars to play guitar. These days the majority of amateurs are learning online.

It takes dedication and discipline to learn to play guitar free using the Internet. There is no one to tell you when to practice or how long to play for. If you have the desire to succeed in your guitar playing, you will be greatly rewarded once you begin to read guitar tabs and learn the basics of guitar playing from online courses and websites.

With the ease of learning guitar for free, there is no reason why you can not become a fantastic player within a matter of just a few months. In fact, from the time I learnt to read guitar tabs to when I was first able to play a full rock song on guitar, the time taken was less than a month.
So what are you waiting for? Pick up that guitar and start playing!

Davo is a musician and blogger. He provides helpful articles, tips and tools for guitar learners at his blog. Learn To Play Guitar Free Online with Joe's email course at his blog.

Discover How Anyone Can Quickly Learn To Play The Guitar With An Amazingly Simple Method!

           

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Taking guitar lessons is so much easier when you can see and hear examples of what you are learning. The going rate now for private guitar lessons is around $20-$25 per 1/2 hour or $40-50 per hour. Learning your guitar lessons from video is the fastest way to increase your guitar playing abilities. The beauty of computer-based guitar lessons is that the lesson can contain all forms of media, from text and pictures to tablature files to audio and video.

The main advantage of video based guitar lessons is being able to see how the instructor is actually playing the material. Another valid tip is when taking guitar lessons is to not over play. One problem with guitar lessons is that a lot of great instruction and nuances are soon forgotten. However, taking guitar lessons is very much like taking traditional guitar lessons at a music store. The soul purpose of taking guitar lessons is to help you become a better guitar player. Another big thing with guitar lessons is just making somebody feel comfortable enough to play. This can be accomplished with DVD's.

Video guitar lessons are the most convenient, efficient, inexpensive method for learning guitar ever created. There are plenty of free guitar lessons if you are looking to learn the guitar, but you get what you pay for. Try to find interactive guitar lessons with tab and music playback. You may have looked into guitar lessons, but couldn't find any instructors to fit your schedule. Specially commissioned video, audio and graphics integrated to provide enjoyable and effective guitar lessons is the way to go.

Believe me with this method you'll learn to play guitar while saving hundreds of dollars in guitar lessons. Learn to play the guitar online using free guitar lessons and chord charts is not a bad way to go when you first start out. There are a number of guitar lessons online that are available now. A Search Engine for finding guitar lessons and other guitarist related resources is a good place to start.

You can begin playing right now by simply going through the free guitar lessons offered on Internet. There are blogs containing facts about guitars, famous guitar brands, guitar tabs, famous guitarists, guitar lessons and other useful guitar information. There are many guitar lessons online that help guitar enthusiasts to at least get some of the basic and intermediate know-how in guitar playing.

Choosing a guitar can be an extremely complicated task. Choosing a guitar based on price alone is not the best bet. There are many possibilities when comes to choosing a guitar, you will find that there are many options for guitar players when choosing a guitar.

Taking guitar lessons is so much easier when you can hear and see examples of what you are learning. In fact, a mix of online and offline guitar lessons is probably going to yield the best results for your guitar playing skills. DVD Guitar Lessons is most beneficial for beginner to intermediate guitarists although advanced guitarists may also find something new to consider. One of the major problems with private guitar lessons is that students go back the next week forgetting what they have been taught the previous week.

Taking guitar lessons is one of those things that everyone seems to give a shot at least once in their lives, so give it a try. Look for Guitar Lessons that provides all the tools you need to begin learning to play guitar right away. If you have ever wanted to play then getting guitar lessons is definitely something you should consider. Another big thing with guitar lessons is just making somebody feel comfortable enough to play.

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Steve writes articles about topics he is interested in. He has been playing the guitar for 40 years and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

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Learn How to read Guitar Sheet Music and Play Guitar Like a Pro

           

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Over the last few decades guitar playing had proved to be one of the more popular hobbies. Not only to teens but also for matured adults as well.

Maybe because guitar playing is not only fun and thrilling, but very intellectual too. If an academic genius is sharpened by reading books, a musical genius primarily uses his ears. And guitar is a great instrument to start learning with.

For beginners, one helpful way to learn how to play a guitar is by the use of a guitar sheet music. This music sheet serves as a guide to the correct placement of fingers in the fretboard to create a certain sound.

Guitar sheet music is more commonly referred to as Guitar Tablature.

Primarily, every song is composed of chords and every chord is composed of two or more notes. So basically, you shift the position of your fingers each time the chord changes. It is the rhythm and harmony that creates the melody and the music.

This guitar sheet music can be found in a song book or included in guitar kits upon purchase of the guitar instrument, or better yet, purchase a guitar music sheet that you feel is easy to learn.

To start with, choose a song that is familiar to you and which contains chords that are accessible to your greenhorn fingers.

As a beginner, you must be patient enough to be familiar with every shifting and positioning of your fingers. Take it slowly and attentively. Listen. The major sense organ that will be of use is your sense of hearing. First, listen to the radio or to a CD player for timing and phasing.

The music sheet cannot show you how fast or slow you need to strum so listen carefully as the song is played. If you can find a tutor, he can guide you with this matter, but if not, you have to learn it yourself. It will be helpful that you find a convenient place for you to practice on, a place away from distractions and noise.

One tip: Learn to play an entire song before moving on to the next. It may be hard at first but being able to play an entire song will help boost your confidence.

It is when you can play the whole song in the absence of the guitar music sheet that you will appreciate the accomplishment. And then the more you are learning, the more that you want to learn other songs. Who knows, sooner or later you may even write your own masterpiece!

A great website to help you learn to play guitar is called Jamorama which can be found at: http://www.Top65.com/a/?l=2

Lee Anderson is an Internet Research Analyst who researches and writes on many topics.

Using a MP3 Player to Learn Songs on Guitar

           

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How can you use an Ipod or MP3 Player to learn a song on guitar faster? I asked myself that question a few weeks back, and started to learn ways I can implement my two favorite toys, my guitar and my MP3 player.

Here is what I did:

1. I recorded rhythm tracks on a drum machine and converted the files to MP3s and upload them to my MP3 Player. 2. I used these tracks to jam along with and improve my rhythm playing. 3. After finding guitar TAB for a song I wanted to learn, I ripped the song from my CD collection and upload it to my player 4. I used my amp with head phones only. 5. I put in the ear buds for the MP3 Player, and then put the amplifiers head phones over top. 6. Adjust the volume of the MP3 player and amplifier so the balance between the two is correct when playing. Be careful not to turn the volume too high, ear damage can happened if you are not careful.

Now play the song you want to learn on the MP3 player and use the guitar TAB to play along with the song. This method helps you learn timing and phrasing similar to the actual recording. It also forces better rhythm playing, since you will be trying to match the rhythm of the original recording.

It is important that you work with the TAB for a little while before you start using the MP3 player to jam along with. Learn the basic rhythm patterns, chords, scales and the key of the song. Make sure you listen to the song on the MP3 player as a clue to how the riffs work in the song. Then sit down and study the TAB until you have the basic riff worked out. After you have accomplished the basics it is time to start jamming along to the song with your MP3 player.

It may be difficult at first to keep up with the original recording, but you can set up most players to auto repeat a song, allowing you the chance to repeat the song until you start to improve. Repetition and perseverance are the secret to learning how to play any song or musical instrument.

With this method you will be surprised how fast you can learn your favorite song. By using this system I have been able to reduce the amount of time it takes to learn a song by more than 50%.

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What Is the Best Way to Learn Guitar?

           

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With the increasing popularity of rock music during the last few decades, playing the guitar has become very appealing for many people. While there are many teenagers out there who dream of becoming rock superstars, there are also many people that want to learn how to play the guitar just for the sake of it. However, many of them don't find the best way to learn guitar and after a few unsuccessful attempts, they finally give up.

Different people have different learning needs. In addition, we also have different resources, different jobs, different errands to run and different schedules. If you're not at the level you want, maybe it's because you haven't found the best way to learn guitar yet. There are several ways to learn how to play the guitar. Listed below are only a few of them.

Theory Books

There are thousands of theory books on the market that teach you how to play the guitar. Some of them are even very good and can provide you with all the information you need. Books are an inexpensive and comfortable strategy to learn how to play the guitar. Unfortunately, experience shows that for many of us they just don't work. However, if you are a very patient person, a theory book might be the best way to learn guitar.

Video Lessons

Video guitar lessons are available on DVDs and video tapes in almost any music store, as well as on virtual shops. In addition, there are also some video lessons available online. Some of them are even free. Video lessons are more dynamic and have a better chance of keeping you focused. They have the advantage of allowing you to practice at home whenever you find the time to do it. However, the inconvenience is that you can't benefit from the personalized attention and useful feedback a teacher could provide.

Private Lessons

If you are willing to dedicate a lot of time as well as some money to this, private lessons are definitely the best way to learn guitar. A good teacher can design a customized teaching program to suit your learning style and provide you with individualized attention and positive feedback to get you motivated. In addition, he/she can also spot and correct your mistakes very fast.

Learning by Ear

Learning the guitar by ear can be very fun, especially if you have some sort of musical bone in your body, and that bone is humming with lots of vibration, you might find that this is the best way to learn guitar for you. With the modern slowing down technology, it is much easier now than it used to be for our parents' generation.

You should always keep in mind that playing the guitar should be fun. If you find it difficult or stressing, your learning strategy might have a lot to do with it. Sometimes you need to try several learning methods before finding the one that works best for you. However, if you really want to play the guitar like a pro and have enough time and money, taking up private lessons is probably the best way to go.

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Learning The Guitar - Traditional Methods Vs Learning Online

           

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What I'd like to discuss today, is whether or not is it, a) viable, and b) better, to learn how to play the guitar by methods of learning online.

Obviously learning online has it's huge benefits (less cost, learn when you want etc.), but the real question is, will it give you as good, or better of a result then learning through traditional methods?

Hopefully today I can answer that question.

Learning The Guitar The Traditional Way

So, you've made the decision to learn the guitar, whether that be because you want to be in a band and rock in front of thousands of fans, or whether it is just a hobby and you would like to improve your skills... either way, you'll need to find someone to teach you.

Traditionally, you would go to a music teacher who would impart their knowledge onto you, and teach you all the guitar secrets that they know, and bring you up to speed. Now, to me, there are some blaring problems with doing this.

Problem #1 - High cost... if you have to pay someone to teach you how to play the guitar, chances are it is going to cost you an arm and a leg over the period of time that you are getting taught... which could be anywhere from 3 months to years. And at $50 a lesson, it isn't cheap.

Problem #2 - Limited knowledge... now, yes you might be learning from a teacher, but chances are they also teach the piano, the flute, the trumpet and so on... what does this mean? It means they don't have specialized knowledge, which means they won't be as good as someone who just plays the guitar 8 hours a day.

Problem #3 - Learning speed... you are limited by the number of classes that you attend, but you are also limited to the program that your teacher assigns to you. They will have a set program for their students that they take them through, and usually not deviating from this program. This means that your learning progress could be seriously slowed.

Now, with those problems in mind, lets take a look at the other road, which is to find a program yourself (typically online) and learning from that.

Learning The Guitar Through An Online Learning Program

These programs are usually written by professionals. They could be written by ex-lead guitarists of some seriously high class bands, or teachers that have made a name for themselves in the industry, and are now trying to release a program to reach a wider audience via the internet.

Let's look at the problems of going this road.

Problem #1 - Requires self motivation... by effectively taking on a 'home study course' in how to learn the guitar; it requires that you are a self starter. Why? Because the person who is going to push you to learn, is going to be yourself. You don't have a teacher you can go to who is going to kick your butt if you have been slacking off, you have to do it yourself. Not everybody can do this, so if you're not the kind of person who is a self starter, don't even bother with this kind of course.

Problem #2 - Picking the right course... there are many courses out there to learn the guitar, so it can be hard trying to find which ones are good, and which ones are a waste of time. The way you get around this, is to do your own research, check out review sites, find out about testimonials and customer reviews. Find out what consumers think that have already bought the program.

So there you have it.

It really comes down to this fact, if you're a self starter, then you'll love getting an online learning program. The pace at which you will learn will be drastically increased, since you'll be able to go at your own pace (be that fast or slow).

If you're not really a self starter, but want to learn, then chances are that you should go find a decent teacher that will keep you in line.

All I will say is this, do your research on the teacher as well... have they produced any 'stars'? Have they been a successful guitarist themselves in their career? Or are they just teaching as a 'job'?

Enjoy, and good luck with finding the right course or teacher.

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Guitar lesson: Learn To Play Popular Melody On Your Guitar

           

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There are many ways to notate music on the guitar. You can use sheet music easy to understand when you have learned to read sheet music. To learn to read sheet music on the guitar is however not so easy for many students.

What different ways are there to notate guitar melodies?

1. You can use guitar sheet music. The advantage is that it is universal, meaning that other instrumentalists will understand the notation.

2. You can use guitar tablature. A tablature staff consists of six lines representing the six strings on a guitar. Number on the lines indicate what fret to press down. Guitar tablature is very common on the net and is a widely used.

3. Use another system.

4. Describe with words how to play the melody on the guitar.

In this article I will use an easy system that doesn't need a staff and I will also describe how to play the melody on the guitar with words. We will learn to play the melody Happy Birthday To You.

How to read the guitar notation

The first number tells you what fret to press down. The second number what string to play on. An example:

1/2

This means, press down the first fret on the second string.

Let's play Happy Birthday To You. We can divide the song into four parts:

1. Start by playing the open third string twice. When you play a string without pressing down a fret is called to play an open string. Then you press down the second fret on the third string and the open third string. Play the first fret of the second string and the open second string. It will look like this:

0/3 0/3 2/3 0/3 1/2 0/2

2. Play the open third string twice. Play the second fret on the third string and the open third string. Play the third fret of the second string and the first fret on the second string. It will look like this:

0/3 0/3 2/3 0/3 3/2 1/2

3. Play the open third string twice. The third fret on the first string and the open first string. The first fret string two and open second string. Second fret on the third string. It will look like this:

0/3 0/3 3/1 0/1 1/2 0/2 2/3

4. We finish the song by playing the first fret first string twice. Open first string and first fret second string. Third fret second string and first fret second string.

1/1 1/1 0/1 1/2 3/2 1/2

Learning to play the song Happy Birthday To You on guitar is a good investment. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "Happy Birthday to You" is among the top three most popular songs in the English language.

Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit his site Capotasto Music and download your free sheet music and learn to play resources at http://www.capotastomusic.com