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How to Properly Hold the Guitar – Beginner Series

A guitar can be an easy and fun instrument to play. Start by learning the correct method of handling the instrument. Here’s how:

Body and Posture

You must be comfortably seated, resting your back adjacent to the backrest of your chair making sure that your legs are in front and feet flat on the ground. This position is now your “footing” or support that your guitar is going to rest upon.

Picking up the guitar, hold it close to your chest or stomach ensuring that the back of the guitar’s body touches your chest and the neck’s bottom is parallel to the ground. The guitars thickest string must be directed close to the face and the thinnest string must be directed close to the ground. Continue reading “How to Properly Hold the Guitar – Beginner Series”

The Easy Way to Play Guitar

Many people are interested in knowing how they can learn to play the guitar. First you must be dedicated to learning about the instrument before learning how to play it. Many times a person tends to be interested only during the first few days of lessons because the guitar can be harder to learn and play than perceived.

A person must have time to spend on their guitar lessons and realize that by practicing and learning the basic techniques slowly they will know the process needed to play guitar and be good at it. Here are some tips for beginners on how to play the guitar: Continue reading “The Easy Way to Play Guitar”

Basics On How To Easily Play Guitar

When trying to learn to play any instrument, it is not necessary to master the scales as that may be difficult for you. What happens is that the person might become irate and end up hating the instrument and lose patience. The key to this is enjoyment. If the note is not sounding as good as you think it should, let go; and in time it can be mastered subconsciously.

Many people are interested in knowing how they can learn to play the guitar. First you must be dedicated to learning about the instrument before learning how to play it. Many times a person tends to be interested only during the first few days of lessons because the guitar can be harder to learn and play than perceived. Continue reading “Basics On How To Easily Play Guitar”