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Discover the world of music and learn guitar. The guitar is one of the quicker musical instruments to learn.

You could be playing a song the same day you get your guitar. Take it a little at a time and it becomes easy.

Learning a few chords to start out will get you playing some easy songs. This will keep you interested as you learn about music.

Don't get hung up on all the learning that has to be done and feel the music one song at a time.

When you learn one song you also learn other songs too. Music uses the same basic chords over and over, the melody, lyrics and rhythm are what changes.

Learn to Play Guitar - Start Now

The guitar is the greatest musical instrument ever invented. You can play any style of music, from an emotional love song to a ear shattering rock solo and everything in between.

• Do you love guitar music or music in general?
• Do you have a guitar sitting in a closet collecting dust?
• Have you always had a desire to play guitar?
• Just want to play music in a band?
• Have you tried learning guitar before?
• Just wanna' have some fun playing music?
• Want to be popular with the ladies or guys?

If you answered yes to any of those questions what are you waiting for? You have a lot to learn but you can start playing first.

You can learn guitar as you play easy songs you hear on the radio. These aren't songs from your childhood like Doggy in the Window but popular songs.

Get Singing

Don't be afraid to sing once you got those chords down. This will help your playing and sense of rhythm.

Did you know that you can play anything that you can sing? After learning some basics you will be able to.

Try picking out the melody to a song and sing those notes as you play them. This will help you get the right pitch.

Learning Guitar Got Easier

Computers have changed how we learn about everything including music and guitar. You now have more ways to learn guitar than ever before.

• Guitar Lessons - Local Music Store and Online
• Books - Local Music Stores and the Web
• Audio - Included CD in some books and online
• Video - Included in some CD lessons plus online
• Software - Software makes learning guitar easier and faster
• Web Sites - A ton of guitar playing info out there
• Learning off the radio - this is how we learned songs years ago

Start Learning Guitar Now

Learning how to play guitar is fairly easy with a little patience. You already have a sense of rhythm from nursery rhymes and childhood songs. You use it when you tap your foot to a song.

Here are some easy chords to learn guitar with. There are many things to learn about music and the guitar, but try to play something even if it sounds bad at first. This is the starting point for everybody.

How to Hold a Guitar

This might sound dumb but if you don't hold the guitar right from the beginning you could get some really bad habits that are very hard to break. They will stop you from getting better.

So before you play these chords over and over make sure you don't develop any bad habits by checking out how to hold a guitar.

Holding a Guitar

How to Finger Chords

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Try to finger all of these chords except the F and the Dm7 with the very tips of your fingers so you don't block any other notes from ringing out.

The best way to do this is to keep your thumb in the middle of the back of the neck. The higher the thumb goes the lower your fingers go.

There are times when the thumb should be higher like for stretching strings but this is not one of them.

The quickest way to learn guitar is to learn some easy chords first and then use them to play some easy songs. You still have to learn the basics but by being able to play something in the beginning it will keep your interest.

If you learn to play and switch back and forth with these chords above you will be able to play hundreds of songs.

Easy Rolling Stones Song
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Here's a song you can use to learn guitar, the Rolling Stone's song "You can't always get what you want". It goes back and forth between the C and F until the lyrics "if you try sometimes" and then it switches to D then to F and back to the C to F thing. Don't forget to tune up.

Here is a link to another site page with the Lyrics and Chords.

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Listening to Music a New Way

Listen for the chord changes in the song. This is the beginning of really listening to music and learning guitar.

Learn to listen to the Bass player or Horns through the whole song. The bass will help you hear the chord changes.

Here are links for an mp3 download of the song and one for sheet music for it. These will open in new windows.

Easy Songs to Learn

There are hundreds of songs that you can use to learn guitar, some are probably your favorite songs.

You'll be surprised by how many great songs are composed with only 3 or 4 chords.

There are many aspects to learning guitar but this will get you started.

You will get hooked once you hear yourself play along with a song or two. Learning to play guitar is just the beginning of a lifetime journey into playing music.

Don't be afraid to sing either. You may have to change keys to fit your voice range.

Guitar Songs for Beginners

Guitar Playing Styles - Learn Them All

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There are quite a few ways to play a guitar.

• Strumming a Guitar - This is good for starting to play guitar

• Rhythm GuitarYou need to know some chord theory.

• Finger-Style This will take a little practice

• Slide Guitar- After some basics you can explore this style.

• Chord Melody This style will take some music theory study.

All these playing styles can be used on either acoustic or electric guitar

The more playing styles you know the better you can add to your music. Even if you only know a little. Adding a few slide notes or fingerpicking an area of a song can be the difference a mediocre or great performance.

These styles all take time to perfect. Start with strumming first to get your rhythm and chord changing tight, then try the other styles.

Rhythm and Strumming are similar but with Rhythm you could be playing a Riff and not full chords as in strumming.

Guitar Picking Styles - Learn Them All

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There are quite a few ways to pick a guitar.

• Playing with a Pick - This is the most popular

• Finger-style using a Thumb Pick

• Finger-Style or Classical using your thumb and fingers to pick

• A combination of Pick and Fingers called Hybrid Picking

• Slide Guitar - You can use a pick or fingers or hybrid picking

Any style above can be used on an acoustic or electric guitar

Learning all these guitar playing styles is the way to go. They each have their purpose for different songs and styles of music. This will also make you more in demand as a guitar player.

Learning Guitar Basics

You should understand the following things first to get started.

Learning the guitar fretboard will take a little time if you're just started learning guitar.

These pages will show you some of the basics of learning guitar, you can also find more info in the guitar basics and beginner guitar pages.

• Learn the Guitar Fretboard - a Little at a Time

• Learn to Tune Your Guitar - Not too Hard

• Learn to Read Chord Diagrams - An Easy Task

• Learn to Read Simple Tablature - As Easy as Chord Diagrams

• Learn to Change Your Guitar Strings - This Will Take a Few Trys

• Learn how to practice - Slow and Steady

Guitar Buying Tips

Here are some tips for buying a guitar in case you don't have one yet. Save yourself some money and aggravation.

Don't spend a lot of money on a guitar until your ready to stick with it. You also don't want one that will fall apart on you. There are many low priced guitars for beginners.

How to buy a guitar.

Learning Guitar has no Age Limit

Your age doesn't matter 8 to 80, if you can hold a guitar in your lap, your ready to learn guitar.

The older you are the easier to understand the basics to learn guitar.

The younger you are the more flexible your muscles.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages like everything else in life.

If you have a young child with a desire to learn guitar there are smaller versions “not toys” of guitars to get them started.

Learning Guitar
The Learning Never Stops

Learning guitar or any musical instrument is a life long learning process. Even after you think you know it all, there is always some new technique or song you will want to learn.

Even if you stop playing for a while, most of what you have learned will stay with you for the rest of your life.

This is especially true for the new way you will listen to music from now on.

You will also get the urge to play much like the urge you get for your favorite food or activity.

Enjoy the Journey.

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