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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Beginning To Learn To Play Guitar For Newbies

By Timson Deboson


It can be a very good thing to learn to play guitar for newbies for a number of reasons, both practical and creative. You may need the skill to follow a particular path, or a certain song might be needed, or you just might want to expand your knowledge in general. For this, it is best to have a six-string acoustic guitar, possibly with a pick that you will use for strumming.

Patience is another important thing to have, but other than the guitar, there is really nothing more you need to start practicing. Taking these first steps might be even easier if you have an established love for music.

There are some basic things that you will need to know about learning to play the guitar. One of the first things that you will learn is the note arrangement of the strings.

Each string helps play a different note or chord, and there are six of them of varying thicknesses. The highest note is the thinnest and it plays an E, and then the other strings progress as B, G, D, A down to the second, lowest E which is the thickest of the strings. It is important to know where your fingers will rest and to be able to remember this.

When you play your guitar, your dominant hand is the one that manipulates the strings along the fret board. Depending on where you hold strings down or pluck them along the length of the neck, this will affect the tone of the note. It is most likely a good idea to practice holding the guitar and remembering which strings you are picking so you are less likely to make mistakes in the future.

When you press down on these strings, they will make the right notes and that is what you want to get used to doing. The notes themselves might be quite difficult, but it is also good to practice moving between the individual chords. Between lessons, it is a good idea to spend time practicing what you have learnt to make further lessons much easier.




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