How To Play Guitar
I will guess that at one time or another everyone has at least thought of learning how to play guitar. I know I was dreaming of it at the young age of 9 years old.
Maybe that is because nowadays guitars would be a lot more accessible as well as the guitars have become a great deal less expensive. Guitars also can be easily taken with you much more than keyboards or some other instruments that makes it more convenient.
Learning how to play guitar in todays internet age has never been easier or more affordable. The addition of video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band has struck up a ton of interest in many people, because of the fact theyre playing along side guitar icons gives them the itch to learn how to play a real guitar.
If youre a beginner and just starting to learn how to play guitar I would recommend you learn a few simple open chords first. Starting with scales can cause a beginner to become frustrated and give up. Why? A beginners finger tips and finger strength has not yet developed causing them to struggle making the stretch needed to plat the scale patterns.
If you really want to start learning scales I recommend you start with the pentatonic scale.
The pentatonic scale contains 5 notes where the major scale contains 7. Having to learn a scale with 2 less notes makes it much easier for the beginner. The reason being is that the pattern is 2 notes per string rather than 3 notes per string for the major scale. When you are learning how to play guitar anything you can do to make it easier makes a huge difference.
The cool thing about learning the 1st pattern of the pentatonic scale is that the same patterns is both Major and Minor, its just a matter of shifting the pattern 3 frets. We sometimes teach this as happy finger and sad finger. If you start the patterns with say your index finger on the 5th fret E string you would be playing A minor " Same pattern starting on the 8th fret E string would be C Major (starting with the pinky finger)
There is still so much to cover that is beyond the scope of this article. Till next time,
Tony D. - 18418
Maybe that is because nowadays guitars would be a lot more accessible as well as the guitars have become a great deal less expensive. Guitars also can be easily taken with you much more than keyboards or some other instruments that makes it more convenient.
Learning how to play guitar in todays internet age has never been easier or more affordable. The addition of video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band has struck up a ton of interest in many people, because of the fact theyre playing along side guitar icons gives them the itch to learn how to play a real guitar.
If youre a beginner and just starting to learn how to play guitar I would recommend you learn a few simple open chords first. Starting with scales can cause a beginner to become frustrated and give up. Why? A beginners finger tips and finger strength has not yet developed causing them to struggle making the stretch needed to plat the scale patterns.
If you really want to start learning scales I recommend you start with the pentatonic scale.
The pentatonic scale contains 5 notes where the major scale contains 7. Having to learn a scale with 2 less notes makes it much easier for the beginner. The reason being is that the pattern is 2 notes per string rather than 3 notes per string for the major scale. When you are learning how to play guitar anything you can do to make it easier makes a huge difference.
The cool thing about learning the 1st pattern of the pentatonic scale is that the same patterns is both Major and Minor, its just a matter of shifting the pattern 3 frets. We sometimes teach this as happy finger and sad finger. If you start the patterns with say your index finger on the 5th fret E string you would be playing A minor " Same pattern starting on the 8th fret E string would be C Major (starting with the pinky finger)
There is still so much to cover that is beyond the scope of this article. Till next time,
Tony D. - 18418
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