The 5 Top Tips On Learning How Play A Guitar

[Dominick Harvey]

If you have ever wanted to learn how to play a guitar, you're not on
your own! Understanding guitar can make you a popular commodity
anytime friends are gathered together. Nothing is quite as much fun as
a sing-along. Besides, as musical instruments go, it's easy to learn
to play a guitar. Here are the five best tips.
1. Determine the type of guitar instruction you need.
Which type of guitar do you want to play? There are basic
similarities, so if you learn on an electric guitar or an acoustic,
you can swap a lot of what you know across to the other type. If you
want to learn how to play bass guitar though, you really need guitar
instructions meant for for the bass.
2. Don't expect instant results.
In many ways, a guitar is a simple instrument to learn, because if you
learn two or three chords and easy strumming rhythm, you can accompany
yourself on many tunes right from the start. On the other hand, you
could spend your whole life learning how to play guitar, because there
is always another skill for you to learn. So don't get discouraged in
the beginning.
3. Get yourself a guitar "tutor".
Perhaps you would learn how to play guitar better with a flesh and
blood teacher in the room with you. On the other hand, your best
teacher might be you! Many good guitarists taught themselves to play
using only a book of chords or a few instructions from a friend. The
computer has made it even simpler though, because now you can get
access to a teacher any time of day or night, and have those
techniques taught visually and audibly with video technology. Those of
us who get worried and frustrated trying to play before a live person
really could do with a virtual teacher.
4. Make yourself get past the initial soreness.
If you're learning how to play electric guitar, this may not be as
much of an issue. Electric guitars are easier on the chording fingers
than acoustic guitars are. Either way, your first challenge will be
sore fingers. If you practice your playing guitar every sigle day,
however, you will develop hard skin that makes playing guitar
completely painless. Do be aware however, if you don't play your
guitar for a while, you will lose those calluses and get sore fingers
again when you pick your guitar back up.
5. Practice often, practice often, practice often!
When you've learned a few basics, find a band or other musicians that
you can jam with regularly Playing with others enables you to improve
as a guitar player and is a good way of picking up valuable guitar
instructions On the other hand, if you practice on your own, you will
create your own special style. Whichever is right for you, just take
time to practice and learn how to play a guitar like a pro.