Learning How To Play Guitar – Free ebook

Learning How To Play Guitar – Free ebook

Article by Emerson Bertoni

So you want to become a guitar player, hum? There are lot of things you need to take in consideration before jumping into learning how to play guitar. Do you want to play acoustic guitar or electric guitar? The style of music will also influence on choosing the right instrument for you.

If you are going the electric guitar route look for traditional brand names like Fender, you can’t go wrong here and they have good guitars for beginners. You will also need to decide on the type of pickup you will want on your guitar. If you are a Blues fan and enjoy artists like Stevie Ray Vaughn then single coil will fit you better, but if you want to sound like, Green Day, Pink Floyd or Guns ‘n Roses then humbucker pickups will give you more of a distorted sound.

Acoustic guitars also come in a variety of shapes and wood material. Go for a full wood body guitar. Laminated guitars won’t project as much and you will loose in quality. You can find good full wood body guitars in the 0.00 to 0.00 range.

Be sure to shop around, a guitar of good quality will make the process of learning how to play it much easier. With a good guitar in hand you will enjoy spending time learning how to use your new “toy”. Practice Practice Practice!

Most of us have learned the 7 musical notes, Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti. They are the foundation for learning most musical instruments. Learning notes and chord construction is a must. Both electric and acoustic guitars have 6 strings and moving from the skinniest string to the thickest string you have the following order:

E= MiA= LaD= ReG= SolB= SiE= Mi

The guitar neck is separated by metal lines and each section is called a fret.

You can form a chord by pushing and paying to or more notes. As you take your first steps toward learning how to play guitar, have fun, be patient and you will be playing you favorites songs in no time.

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