How to Play Guitar

Hi everyone,

I've set up this website to help anyone who has always wanted to learn how to play guitar or for anyone who has started to play a guitar and may be feeling a little lost.

Don't worry, I was once there myself way back in 1987 and unfortunately I didn't have the luxury of the internet. Here you'll find numerous tips and tricks to make the learning process a lot more enjoyable.

The guitar is probably the most desired musical instrument to learn. An acoustic guitar can be played just about anywhere. Even electric guitars with a small portable amplifier can be played just about anywhere. The guitar is just plain out cool!

Seeing the reaction on the faces of friends and family when you show them your new talent is absolutely priceless.

There are many good guitar instructional courses out there today, and I'll be reviewing some of them here. Here is one of the best all around courses, including some ear training software, that can have you up and playing in no time at all:

Ultimate Guitar Course

Learning how to play guitar is really not that hard. I know you may be thinking the total opposite. But, once you put in a few hours of learning the basics, you'll start to see positive results and then you'll be hooked for life.

With the tremendous popularity of the video game, Guitar Hero, sales of real guitars have seen a huge increase. Well, let's set the record straight right from the beginning. The video game and the real thing are two completely different things. 

 If players of the video game would spend the same amount of time practicing the real thing instead, they would see positive results in a short amount of time. And, they would still be playing the guitar years later while the video game would be a distant memory.

There is no need to run out and buy an expensive model because you want to make sure this is something you'll stick with. You'll need to decide if you want an electric or an acoustic. Here are some photos if you don't know the difference between an electric and an acoustic:

I started out with a $200 electric guitar because I loved the sound of the electric. I was listening to the rock bands of the 70's & 80's, and they all played electric guitars. Two years later I had progressed enough that I then went and bought my first acoustic model.

The acoustic guitar is a little tougher to play due to the strings being thicker. But, the good thing about that is if you become good on the acoustic, you'll be even better on the electric guitar due to your fingers being stronger.

Playing the guitar is really like anything else you would learn, you just have to take a little time with it. You can compare it to anything that you are good at now. Whatever you're good at, you weren't all that good when you first started.

So, stick around and stick with the guitar. In a few weeks you'll be better than you are today. You'll see (and hear) the progress you're making, as will your friends and family. In less than a year of some good solid practicing, you'll look back and laugh as you recall your first attempt to make a chord. Trust me, you can learn how to play guitar if you stay with it!