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rockongoodpeople asked:

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Andre Sanchez asked:




Fingerpicking guitar lessons are available in five basic forms: by book, book + audio, personal, DVD and through a membership site. Each has its own benefits, although it is up to you to decide which you would prefer for yourself. Before discussing each of these, however, let’s first discuss what is involved in fingerpicking as a guitar playing technique.

The basic definition of fingerpicking is using each finger of your playing hand, as opposed to your fretting hand, to play each note individually. You do not use a pick, or a plectrum which is its Sunday name, and you do not generally strum, although there is room for a form of strumming while fingerpicking. The technique is primarily a means of playing distinct notes rather than chords. Bass guitarists, for example, basically finger pick when they play, although their style is known more as ‘plucking’.

Fingerpicking is used predominantly by country players and classical guitarists, although many of the better rock and metal guitarists also use that style of playing. Some of the more famous exponents of fingerpicking are Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Mark Knopfler in the rock genre, John Fahey and Merle Travis of folk and country fame and classical guitarists Andre Segovia and John Williams. Although their musical styles are worlds apart, their playing styles are very similar. It is an indication of how the type of music you use your guitar to play does not dictate the way you play your instrument.

Why, then, should the way you are taught how to play guitar be so important? Why should it matter whether you are taught by video or an online membership site? Let’s have a look at the various possibilities – in fact each of the five basic forms mentioned above in which fingerpicking guitar lessons are offered.

1. GUITAR LEARNING BOOK

If you have ever tried to learn guitar using a book and nothing else, you were likely born sometime between the Second World War and the Vietnam War. You would also likely have been fairly unsuccessful with your fingerpicking guitar lessons, because it is next to impossible to teach picking techniques using only a book.

You can learn chords using a book: in fact that is ideal for chords that need specific finger positions that can be shown using chord charts. However, even for fingerpicking the individual notes in open chords, a book is not the best medium because you can’t see how the strings are picked, in what order, how they are picked and how fast. You can’t even hear what it should sound like.

2. GUITAR BOOK + AUDIO

If the book comes with audio then that is a step forward, since at least you can hear what the tune or exercise should sound like. However fingerpicking guitar lessons are very difficult to get across without that very critical element of technique. Unless you can see what you should be learning you will find it very difficult, which takes us to:

3. PERSONAL TUITION

Personal tuition is the ideal way to get fingerpicking guitar lessons because you have your guitar teacher right there with you who can help you out both with your fret fingering and your picking. It is also expensive, and once you have your guitar teacher that is it: you could change but that would likely be even more expensive to do. Personal tuition is the best of the options so far.

4. DVD (VIDEO) TUITION

A video is the next best thing to personal tuition, particularly if that DVD is produced by an expert guitar fingerpicker. The benefit of a video is that you play it over time and again, and you can also play it in slow motion to spot the details of the fingering and fingerpicking you are being shown. After personal fingerpicking guitar lessons there is little to beat video tuition, other than:

5. MEMBERSHIP GUITAR TUITION SITES

A membership guitar teaching site can provide you with everything you need to learn, and online fingerpicking guitar lessons are generally more productive than any of the four alternatives previously mentioned. Membership sites have a lot going for them, not the least of which is the fact that the best of them can offer you a choice of guitar teachers, and styles of guitar instruction.

You can visit the site whenever you like as often as you like, and if you feel like a break from your normal style you can try a bit of heavy metal solo tuition if you like at no extra cost. Fingerpicking guitar lessons should be fun, and membership sites make it so.

The choice is yours so make up your mind what type of fingerpicking guitar lessons you would like to try. Every one of those above is available right now, and the choice is yours, so go for it!

Blah asked:


I really want to be in a one person band i want to be able to sing better and i want to learn to play guitar.
My family isnt the richest.
So what are some cheap ways to learn how to sing better and learn how to play guitar?

Lee Car asked:




Improvement will be speeded up with directional, structured best practicing techniques. Try and break down your playing into sections which might include for example warm up exercises, basic scales, simple chords, ear training and tuning methods. Add to this list as your playing improves and grows.

Spend may be 20 minutes on each. When you practice be disciplined, concentrate and put real effort in to improve. Be patient, play slowly at first perhaps use a metronome and then step by step increase your speed but when you make a mistake slow down and start again. Try and get one practice piece right first then move on to the next but still keep replaying what you have already learnt. To expand your playing repertoire.

Try and get out regularly to see gigging bands playing live as you often will learn different styles and new playing tricks.

But best of all it will be a great motivator to practice harder and boost your enthusiasm as you will have a goal to strive for. Perhaps start jamming with friends even if they play other instruments which you think would not marry to a guitar or other music genres to your own personal tastes, as it is all good experience for you to become a well rounded player with a wide background of musical knowledge. Everyone learns and interrupts their instrument in a different manner, you can observe this get endless new ideas.

Ricky Sharples asked:




This article is aimed at helping the beginner bass guitar player to learn the notes of the bass guitar. If you want to play bass guitar you will need to know the names of seven notes and their places on the bass guitar fretboard. Once you know where the notes are you will automatically know where the sharps and flats are located. Playing bass is an easy to learn skill from a technical point of view. After all, for the bass guitar you do not need to learn chords. At least not at the start. While you are learning the notes on the fretboard you could start right away on learning the bass parts to some of your favorite songs from tabs. The big task ahead of you is getting the ability to take your place as a part of the group you are in. Learning the notes is a start, learning them so that you so not have to think about them takes time and practice.

Here are the notes as they appear on the bass guitar fretboard:

G|—G#—|—A—|—A#—|—B—|—C—|—C#—|—D—|—D#—|—E—|—F—|

D|—D#—|—E—|—F—|—F#–|—G—|—G#—|—A—|—A#—|—B—-|—C—|

A|—A#—|—B—|—C—|—C#–|—D—|—D#—|—E—|—F—-|—F#—|—G—|

E|—F—-|—F#–|—G—|—G#–|—A—|—A#—|—B—|—C—-|—C#—|—D—|

You will notice that I have written the sharp symbol (#) on the diagram of the bass fretboard. You probably already know that one man’s sharp is another man’s flat according to which key the song is in. For instance F# could also be called Gb (G flat) because it is both the note above F and the note below G. Easy to understand but complicated to explain.

Usually you begin learning bass guitar by using the E and A strings to play the bass line of some easy songs. You could begin by simply memorizing where the notes are but it will help if you set yourself the task of learning a song or two. Your memory always appreciates some help from your body and your feelings, so trying to learn some songs will help you get the notes under your skin. You will note that I have only given you the first ten frets. You will see that this is one octave on each string. Once you have the notes on those frets off by heart, the remaining notes will be much easier to learn.

If you take a look at the diagram of the fretboard, you will see that the note at the fifth fret of the E string (A) is the note on the next open string, so once you play up to the fifth fret, you can either continue playing up the neck or you can start playing the notes on the next string. If you have already learnt to play the guitar this will not be a surprise to you. Now that I have explained the basics, if your head is spinning a little, just go back to the simplicity of what you are learning: four strings, four octaves made up of seven notes. That is it. Good luck.

reaper asked:


how can i get started to learn to play guitar? where can i get a cheap one? is there any book or software that can help? above all i am 21 and i always wanted to play guitar, is it too late now?

still_sound asked:


i’m 17 years old and i want to learn how to play the guitar, but i don’t really have the time to take lessons…i saw a commercial on tv for the “i can play guitar” game for kids. i’d be really interested in something like that but i don’t know if it’s too small…i read that it was specially made for children’s hands…
anyways…please help.

gearheaddrummer asked:


I want to learn ro play guitar, but don’t want to take lessons since I am already taking drum lessons and can’t afford both.

Martha <3 asked:


I want to learn how to play guitar, and I want an electric guitar, but I heard that if you’re a beginner, you should start with an acoustic one. Which should I get?

longestsoloever asked:

Gets your fingers warmed up and ready for practice. Also good for building up your technique. Visit www.deandimarzo.com for more lessons, music, and videos!