Basic Steps To Learn To Play The Guitar

Many people who want to learn how to play the guitar try to rush themselves

, jumping into guitar tablature before they have a firm grip on the basics of the guitar. The key to becoming a good guitarist in the long run, is to become a master of the basic, fundamental elements of the instrument before trying to move on to more complex and harder guitar techniques. Before you can learn to play the guitar you should first learn how the instrument works and how to properly take care of it. The guitar is composed of a long wooden neck attached to a large hollow body over which a set of six strings, of various thickness, are stretched. These strings vary in thickness and, when plucked, each resounds with a different music note. By pressing down upon a string at various points along the neck (these points are called guitar frets) you can change the pitch of the resulting sound. It is common for people to underestimate the value of learning about the guitar and how to care for it before they begin to actually learn to play the guitar. However, learning to tune your guitar and understanding how to properly replace strings and store your instrument can affect how well it plays and how long it lasts.

After you have gained a proper understanding of these principles you can feel even more confident in moving on toward learning to play the guitar. You should begin by familiarizing yourself with the open strings and then progress toward using frets to create different chord and notes. Many inexperienced guitarists find it uncomfortable at first to press down on the guitar strings and it requires a great deal of practice to build familiarity with the proper position your fingers must be in to strike each note. Do not be too eager to move on from learning the notes - notes are the building blocks of chords, the next step in your learning, but you cannot successfully master chords unless you have a firm foundation in the notes which compose them. It may sound boring to spend a great deal of time running through notes, but when it comes time to learn chords and scales you will be grateful that you did. If you dedicate yourself to mastering these basics, you will find that, down the line, you will be a much better guitarist for it.

by: Taylor Benjamin

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