Top 3 Beginner Tips On How To Play Guitar

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The guitar is one of the most widely used instrument on the planet. Why is that will it because of the sounds it makes and how it can be played virtually anywhere. Guitar can bring a lot of enjoyment in ones life plus making others feel good too.

So you want to learn how to play guitar. Wise choice I am full time guitar teacher and been playing 38 years you will not regret learning guitar here are my…

Top 3 tips you have to learn first for beginner guitar.

Learn the basic first for example the parts of the guitar, after that learn how to tune the guitar, once you master that move on to learn the basic chords. Let’s take a look at the most common chords shall we…

A major chord

C major chord

D major chord

E major chord

F major chord and the

G major chord.

These are your main ones you need to learn first.

2. The next thing you want to learn is some easy strumming patterns. The first strum pattern you need to get down first is the quarter note strumming. That is basically just straight down strumming

For example you will play in 4/4 time meaning 4 beats per measure/bar so try and play the A chord 4 strums 1-2-3-4 again for another measure 1-2-3-4 keep the strumming steady and even, then you could switch to the D chord and repeat the two bars of eight strums.

You have to keep everything in fours. So if you do two bars of the A chord you would strum 8 strums, if you did three bars of the A chord you would strum 12 times. Always keep this in mind for 4/4 time. It is the most popular time signature in music.

After you get your strumming down you want to learn some easy guitar songs. I like to teach childern’s songs first. You have to crawl before you can walk. The very first song I teach my students is Row, Row Your Boat.

This is just the beginning when learning how to play the guitar. There is much more to learn to be a great guitar player.

As you may heard many time before practice makes perfect. It really is true so practice as much as you can. Plus having a good attitude and wanting to really learn the guitar will help a great deal.

Good luck to you!

-Tim B. Millerâ™« Dr. Phil on Guitar

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