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Learning The Acoustic Guitar

Learning the acoustic guitar is not difficult but what can be a little tedious is wading through the swamp of advice from friends, family and the internet. Come to think of it, a lot of advice is better than no advice so maybe it's just a question of organizing what you want to do with your music. What's your plan with learning the acoustic guitar?

If you don't know the first thing abour the guitar, there are books available that will give you the basics. There's a couple of books you should at least take a look at. Guitar For Dummies is a great tutor for the acoustic guitar student who doesn't want to embarrass himself by asking silly questions. If you want all the knowledge of any kind of guitar playing before you even need it, take a look at the guitar books published by Mel Bay. Many guitar players swear by them.

If you see yourself as a casual acoustic guitar strummer who just wants to be able to play his favorite songs and impress girls at parties, then you will probably get all the info about technique and repertoire from the internet. If you feel you want to be seriously interested in playing the acoustic guitar, think about getting at least a few lessons from a guitar teacher.

Yes, you can learn a lot from just reading tab and watching clips on YouTube but a teacher can show you scales, holding the plectrum properly, fingering positions and how to get a good sound. It is a much faster and more effective way to get your basic questions about the learning the acoustic guitar out of the way.

The fact is, many amateur guitar players have spent years teaching themselves and been amazed at how musch more they have learnt when they finally spent some money on lessons. While we are on the subject, there are two kinds of teachers, one kind gives you knowledge about the guitar, the other kind teaches in a way that prepares you to go back to your room and teach yourself. Try and find the second kind. If you are going to apend money on learning acoustic guitar, you may as well do some research.

The question of whether to learn to read music always comes up for people learning guitar but if you want to learn songs quickly without becoming a soloist, tab and chord charts are the way to go. Also once you have some familiarity with the guitar, you will be surprised to find that you will develop the knack of inserting solo breaks into your playing.

One thing that all people learning acoustic guitar encounter is discomfort. Your left hand finger tips need to develop callouses, you whole body needs to learn a new range of sitting, standing and arm moving positions to accommodate your guitar playing. Basic advice on this subject is most of the physucal obstacles you go up against will disappear within a short time, but if you are getting any kind of real regularly repetitive pain, stop playing for a day or two. If the pain starts up again, get some advice from a doctor. Playing through the pain is not a good idea.

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Do you want to learn to play the guitar? Learn How To Play A Guitar For Free is a constantly updated blog which contains all the resources you need for: learning to play solo guitar, how to learn guitar chords, how to learn to read and play easy acoustic guitar tabs, finding a free online guitar tuner, looking for free guitar lessons online, and how to learn guitar scales.

Guitar pedal/effects or even a new guitar?

Hi guys..after playing guitar for 5 years or so I've been wanting to add some substance to my guitar playing and have recently thought of buying a guitar effects pedal but I'm a bit lost as to which one to buy!...I've never used effects but stayed with using my Marshall amp [MG15CDR] (which gives me basics like reverb and overdrive) and a really sh*tty guitar - a cheap tanglewood! Im looking to get the effect which funtwo used to play canon rock see -http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QjA5faZF1A8 or just something that adds a heavier rock sound...with so many pedals to choose from its difficult to get the right one! Im sort of on a budget of about 80-100 quid so id be looking for maybe two pedals (if i get them off ebay) and not an effects board which would be way beyond my budget!! Could someone also justify why a new guitar would be an option given all these new pedals!???...why would i want to buy a new guitar???...thanks in advance

Get a cry baby wah wah pedal. This is a must learn skill for any serious rockin guitarist! It will add much to your "vocabulary" and make you a way better player. You will learn so much with the crybaby.Once you have a good familiarity with the wah, go get a IBANEZ tube screamer and that will tighten up your distortion and give you real crunch. These options won't cost you a lot of $.
While you are having fun with your new pedal, you can save your money and make the big move to a new guitar once you skills have improved. A good guitar is something you can have for the rest of your life, so save up, be patient, and you will not regret getting a great guitar for the amp you have. Do not skimp on your git vittle, as it is like your girlfriend... you will always be together so you better love it! Good luck and have fun rockin out!

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