Generally, there are only two ways to play the guitar. You can pick and you can strum. Although there are some other techniques that could fall outside of that, like hammer-ons, pull-offs and tapping. But for the most part, your dominant hand is either picking, strumming, or performing...
The capois a guitarist's best friend when it comes to transposing music on the fly. By clamping down on the guitar's neck, it effectively moves the nut, raising the pitch of open strings, which in turn allows you to play chord shapes in new tonal territories. Using a capo isn't ...
This series of guitar strumming lessons will take you from the basics (literally, how to strum the guitar) right through to more advanced strumming patterns and techniques. There'll be video, audio and clear diagrams to help you, plus some backing tracks you can strum along to. Strumming is...
Strumming Tip:A lot of newer guitar players have trouble keeping a grip on their pick when they strum, so it goes flying out of their hand. Be sure to experiment with how tightly you hold on to the pick. You need to hold on to it just tight enough so that it won’t go flying, ...
"How to Play Guitar" contains everything the new or intermediate guitar player needs to know to really get to grips with making music on this most popular of instruments. Highly practical, it leads you from the basics of how to strum, pick and play simple chords, through the various ...
1. Choosing between an acoustic and electric guitar Acoustic guitars Electric guitars 2. Learning the guitar parts 3. How to hold your guitar 4. Learn the guitar strings and fretboard 5. Tune your guitar 6. Play basic guitar chords Major chords Minor chords 7. Learn how to strum guitar cho...
Here’s How to Write a Song on Guitar for Beginners! Writing your own song on guitar can be one of the most fulfilling and exciting ways to express your creativity. Whether you’re just learning to strum or have been playing for a while, songwriting is within your reach. It’s not ...
Strum 6 strings down from the low E string C Chord Variation for the Acoustic Players There’s one more version worth looking at that works great on the acoustic guitar: Cadd9. It’s played like this: Index finger: 2nd fret of the D (4th) string ...
The guitar is a popular instrument to learn because it’s very convenient – you can easily carry it around and play it at your friend’s house, on the beach, or at a picnic. Reason #3: There are many learning resources at your disposal ...
What is Open A Tuning on a Guitar? Open A tuning is a fairly easy and common alternative tuning to learn to play. It creates an A major chord when you strum your guitar in an open position. You only need to change the pitch of three strings to tune your guitar to open A. ...