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Table of Contents: IntroTuningHow to properly tune a guitar as abeginnerArrangement of notes on the guitarfretboardHow to properly position the hands toavoid bad technique and potentialinjuriesGuitar starter packs for beginnersHow to read chord diagramsFretboard patternsGuitar tabs

Guitar exercisesThe first simple pieces for guitar and thesetting of the left hand on the fingerboardConclusion

Intro Many people would like to play theguitar, but not everyone is able to learn,right? Wrong! No hands are too small ortoo big and no one is too young or tooold. Everyone can learn to play theguitar. All you need is just a littlepatience and a lot of practice. Sure, itrequires some time to master the art ofguitar playing, but it’s worth the time andeffort.Of course, you can’t expect to shred likea professional after only a few days. Youneed to start with the basics. After all,“a journey of a thousand miles begins

with a single step”. Whether you want tobecome a professional musician or youjust want to learn a few songs to play foryour buddies, these basics are somethingyou need to start with.Our beginner’s guide will help you learnthe basics of guitar playing and beginyour journey through the beauty of theguitar sound.

Tuning Guitar tunings represent which notes areallotted to open strings of the guitar. Theorder of these notes begins from thethickest string on your instrument to thethinnest, which means from the lowest tothe highest string.For instance, in standard tuning, which isthe most well-known tuning, the notes’order is E A D G B E. So it starts withthe low E and finishes with the high E.Other than the standard tuning, there areadditionally drop tunings and alternatetunings.A portion of the alternate tunings is even

so specific that they are utilized by anartist for a specific tune and named afterthat tune. There is an immense measureof various tunings and slight varieties ofthe same, however, performers, for themost part, utilize the standard tuning.Now, the dropped tuning represents thestandard tuning with one string's pitchbrought down (dropped). It is generallythe lowest (E) string, yet sometimes itcan be the A string. This is called dropD tuning on the record of the E stringbeing dropped for one entire step and itis presently a low D. Drop D tuning isnormally utilized for heavy metal orclassical music.When we say "open" tuning, we are

discussing the tuning in which you canplay a chord without utilization of yourleft hand. So you can essentially strumall strings open and you will hear theharmony.Now, there is a wide range of sorts ofopen tunings, but let's stay with thestandard tuning for now.String order and numbering differ fromthe tuning name. When we discusstuning, the standard tuning goes E A D GB E, however, when it comes to stringorder and numbering, it begins with thehigh E string, in this manner it goes E BG D A E in a standard E tuning.Before you begin learning anything else,you have to learn the guitar strings’ order

and how to tune them. This is vital inlight of the fact that you need your guitarto be legitimately tuned at allcircumstances.The order of the guitar strings instandard tuning is, as we said before, EB G D A E. Now, the order begins withthe high E and closes with the low E,which can be somewhat confounding inlight of the fact that the low E string isreally the one nearest to your head andthe one you hit the first when you down-strum.

In spite of the fact that it is somewhatconfusing, it is critical to learn the stringorder like this, since that way you willbe able to read the tabs and chorddiagrams and communicate with otherguitar players much easier.The ideal approach to learn this is torepeat the string names in the right ordereach day, for a couple of days. In a

matter of 3-4 days, you will know all thestrings’ names in the right order.Once you've learned string names andtheir legitimate order, you can beginfiguring out how to tune your guitar.

How to properly tunea guitar as a beginner If you play the guitar, one of the mostimperative things you have to know, ifnot the most essential, is the how to tuneyour guitar. This is critical because evenif you are the best guitar player on theplanet, you won't sound so great with aguitar that is off key.There are two ways you can tune yourguitar: by ear or with an electronic tuner.In the event that you happen to knowhow to utilize the electronic tuner, youcan avoid this next part and go straight to

the one about tuning by ear.Before everything, you have to getfamiliar with the idea of sharp and flatnotes. When you see the image that lookslike a lower case "b" on the screen ofyour tuner, standing beside a specificnote symbol, it implies that the note isflat and it needs to come up, whichmeans you have to tighten the string a bit.If you see the image that resembles a tic-tac-toe grid alongside a specific noteimage, your note is sharp, which meansit's too high and it needs to go down abit. Now, different tuners workdifferently, yet the principle is the same.They will indicate you whether the noteis too high or too low utilizing the lights,

sharp/flat images, or a needle.Now, when we discuss tuning the guitarby ear it sounds somewhat startling,however, it is not something excessivelytroublesome and it just requires somepractice to be perfected.As a novice, it is recommendable thatyou begin honing this when you beginplaying guitar.Begin by tuning your E (sixth) stringwith an electronic tuner and afterwardtune the rest of the strings by ear. It'seven better if you utilize a keyboard orsome other instrument for a referencetone and tune this string by ear also.Then move the fifth (A) string. Now,when you press the fifth fret on your

sixth (E) string, it will create the note A.Utilize this as a reference note and tuneyour fifth string by it. Check whether thefifth string sounds higher or lower thanyour reference note and tune likewise.The note becomes higher when youtighten the peg and lower when youloosen it.Repeat this procedure with the rest ofthe strings aside from the second. Thesecond string is a special case that istuned in a different way. For this string,you have to press the fourth fret on thethird string for a reference note ratherthan the fifth. Other than this, theprocedure is totally the same.As you can see, it is not that difficult to

tune the guitar. Tuners do makeeverything substantially less demanding,however, practicing to tune by ear canbe exceptionally useful in your laterplaying career. By rehearsing to tuneyour guitar by ear, you will likewisesharpen your hearing and you willrecognize the notes significantly easierwhen you hear them.

When you learn how to tune a guitar youneed to practice. The best way to do thisis to randomly scramble your strings andthen try to tune them back the way theywere. Of course, this will take sometime in the beginning, but you will

become much faster and more precisevery fast if you practice a lot.

Arrangement of noteson the guitar fretboardIn spite of the fact that it is not exactlyimportant that you know every one of thenotes on the guitar fretboard to playpatterns and chords, it can be truly usefuland you'll want to learn this sooner orlater. It will make it substantially lessdemanding to read music andcommunicate with other guitar players.In any case, learning the notes on thefretboard is not such a simple errand.The standard 22-fret guitar has 138 noteson the fretboard and learning them allcan be a challenge for both novices andexperienced guitarists.

One of the reasons to learn this and themost motivating one is the speed. Eachand every guitar player wants to playfaster. Furthermore, when we discuss thespeed, it is not only the physical part oflearning guitar what is critical to playquickly.When you think about shreddingguitarists tapping their fingers allthrough the fretboard, playing a crazymeasure of notes, there is an alternatesort of speed included. They play soquickly because they can recall everyone of the notes at lightning speed. Theycan do so on the grounds that they knowwhere each of the notes is.This so-called mental speed permits youto recall notes, choose which ones to

play, find them, and play them amazinglyfast.In the event that you happen to be able tofind each note on the fretboard, don'tthink that you know your fretboard. Ifyou want to shred, you should be able torecall notes in a fraction of a moment,and you can't do that by deriving.Now, learning the fretboard can takesome time, yet it is not very troublesomeand it is definitely not incomprehensible.When you take a look at your guitarfretboard there are no conspicuousmarkings that will map the notes. Be thatas it may, the worries, strings, and fretson your fretboard do make the grid thatcan help you make patterns when youplay and remember them easier.

Shapes and patterns can help you puttogether chords and progressions if youknow the notes and understand music.A large portion of guitar players willattempt to learn each and every one ofthe notes on the fretboard, which is notan all that awful thought and it isrecommendable. In any case, you can'tsimply learn them all at once.The ideal approach to begin is tomemorize the notes on the fifth (A) andsixth (E) string. As you already know,the open sixth string is a note E. If youpress the first fret on the same string, youwill get the note F. The second fret givesyou the note F#. As you move up thefretboard each next fret gives you a halfstep higher note. The same goes for all

of the strings.This goes on until the twelfth fret andafter that, it starts from the beginning.The twelfth fret gives you the same noteas the open string, the thirteenth same asthe first fret, and so on.

Once you have learned the notes on the5th and 6th string, you can trace the noteson the other strings back to the 5th and6th by using octaves (the notes on the 1st

string are identical to the notes on the 6th

string in standard tuning).Advice: Practice for 15-30 minutesevery day before you go to bed becauseyour brain turns short-term memoryinto long-term while you sleep.

While you practice and learn notes onthe fretboard, attempt to conceal yourtabs so you don't cheat and try playingwith your eyes shut while you attempt torecognize the sound of the notes you are

playing.Learning the diverse scales, such aspentatonic or major and minor scalescan likewise be very useful. Scales arevigorously related with chords andprogressions and they form patterns thatare anything but difficult to learn andreproduce.

How to properlyposition the hands toavoid bad techniqueand potential injuriesNot each guitar player knows aboutappropriate stance and position of handswhile playing and the greater part ofthem don't consider this important. Bethat as it may, this is a genuine thing andyou ought to consider it important.Inappropriate stance or position won'tprompt a genuine harm immediately, yetover a more extended timeframe it canbring about agony in the greater part of

your hand and arm joints, tendonitis,Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), drearystrain wounds, and so forth.This is the reason numerous musicinstructors dependably holler stuff like:"Keep your wrist straight!" or "Don'thold your thumb so high over the neck!"Not just that illegitimate method forholding your guitar and stance will bringabout wounds, but this can likewiseinfluence your playing.To start, we should discuss the stance.The vast majority of guitar playerspractice sitting down. So position yourseat wherever you need to rehearse andsit on it. Keep both of your feet on theground and your back straight. You canutilize a little seat to lift one leg if you

wish. It's imperative that you arecomfortable in light of the fact that whenyou rehearse you will remain similarlysituated for a considerable length oftime.Now put the guitar on your right leg sothe posterior of your guitar touches yourtummy. It doesn't make a difference ifyou utilize an acoustic or electric guitar,it's a similar position. Ensure that youdon't hold the guitar in place with yourleft hand yet, rather, embrace its bodywith your strumming arm.Try not to keep the guitar flat on yourgut, yet rather a bit on the right side ofyour torso. Your torso and the guitarought to shape a 45-degree edge if youdid this properly. This way you

sufficiently made space for your left armto move up and down the neck and youadditionally have a less demandingaccess to the higher notes on the frets12-22 (24).Ensure that the neck of your guitar isparallel to the ground or to point up abit. Put your left hand on the neck. Keepthe thumb laying on the back of the neckand make an effort not to hold it over theneck. The position of your thumb oughtto be somewhere close to your first andsecond finger on the fretboard.Press the strings with the tips of yourfingers and attempt to press as near tothe frets as could reasonably beexpected, yet don't put them over thefrets. Ensure that your nails are short so

they don't touch the fretboard.Now, ensure that the neck is over theelbow of your left hand so you canabstain from twisting your wristexcessively. Obviously, you should twistyour wrist now and then when youattempt to play some confoundedharmonies, yet this shouldn't be yourdefault position.If you find it easier to keep your wriststraight with the neck of the guitarsituated somewhat higher, you can dothat. How high will you keep the neck,for the most part, relies on how long areyour arms.In the event that you play standing up,ensure that you adjust the strap so that

the neck is over your left elbow. Youwill most likely observe a portion ofpunk rock or heavy metal guitaristsholding their guitars low, however, thisis bad, particularly in the event that youare an amateur.With regards to the supposed "rule of thethumb", beyond any doubt, you shouldn'tput your thumb over the neck for themost part, yet it's alright to do it now andthen. The position of your thumb decideshow the rest of the fingers will touch thestrings.There are two sorts of left-handpositions. We have a "handshake" and"palm up" position.The "handshake" position implies that

the thumb is resting high on the back ofthe neck or even somewhat over it whichputs your hand somewhat sideways. Thisposition is magnificent for open chords,bending, and smooth vibratos. You canlikewise play leads in this position,particularly in the event that you playblues. This position is more about theattitude than dexterity and speed inplaying.With regards to the "palm up" position,as the name recommends, the palm isconfronting up while the thumb issqueezed against the neck somewhere inthe center. Just the thumbprint ought totouch the neck in this position.The "palm up" position is perfect forguitar playing that requires speed and

dexterity. It's optimal for quick solos andshreds, legato, huge finger extends, andso forth.So whatever position of these two youpick, it's essential that you keep yourpalm as far from the neck as it's possibleand to keep your knuckles bent. Thisway you will be considerably faster andfeel significantly more comfortable.

Now, with regards to your strumminghand (right hand), you ought to put theupper piece of your arm on the upperpiece of the body of your guitar to resteasily and your hand ought to glide overthe opening on the body of the guitar or

over the pickups in the event that youutilize an electric guitar. Keep yourstrumming hand loose, don't harden it.There are a couple of techniques ofstrumming the guitar and you can utilizeeither your fingers and nails or a guitarpick. Whatever procedure you utilize,keep your hand and arm loose.The technique that is mostly utilized is"thumb and index finger" technique.Hold your index finger against yourthumb and continue holding them likethat so you have a proper support. Nowbend the rest of your fingers towardsyour palm, but don't force them orsqueeze. Ensure it feels natural. Nowyou can down strum with the nail of theindex finger and up strum with the nail of

the thumb. In the event that you like asofter and tenderer sound, you canlikewise play with these two fingersindependently.You can likewise utilize the greater partof your fingers to play the guitar. Mostordinarily the thumb is utilized for sixth,fifth, and fourth string, forefinger forthird, middle finger for second, and ringfinger for first. In this technique, youutilize your fingertips to play. To use thisfingerpicking method, you have to holdyour hand over the opening on the guitarbody aligned with your arm and yourknuckles slightly bent.On the off chance that you need to utilizethe guitar pick, hold it between yourforefinger and thumb and hold it firmly.

Position the rest of your fingers any waythat feels generally good. By whatmethod will you attack the strings relyupon your playing style and it isgenerally different for everybody.Before you begin practicing, it's not anawful thought to warm up a bit. Warmingup can forestall injuries and enhanceyour technique. There are instances ofguitar players being compelled to quitplaying due to CTS or tendonitis.There are no specific exercises forwarming up for guitar playing, yet youought to extend your fingers and joints abit and do something that moves both ofyour hands and the greater part of yourfingers gradually.

Try not to run quick and hard with yourwarm-up exercise since that way youcan harm yourself before you even beginplaying. The purpose of warming up isto set up your fingers and joints for whatthey are about to experience.Your warm-up activities ought to benonmusical because you will in mostcases wind up utilizing them in yourmusic. You can utilize the guitar, yet playsomething simple and ease back towarm-up so it doesn't meddle with themusic you make.Likely the best thing you can do ispractice chromatics in light of the factthat this way you utilize the greater partof your fingers gradually. Likewise, youcan make some simple patterns on 2-3

strings and move them up and down theneck.Whatever you do as a warm up,remember to keep it slow, on thegrounds that the purpose of theseactivities is to move your muscles sothey can warm up; it won't influence theway you play.You can see various activities forwarming up on the web, however, it ismuch better if you do it your own way.Get inventive and make something foryour own fingers. Just ensure you warmup appropriately and you ought to beokay.

Guitar starter packsfor beginners When you begin learning how to play theguitar it is logical that you shouldrequire a guitar for that. Well, notnecessarily; you can simply get it fromsomebody, yet it's best that you haveyour own instrument so you can getaccustomed to it.Other than a guitar, you will likewiserequire some extra equipment forplaying, for example, additional guitarpicks, a spare set of strings, a tuner, astrap, a guitar case, a stand, and, in the

event that you play electric guitar, youwill likewise require an amp and acable.Now, to purchase all that you requireyou need to spend a lot of cash, yetfortunately, some companies, forexample, Fender, Ibanez, Epiphone, andso forth offer starter packs forapprentices that incorporate all that youneed to begin learning. These packsoffer a brilliant value and they are morethan affordable.The guitar is, obviously, the primarypiece of this pack. These amateur packs,as a rule, incorporate a less expensiveguitar, for example, Squier by FenderStratocaster or Yamaha Gigmaker or

Epiphone Les Paul and so forth.These guitars are not by any means first-class guitars, however, they are ideal fornovices since you don't generally requirea 1000-dollar guitar to begin learning onit. Especially because you still don'tknow what guitar will fit your style ofplaying the most. Additionally, youwouldn't want to spend excessive cashon your starter guitar on the grounds thatsooner or later you may understand thatyou don't want to play any longer.The electric guitar starter packsnormally incorporate a little amp so youcan plug in your guitar. These amps arenot for rehearsals with band or gigs; theyare too small. These are more to play

and practice in your room. They arenormally 10-15 watts amps, and that isquite enough for amateurs. Obviously,the pack also incorporates a cable toconnect your guitar and the amp.The next vital thing in the starter packs isa guitar case. The guitar case will shieldyour guitar from harm and keep dustfrom falling on it. The cases thataccompany the apprentice's starter packsare normally soft cases (gig bags) with aslight cushioning, however, it's notunordinary to see the starter pack thatincorporates a hard case. In any case, theones with a hard case are probably morecostly.When you begin playing, after some time

some of your strings will break, which isnormal. This is the reason starter packsincorporate extra strings. The sort ofextra strings that you get with the set isthe same as the strings on the guitar. Inthe event that you pick the classicalguitar, the strings will be made of nylon,which is quite soft and comfortable forbeginners.Guitar picks are something that evenexpert guitar players have a tendency tolose constantly. They are little and if youdrop them, they are typically goneforever. This is the reason guitar packsincorporate extra picks, usually even abunch of them.A guitar tuner is an absolute necessity

for every beginner and each starter packincorporates one. They are normallyheadstock tuners on the grounds thatthese are the most simple to utilize. It isessential that your guitar packincorporates the tuner considering yourguitar should always be in tune so youcan have an appropriate sound, and ittakes a great deal of practice to tune aguitar by ear.The next segment is a strap. You requirea strap in the event that you want to playstanding up. You most likely won'tutilize this in the beginning, however youwill later on.Now, some packs may not include aguitar stand, and this is not all that

fundamental thing. The stand is valuableon the off-chance that you would prefernot to keep your guitar in a guitar caseconstantly. With a stand, your guitar willbe lifted from the ground and safe fromfalling and damage.These starter packs are generallysomething like 200 dollars, which isconsiderably lesser than the amount youwould spend if you purchase each of thesegments independently, and that givesthem a phenomenal value.

How to read chorddiagramsThe guitar chord is simply a set of notesthat you play on your guitar. The chordscan be played by strumming all thestrings at once, or one by one, or inspecific sequences or as an arpeggio.Chord diagrams are the graphicrepresentations of the cords that tell youhow to play them and where to put yourfingers on the guitar neck. The chordsare one of the first things you’ll learnwhen you start playing guitar and chorddiagrams are the easiest way to learnthem.Unlike the tabs, chord diagrams have 6

VERTICAL lines that represent guitarstrings, and the horizontal lines representthe frets. The line on the left side is thelow E string, and the next line is the Astring and so on until you reach the lineon the right side which is the high Estring.Now, before you start learning how toread chord diagrams, you need to learnhow to number the fingers and fretboard.This is very simple. Your index finger isnumber 1, your middle finger is number2, your ring finger is number 3, and yourpinky is number 4. Sometimes the thumbis used for chords and the symbol for thethumb is T.When it comes to fretboard numbering, itis usually written on the left side of the

chord diagram. The frets numberingstarts at the top and goes downwards.Numbers of the strings are written on thetop of the chord diagram and it startswith number 6 because the line on theleft side represents the 6th string (lowE).

The block on the top of the chorddiagram represents your guitar’s nut.Sometimes if there is this block on thechord diagram there is no fret numberingbecause it is quite obvious that the fretunder the block is the first one.You will see black and white dots on thediagram. These show you where to putyour fingers. Black dots represent theroot note of the chord.Sometimes the dots will be blank, butusually, there are numbers on them.These numbers are the numbers of thefingers that should be put in thatposition. It is also not unusual that thereare note symbols instead of the fingernumbers on the dots, but in those cases,the finger numbers are written on the

bottom of the diagram. Notes (orsometimes intervals) are additionalinformation for the players that readnotations.

If the dot is placed on the block (guitarnut) in the chord diagram, it means thatthat string should be played open.There are a few more symbols that canappear on the chord diagrams. If you seethe X symbol above the string in thechord diagram it means that that youshould not play that string. That string is

supposed to be skipped or muted.Another symbol that you will find inguitar chord diagrams is the bar. This isusually a line or an arch that goes overmultiple strings, usually all of them. Thismeans that you should cover all of thestrings with your index finger and play abar chord.So, to play the chord, all you have to dois place your fingers the way thediagram shows you and strum the strings.You should start by learning basicchords.

Fretboard patternsSimilar to chord diagrams are thefretboard patterns. They also show youwhere to put your fingers with dots, butunlike the chords, these are not playedall at once; they are played one by one.These fretboard patterns also don’t showin which order you should play thenotes. Same as in the chord diagrams,root notes are represented by the blackdots and the dots can contain the notesymbols, finger numbers, or intervals.Fretboard patterns will show you how toplay the scales and you can incorporatethem with learning the notes on thefretboard. This way you can practiceboth reading the patterns and fretboard

notes. (Underneath is the full fretboardpattern of the C-major scale)

Guitar tabs Guitar tabs (tablatures) are another wayof writing down the music for guitar. Theguitar tabs are probably the best andeasiest way to learn how to play certainsongs, especially if you don’t know howto read notations.The guitar tabs have 6 horizontal linesthat represent the strings. The bottomline is the low E and the top line is thehigh E. There are usually names of thestrings written on the left side.

So, how do you read the music from theguitar tab? It’s simple. You will noticethe numbers written on the lines. Thesenumbers represent the frets which youshould press on that string. Number one

means the 1st fret; number 2 is the 2nd

fret and so on… If you see 0, that meansthat you should play the open string.

You read the tabs the same way you readtext, from left to right. So, if you read thetab of the C-major scale above you will

play the 3rd fret on the A string first, thenthe open D string, then the 2nd fret of theD string, then the 3rd fret of the D string,then the open G string then the 2nd fret ofthe G string, then the open B string, andin the end the 1st fret of the B string. Andthat is how you play the C-major scale.You will sometimes notice that there aretwo or more numbers written, one aboveanother. This means that you should playthem at the same time.If you see the X symbol in a tab, thatmeans that the note is not played or it’s adead note. This is usually on the tabs ofthe chords. While you read the tabs it isrecommendable that you listen to thesongs because it is much easier that way.

Now, there are some special symbols inguitar tabs that you will need when youincrease your skill a bit. These symbolsusually represent special ways to playcertain notes.Special symbols in guitar tabs are:

h – hammer-onp – pull-off~ - vibrato+ - harmonic\ - slide down/ - slide upb – bendx – dead note

Guitar exercises In order to loosen your fingers a bit onyour left hand and your strumming hand,you need to do some guitar exercises.These will help you relax and gain somespeed through time as well.When you exercise, always start byplaying at a slower tempo to be sure thatyou are playing everything correctly andthen increase the rhythm slowly until youreach your fastest point.While you do these exercises make surethat you do alternate picking with yourright hand. This means playing down-up,down-up, down-up, and so on. This way

you will develop speed because thereare no unnecessary movements.The first exercise you need to do isquite simple. This is pseudo-chromaticthat starts from the 5th fret. Make surethat you pay close attention to yourfingers’ positions and to your picking aswell.Start by placing your 1st finger on the 5th

fret on the low E string, then place your2nd finger on the 6th fret on the low Estring, then place your 3rd finger on the7th fret, then place your 4th finger on the8th fret. While you do this keepalternately picking the E string for eachnote.When you finish this, repeat everything

only on the A string and then continue tothe D string and so on until you reach thehigh E string. Make sure to begin slowlyand that every note lasts the same. Whenyou reach the end, repeat everything andincrease the speed gradually. Repeat thisuntil you reach your maximum speed.You can also practice this backward.Start with your pinky on the 8th fret ofthe high E string and finish with yourindex finger on the 5th fret of the low Estring.The second exercise is a bitcomplicated but not too much. Do thesame pattern on the low E string as youdid in the first exercise, but when youmove to the A string start from the 4th

fret, then on the D string start from the3rd fret, on the G string from the 2nd fret,then on the B string again from the 2nd

fret, and on the high E string from the 1st

fret.That little inconsistency on the B stringwill help you develop betterconcentration and you will learn to paycloser attention to what you are playing.

The third exercise will spicen things upa bit. Start with your 1st finger on the 5th

fret on the low E string, then place your2nd finger on the 6th fret on the A string,then your 3rd finger on the 7th fret of theD string, and finish the first part withyour 4th finger on the 8th fret on the Gstring. Now return back by starting withyour 1st finger on the 5th fret of the Gstring, then your 2nd finger on the 6th fretof the D string, then your 3rd finger on the7th fret on the A string and finish thefigure with your 4th finger on the 8th freton the low E string.This is a bit complicated in thebeginning, but with time you will getbetter and this exercise will be really

fun to play.You can always add some of your owntwists to the exercises, use octaves, etc.Everything is fine as long as you startslowly and play correctly.

The first simple piecesfor guitar and thesetting of the left handon the fingerboard We all begin to play the guitar in orderto play the songs that we like. All thoseexercises and scales and chords can be abit boring when you start playing. Butthis is no reason to quit; there areactually some easy songs for beginnersthat require only a few basic chords or abeginner’s skill.One of the simplest songs with basic

chords is “House of the Rising Sun”.This song was made popular by thefamous band The Animals. The Animalsreleased this song in 1964, but the songitself is much older. The song dates allthe way back to 1700’s.So, to play this song you need to followthese chords in this order: Am – C – D –F – Am – E – Am – E. For each chord,strum all of the strings one by onedownward and then back upward atmoderate speed (listen to the song), andthen change the chord. That’s all; youknow how to play the entire song.The next piece of music you can try toplay is the main theme from “Smoke onthe Water” by Deep Purple. Now this

song is a bit complicated to play, butthere is a one-string version of the maintheme and that is the first thing thatalmost every guitarist in the worldlearned to play.The entire theme is played on the low Estring. Start by playing an open string,and then place your 1st finger on the 3rd

fret, then your 3rd finger on the 5th fret.Now play again an open string, thenplace your 1st finger on the 3rd fret, thenyour 4th finger on the 6th fret, then your3rd finger on the 5th fret (the last twonotes play in double time). Now againplay an open string, then place your 1st

finger on the 3rd fret, then your 3rd fingeron the 5th fret, then the 1st finger on the

3rd fret, and finish the theme with anopen string.If you listen to the song and follow theseinstructions you will learn to play themost famous rock theme in a matter ofminutes. Just practice a lot and try toplay everything correctly. Speed is notthat important in the beginning. Playprecisely and correctly and the speedwill come with time.There are a lot of simple songs to playout there and you can find the tabs or thechords online or you can buy a sheetbook, but it is recommendable that youtry to learn songs by ear. Listen to musicand try to replicate it. This way you willdevelop your hearing which is very

important for every musician.Keep practicing for a few hours everyday and don’t give up if it seems toohard. With practice, everything becomeseasier.

Conclusion Congratulations! You have now learnedthe basics of guitar playing. So, what todo now? Well, that mostly depends onyour goals. If you wanted to learn just afew chords so you can play a few songswith your buddies, then all you have todo is practice and learn some moresongs.But if you want to become a professionalguitar player, then there is a greatjourney ahead of you. Set your goals andcheckpoints and try your best to achievethem. Never give up and practice untilyou reach perfection!

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