Learning the notes of our guitar is something we can do without boring music theory lessons. As a start, it’s good to know that the guitar uses the same musical notes as the rest of the instruments. It’s also good to know that the notes on the fretboard are the same for all types of …
Playing the guitar is an activity that presents many difficulties for beginners when they start playing this instrument. The most common troubles that a beginner player experiments are note changes, fingers moving too slowly, not having control in the movement of the fingers, or not having coordination between both hands when playing. In this article, we will …
Choosing the right pick to play your guitar can have a vital influence on your musical performance. But it is one of the most often ignored aspects of the guitar world. As this is an important issue, in the following article, I will help you answer the question “What guitar pick should I use?”. What …
Hello aspiring guitar player, and welcome to my review of Guitar Tricks! Guitar Tricks stands for outstanding online guitar lessons. This platform has taught guitar students for over twenty years. The site brings aspiring musicians the opportunity to delve into any style lessons for beginner and advanced courses. It includes chords, scales, and strumming patterns …
There are historical moments in the history of music, moments that make certain artists, songs, or records stand out. Today I will tell you about one moment that impacted the history of Rock and Pop music. This is the story of a great song, and I will reveal the secret of who played guitar on …
What do tomato plants and learning guitar have in common? Let me explain: I always like to see tomato plants while they are being cropped. The combination of their green and red colors of these crops is something so beautiful to see. These plants need support to grow, or they sprawl over the soil. Farmers …
Have you ever wondered, who’s the best guitarist in the world? Talking about a single player as the best guitarist in the world would be tremendously unfair. So, in this article, we will examine the most notorious guitarists alive and of all time by several categories, to pay homage to the best guitarists in the …
Perhaps you found in the garage the old guitar that your dad or grandpa used to play in those long summer days. Maybe, you saw an exciting performance, and you’re considering buying an acoustic guitar for yourself. In this article, you will find the basic stuff you need to know if you’re asking how to …
Whether you’re here to try something new in your musical path as a guitar player or because you’re tired of losing picks, we got you covered! In this article, you will find 5 tips on how to approach the learning process of fingerpicking in a friendly manner, along with a song most if not all …
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What comes to your mind when you think about the guitar? Maybe a red and white electric guitar? Perhaps a more classical, wooden guitar? Actually, there are a ton of instruments that can be called guitars. In this article, we will talk about many different types of guitars you can choose from. Acoustic guitar Throughout …
Let’s face it; learning the guitar can be difficult. The first steps of learning are mostly aimed at the theoretical side of the guitar, like chords, scales, and notes. While this is all essential, maintaining enthusiasm while a tutor grinds through the basics like a school teacher can and does put many people off. Between …
The history of slide guitar began when the Hawaiian guitarist Joseph Kekuku accidentally discovered the slide guitar technique in 1889. It all started when Joseph was walking along a railroad track and found a metal bolt in the ground. As he picked up the bolt, he struck the strings of the guitar he was carrying …
After a few too many, you ask your friends, “Who’s the best guitar player in the world?” If they don’t reply with, “me” they’ll choose from the ever-growing myriad of great guitarists. Jimmy Page, Steve Vai, Eric Clapton, Django Reinhardt, Keith Richards, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Josh Homme, the list goes on. You …
How to learn to play guitar? Is it better to learn with videos on YouTube or with an online course? Is it better to learn by reading books? In my experience, all these questions are valid, and all these can also be answered in affirmative. It is true that in these times in which we are …
When you’re learning the guitar, you may want to move past simple strumming techniques. Fingerpicking can make what you play sound more interesting, and it’s very important to know how to fingerpick for certain styles of music, such as folk. If you’ve wondered how to learn fingerpicking guitar, the good news is, the basics are not …
When you start playing guitar, you probably think it’s enough to learn chords, strumming, playing on time, and with proper technique. And when the time comes, and you first hear about scales, you may ask yourself, why I have to learn guitar scales? Is it really necessary? I’m not going to lie to you, scales …
I started playing guitar as a teenager with a poor-quality electric guitar. A friend gave me my first lessons. With him, I learned the first elementary notions of playing guitar and my first chords. I felt great satisfaction when I managed to form my first chords and make them sound good. The satisfaction and feeling …
As you advance in learning guitar, you will discover new techniques and new milestones to reach. When thinking about this, you will often find two kinds of guitar players: those who will feel happy with their grasp of the guitar and look for challenges to their skills, and those who think they are still in …
On this occasion, we will talk about bar chords: such a useful yet frustrating technique to master. Let’s look at it this way: by now, you might have mastered the open chords. You might even explore the fretboard playing single strings. You’ve gotten used to transpose songs so that you only have to use open …
We have already made several posts about how to begin playing guitar here at All Stringed. We have talked about how to learn acoustic guitar chords for beginners. And have posted about 10 easy songs to play on guitar for beginners too. But it’s time to talk about a very important thing that you must do before anything …
