If you’re getting sore fingers after practicing the guitar then the good news is, you must be doing something right. Sore fingers probably means you’re doing enough practice and believe me, you’re not the only one to get sore fingers.
The other good news is your body will be creating calluses (hard bits of skin) to [...]
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If you want to be a good guitar player it is absolutely essential that you master the basic chords. Learning guitar chords and how to make the progression from one to another will have you playing songs in no time. The easiest way to pick up playing chords is through chord diagrams that are written [...]
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Chords are possibly the most important factor in the success of the guitar. They’re also the most important thing to focus on when you’re learning guitar.
But how on earth do you start? The important thing is that you must be willing to focus on learning the basics. Here are 5 answers to common questions beginners [...]
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This is the most satisfying part of learning the guitar because as a beginner you can quickly accelerate your playing to sounding reasonably good within minutes. Playing a chord simply means striking simultaneously at least two or three strings on the guitar at the same time.
A common question asked when people are learning guitar chords [...]
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Understanding chords is essential to understanding why the guitar is such a popular and flexible instrument. A chord is a range of different notes played on the same instrument at the same time.
Not all instruments can do this, (think about a flute or a saxophone), and instruments that can are called harmonic instruments (other examples [...]
Before you can effectively play a guitar chord, you have to have some idea of what it is. By understanding how a chord is put together, you will be able to move from one chord to another and understand how they relate to each other.
What is a chord anyway?
A group of notes that are harmonious [...]
How quickly can you change from one chord to another?
Like most intricate human activity, the key to learning the guitar, is to develop brain and muscle coordination, more commonly known as muscle memory needed to play the instrument.
Imagine a basketball player for example. The key to a good shooting performance is the proper hand-to-eye coordination [...]
Do you want to know the secret to learning thousands of songs in one fell swoop?
There are 8 basic chords that you should learn if you’re going to be a great guitarist. Learn these 8 chords and you’ll be well on the way to knowing how to play thousands of songs.
Of course, getting them in [...]
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In the 1950s, long before the internet made lovely guitar learning sites like this possible , it was a little trickier to learn the guitar chords of your favourite songs on the radio.
So imagine the young Paul and John tearing their hair out trying to work out what chords Little Richard was [...]
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At a basic level, guitar chords are formed with the fingers of the right hand and transformed into sound by strumming or picking strings with the right hand. Chords are played with two or more notes.
For the moment, don’t worry about what you’re right hand should be doing. It’s probably easiest to just play down [...]
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