Beginners Guitar Lessons

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I really want to learn how to play the acoustic guitar but first I want to know is it real hard?

Of all of the instruments out there, it is one of the easiest to learn. Not to mention it is by far the coolest!

Here are some tips since you’re just starting out that will help you sort through all of the information out there:

When you’re learning anything for the first time, it’s overwhelming to try to pick the most reliable source of information. You can buy a cheap book or even try to go through reading a lot of free lessons that are offered online. Keep in mind though that just like many things, you get what you pay for. A walmart book or free articles are only going to take you so far, and you probably won’t learn what you actually want to learn.

The best inexpensive yet reliable option is video lessons on the web. You actually get taught how to play. I personally have spent years and years developing a system and creating an online instructional website that is quality (not just trying to make a buck–like most sites out there). In fact, I offer a new video lesson every single week, answer questions, have a forum. It’s set up just for people like you. I actually take the time to help you as you learn. I’ve tried to make a very simple way to learn. I think you’ll like it! http://guitarmann.com

Anyway, here’s a blog post I made recently about choosing on online guitar instruction website. Good luck learning! http://guitarmann.com/articles/the-best-…

Stephen

Or is it better to pay for guitar lessons? Or both? I just bought a guitar and really want to learn.

If you start out by teaching yourself with videos and books, you’ll learn some useful stuff like where some notes are and how to play a few chords. What will also almost definitely happen is that your technique will be garbage while you learn, and that can take a long time to fix as old habits die hard. Get some lessons from a good teacher before you do anything, then you can go on to learn from other materials afterward.

I have learnt to play a plastic guitar really well with guitar hero – what a waste! Is there a program or game that can teach me to play guitar for real?

ROCK BAND OR GUTAIR HERO DDDDDDDDDDD

I have an acoustic guitar, and I’ve always wanted to learn how to play it, but I can’t afford lessons !! So I was wondering if there was a website that had a good instructor, that could teach me how to play the acoustic guitar without signing up, or having to give out my e-mail address (no membership…).

Thank you in advance
~George:)

i’ve seen some free online lessons but they’re mostly very weak and incomplete. my best suggestion would be to get a decent book (it costs less than an hour of lesson) or try to teach yourself if you have some musical background. but it would be probably good to ask someone you know to teach you the very important basic (posture, etc)

so i’m a singer and currently auditioning for colleges and since that is my main priority right now i really don’t have time to take guitar lessons although i am planning on starting them this spring after my auditions are complete… however since i have a guitar already i’m trying to at least learn one song on my own to fool around with and i picked, underneath your clothes, by shakira cause i think it is such a lovely song and i love shakira lol… but i don’t understand how to play the chorus, Interlude and solo lol
Here is the link: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/shakira/underneath_your_clothes_tab.htm

Chorus

—————————————–
—————————————–
—————————————–
—–6——-10—–11—-11—–11 2x’s
—–6——-10—–11——–11–
-4–4—8—8—9–9—9———–

————————————
————————————
————————————
——-6——-8—13————
—–3———8—13————
—4—-4—–6—11————-

Interlude

——————————————————
——————————————————
——————————————————
—16———–14———–13————11—
—16-strum–14-strum–13-strum–11—
—14———–12————11————9—-

Solo

———————————————————————-
———————————————————————-
———————————————————————-
–10—————————–10——————————–
–10-strum—–10–6–8—-10-strum—–10–6–10–8-
–8——————————–8——————————–

—————————————————————————-
—————————————————————————-
—————————————————————————-
–10——————————–10———————————–
–10-strum—–13–8–10~—10-strum—–13–8–10–8–6
–8———————————–8———————————–

Any help would be so greatly appreciated, thanks so much!!!!
ughh yahoo filled the ends in with ellipses but i left the link above if you want to view it that way… thanks again

haha nice situation. well if you see there are six lines with numbers. each one of those is one measure.each line represents a string. the bottom most line in the measure is the thickest string on the guitar. each number on the line represent the fret number it is on. so in the chorus it goes:
————————————–…
————————————–…
————————————–…
—–6——-10—–11—-11—–11 2x’s
—–6——-10—–11——–11–
-4–4—8—8—9–9—9———–
that means you strum 4 on the thickest string, then you strum a chord that is a 4 on the thickest string, then a 6 on the second thickest string, and 6 on the next thickest string and so on and so forth. and to the right of all that it says 2x’s. that means to do it 2 times.
in the interlude and solo its the same thing. there is only one place i cant help you. i have never seen it say strum on a tab before, and i have been playing for about 2 and a half years. so no help there.

hope this helped

plz tell me what is the best guitar lessons on video/dvd out there for beginner /intermediate levels and wich concern guitar playing techniques and NOT music theory (scales, chords ,….) and thx

The best DVD lessons available are Jamorama and Learn and Master Guitar hands down. However, they have there limitations. I would also check out a review site like http://www.lessons-for-guitar-online.com which also have updated online guitar lessons where the possibilities are unlimited.

I hope this helps?

i dont care if you have to pay for it..

Thanks

Well, in essence, the best ones are the paid ones for sure. Simply put, they are better organized and presented and have (in general) much more content to choose from.

The best ones I have found for complete beginners to more advanced playing are Jamorama, Guitar Superstars, Crash Course Muso (has a great, free intro course too) or Learn & Master Guitar.

Good luck with your playing!

So I got an acustic guitar for christmas and I was wondering where I should take lessons. I want the lesson to be in the middlesex aera of Massachusetts thanks!!

I’ve been playing guitar for over 20 years and have also taught lessons. I no longer teach. So, I can tell you with all honesty that online guitar lessons are the wave of the future. They’re also the most cost effective. I’d check them first. That way you can learn in the comfort of your own home.

Hope this helps?

I bought this particular guitar for rockband because it was the cheapest one on ebay. But I don’t know how to install the remote. It is a wirless guitar controller. Does anyone know how to do this for this particular guitar? It came with no instructions.
It did come with a USB adapter.

If there isn’t an obvious hole for the wii mote, check and see if the guitar came with a usb thing that you plug into the usb port in the back of the wii to connect the guitar to your wii.