Choosing the best beginning guitar This depends on size, style of music you want to play and tolerance for pain. The guitars I talk about in this video are: 3/4 Size Student Nylon Stringed Guitar Full Size Nylon Stringed Guitar (Classical Guitar) Full Size Classical Guitar With Thin Neck Acoustic Steel Strings (Dreadnaught) Guitar Full ...…
Today I want to talk to you about sore fingers. Now the reason this is an important subject is because for many beginners when they start practicing regularly, like you should, your fingers get sore and this is particularly an issue on the steel-string acoustic guitar. Not so much on the nylon string guitar and ...…
All guitarists want to have a smooth strum that comes easily without thinking about it. It can be difficult in the beginning to achieve smooth strumming without knowing what to do. Here’s the basic technique that, with practice, will help you achieve a silky smooth strum without effort.…
Many students have asked me over the years why there are different ways to finger chords, and especially why so many “G” chords. Is one “the best”? I’ll show you in general why different fingerings can be useful and specifically when the different open “G” chords can be used.…
Ah, hammer-ons and pull-offs. What would guitar playing sound like without them? One word – BORING! Here’s a great exercise to learn when beginning guitar that you can practice now and for years to come. Beginners will benefit from a little practice every day.…
In this Beginning Guitar Quick Tip I’ll show you the basics of using bass notes to spice up chords and chord progressions. This technique is mostly used with acoustic guitar.…
This “lick” or short chord progression is commonly used in the Pop Rock genre especially by the classic rock band The Eagles. They use this in the song “Take It Easy”, “Tequila Sunrise” and possibly others with some slight variations. You can use different strumming patterns and get even more mileage. To make this a ...…
In this video I show you how to avoid the most common pitfalls that students encounter when learning finger picking. Get this right, add a little patience and practice and your finger picking will be smooth sailing …
Many students struggle with bar chords, but there is a way to learn them that’s easier and with less frustration.…
