How To Play Guitar

I know for a fact that virtually everyone has wanted to learn how to play guitar at one time or another. I think reason is that it is a very cool instrument.

One thing that is different today is that guitars a re much more affordable then they were when I was starting to learn how to play guitar. When I started you couldnt buy a guitar for less than $200 and even at that price the quality of the instrument was very low which made it hard to play.

Guitars would be also a great deal less complicated to learn than some of the other instruments would be. Add to that the reality that several rock ‘n’ roll icons as well as country and western headliners utilize guitars. Though it’s a shame that a lot of people that started out didn’t pursue it, it’s nice to realize that we’ll never be without great guitarists in the world.

If youre a beginner and just starting to learn how to play guitar I would recommend you learn a few simple open chords first. Starting with scales can cause a beginner to become frustrated and give up. Why? A beginners finger tips and finger strength has not yet developed causing them to struggle making the stretch needed to plat the scale patterns.

If you insist on starting off learning scales start with the pentatonic scale.

The pentatonic scale contains 5 notes where the major scale contains 7. Having to learn a scale with 2 less notes makes it much easier for the beginner. The reason being is that the pattern is 2 notes per string rather than 3 notes per string for the major scale. When you are learning how to play guitar anything you can do to make it easier makes a huge difference.

There will be 2 types of pentatonic guitar scales: the major and the minor. As the name suggests, the major scale would be a great deal harder to comprehend than the minor scale would be. The difference would be that the minor scale is shifted 3 frets from the major scale pattern. The major scale would be typically utilized in pop songs or over major progressions.

There is still so much to cover that is beyond the scope of this article. Till next time,

Tony D.