Guitar Lessons for Beginners

Have a Passion For Guitar - Be Your Own Tutor Today
by Jaz stevens
Do you know that among all the musical instruments available, Guitar is the most easiest to learn? Nowadays many people are interested to learn to the guitar as it's cool and trendy. And if you are a fan of guitar, Congratulation as now you can teach yourself to play the guitar even though you are a complete newbie.
Just what makes a guitar so flexible to learn yet complicated in certain ways that allows your originality to bring forth your style. Here are some things you should take note of when learning to play the guitar.
Decide on the Guitar Type
Guitar comes in many different shapes and sizes. Bearing in mind your hobby, you can pick up the bass, classical, blues, electric or even acoustic guitar. From personal experience, I would recommend that you start with acoustic guitar first. This is due to the fact that acoustic guitars have thicker strings which makes learning easy for beginners and being one of the flexible options, it is able to endure superior mistreatment of the instrument.
Select your Equipment
However, I must warn you beforehand that you would need at least about $100 to get started. To teach yourself to play the guitar, you would need your guitar, the picks and the chord chart. Start heading to the nearest guitar shop or school and have hands on with the guitar. They would need to fit your body and posture correctly. A chord chart is low-cost and will help you to get your basics right. In case, you are wondering which chords to learn first, try A, D and E first. Have ample of time to get the fingering and posture correct.
Start your Practice
Once you are more comfortable with it, practice switching the chords. As soon as you are able to switch from one chord to another easily, have a go at learning a few more chords. Your top stake is to learn the C, G and A minor. After you are done, you could have your hands on a few simple songs which most of it can be found online. As you are teaching yourself to play the guitar, consider interacting with other promising guitarists. You will get going faster and enjoy your learning all the more.
Leon Hopkins is a full-time professional guitarist, teacher, and owner of http://LearnGuitarForBeginners.com He has been actively learning and teaching the guitar for over 8 years, and has recently created a website, Guitar Guide, with Free tutorials.



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