| If you have a six-string, a pick and a
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| | each string: downward, upward and
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| solid but comfortable armless chair, you
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| | alternate down and up. Once you get the
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| are ready for some easy guitar lessons.
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| | hang of it, you will learn the best
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| Here are some of the basic things you
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| | pressure to put on the string to produce
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| should learn.
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| | the proper sound.
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| Know your instrument.
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| | Learn the chords.
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| The topmost portion of your guitar is
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| | Get a chord book and begin practicing the
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| called the head or the headstock. This is
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| | chords. You can practice doing them one
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| where you well find the tuners, which are
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| | by one as shown on the book until your
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| used to adjust the pitch of the six
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| | mind and fingers memorize them. Only
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| strings. The long part attached to the
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| | problem is that this can get a little
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| head is the neck.
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| | boring. There is just no sense playing a
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| Down the neck is the body of the guitar.
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| | bunch of chords that do not sound like a
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| If you are using a classical or acoustic
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| | real melody.
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| guitar, you will find a sound hole in the
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| | The better alternative would be to learn
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| middle. This serves to project and
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| | the most common chords first. These are:
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| amplify the sound. Electric guitars, on
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| | C major, D major and G major. Play one
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| the other hand, do not have holes.
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| | chord first until you memorize it and
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| Instead, they have pickups, which
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| | then move to the other. You can then
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| intensify the sounds coming from your
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| | practice moving from one chord to the
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| instrument. Of course, you have the
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| | next, keeping both the sound and the
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| strings that are attached to the tuners,
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| | movement as fluid as possible. Practice
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| run down over the neck, over the hole and
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| | on songs that play these chords until you
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| attached to the bridge.
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| | have mastered them. When you do, move on
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| Hold your guitar properly.
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| | to other songs using other chords.
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| The thickest guitar string should be the
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| | Where to find your lessons online
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| topmost when you hold the guitar and the
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| | There are plenty of resources you can
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| neck should be parallel to the ground.
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| | turn to for easy guitar lessons books,
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| The body should rest comfortably on one
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| | magazines and online resources. If you
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| of your thighs.
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| | want free lessons, here are some websites
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| Tune your guitar.
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| | you can check out for help.
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| Before you can learn how to play the
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| | If you know the basics of playing the
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| guitar, you will have to learn this skill
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| | guitar, this site is a great resource for
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| first. You can refer to a book, an online
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| | learning easy songs. Do not worry,
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| source or a friend to learn how to tune.
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| | because lessons are designed for
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| You can tune your guitar three ways: by
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| | beginners. A few sessions online and you
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| ear, with a piano or a tuning flute.
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| | should learn enough songs to surprise
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| Next, decide on your fret hand. This is
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| | anyone in no time.
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| the one that will be spending a lot of
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| | Not only does this site feature easy step
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| time on the neck of your guitar, pressing
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| | by step lessons on guitar playing, there
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| on the chord. If you are right handed, it
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| | is also a link to a page featuring songs
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| is your left. If you are left handed,
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| | made popular in the 1960s. Bring back the
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| it's your right hand. Your pick hand is
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| | groovy years with easy to follow
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| the other hand. This is the one that will
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| | instructions.
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| hold the pick and strum the guitar.
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| | All the easy guitar playing secrets you
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| When using your pick to strike the
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| | have always wanted to learn are here,
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| strings, make sure not to strike too hard
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| | plus you get to learn how to play lead
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| or too soft. You are a beginner and need
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| | guitar. You can also order their
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| to hear how you sound like. Use only your
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| | instructional CD-ROM to learn easy guitar
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| wrist when you play and not your whole
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| | lessons at your own pace.
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| arm. Practice three different strokes on
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