Acoustic Guitar Playing - Learning the Basics For Free

[Jan King]

Have you ever thought of learning to play a musical instrument but you
can't decide which instrument to play? Why not try playing the
acoustic guitar?
Guitars are the rhythms of music. A guitar is the main sound most of
us hear on our favorite songs. Acoustic guitar is one of the most
flexible instruments around, and learning it would be worthed.
Most people pick the acoustic guitar as their preferred instrument
because they think that it's the easiest instrument to learn, but it's
not. Acoustic guitars should be learned with dedication and passion.
You can't force yourself to learn something you're not really into.
Like any other musical instrument, acoustic guitar lessons should be
taken seriously, and like any other, learning music should be treated
with the utmost respect.
What is an acoustic guitar? Acoustic guitar is a musical instrument
made up of strong wood and is classified as a string instrument. Like
an electric guitar, the acoustic guitar also has strings attached from
the body that goes through the neck up to the guitar head, it's only
difference is that instead of using pickups it has a hole in the
middle of it's body that absorb the vibration of strings which
produces sounds. The acoustic guitar's neck is divided into parts,
which are known as fret boards and each board's purpose is to define
different notes.
Taking Acoustic guitar lessons is no small feat. You need to learn the
basic chords in order to play a decent song. You must learn the chord
patterns, finger positions, strumming patterns and of course the right
note and right keys to use when playing. At first it may sound too
complicated but if you're really into it, and you've put you're heart
on it, you'll learn in no time and find yourself playing songs you
never thought you could play.
Let's start with Guitar Chords. Chords make up a combination of notes
being strummed or plucked on the string to produce a one solid note.
For example, the C chord, is made up of three different notes composed
of C, E, and G note. Chord constructions and learning to how to create
a chord are for advance guitar players who are already learning music
theories, so for beginners, learning the basic pattern for each chord
is enough.
Next is the chord progression. These are a series of chords played to
create one smooth progression, your chords played shouldn't just be on
random, it should be played according to the right key. For beginners
you can find a lot of sites that gives copy of songs and their chords
to play, so beginners doesn't need to worry about the right key
because the progressions and the right chords are already given, you
just have to listen for the timing and then play.
Lastly you need to learn the strumming pattern. There is no exact way
on teaching strumming, most of the time when you play a song you knew
by heart, the rhythm would occur to you naturally, so basic strumming
is better learned hands on.
Learning to play the acoustic Guitar is a good choice for starting
musicians, you can learn it by reading a book, researching online
tutorials and methods, taking acoustic guitar lessons from a
professional or by simply just have someone who knows guitar teach
you. At first it is really confusing but nothing is impossible for a
dedicated man. So go ahead pick the guitar and start serenading
yourself.