subject: What You Need To Know About Beginner Guitar Lessons [print this page] Learning to play the guitar can be a very exciting endeavor and there are many means by which to go about learning. Some people choose to invest in private lessons which provide them with one-on-one instruction from a qualified teacher. Other people enroll in guitar classes where they can learn the basics of the guitar in an informal setting. In addition to these two options there is yet another option when it comes to learning how to play the guitar: online guitar lessons. Online guitar lessons are a great, free alternative to other types of lessons and they can be just as valuable a source of instruction. There are many beginner guitar lessons available online to help you progress to be an intermediate player. Beginner guitar lessons are for those that have either never played before, or those that have minimal experience and need to learn chords, progressions, recognition of chords and how to read music. Tuning a guitar as well as many other skills will be taught in beginner guitar lessons. When taking your lessons, your teacher will probably give a few easy guitar tabs to learn.
Easy guitar tab: What is it? A tab is short for tablature, meaning it's a type of note that tells the fingering of an instrument instead of the pitches of the music. The average tabs will start off giving you information on how each chord is fingered, and will tell you whether you use a capo or not. Also you will find the verse structure, the chorus structure and the intro structure in the first few areas of the tab. On the tab you will find H, P or X generally as indicators for each verse or area. The H stands for hammer on, the P stands for pull off and the X stands for slap in most all cases.
To the side of each tab you will generally find X2 or X3 next to the chords, and this is to tell you how many times you are to play this specific set. If you are given a set of tabs for a song, it is best to listen to the song while looking at your tabs. This will help you get familiar with what chords are inserted where, and be able to find them on your tabs without help. If you are taking online lessons, your teacher will gladly tell you how to read tabs and how to use them.
