The Fastest Method To Learn To Play The Guitar

By Carmina M. Holloman

So you want to learn to play the guitar quickly. Many people have that desire, but there are a few basic things you need to learn, that will drastically improve your chances for success. First off, you need to be able to tune your guitar. It will do you no good if you learn to play with a guitar out of tune. If you don't have a good enough ear to tune it by ear, then go to a music store and pick up a tuner.

When you do make your trip to the music store, you'll want to keep in mind to get something that shows the position of the notes. Don't head out just yet, there is more for the store later. Once you do get there and get what you'll need, you can tune your guitar, and begin learning the notes. Some people find this tedious, if you happen to be one of them, you can always do it while watching TV. The positioning of your fingers is what is important at this stage, not actually playing the notes. Just finger each note, and say the name of it.

Once you learn the notes all the way up the neck, you can start practicing your chord positions. I know you've already skipped ahead to this part, but now you can devote some more time to it. Four easy chords to play are G, D, A and A7. For all illustrations here, and most tablature you will find, your fingers are numbered thus, index finger is 1, middle finger is 2, ring finger is 3 and baby finger is 4. So now, to play the G chord, simply place finger 3 on the top string in the third fret, finger 2 on the next string down in the second fret, and finger 4 on the bottom string in the third fret. Now holding pressure on those strings, strum the guitar and you're playing G.

To play the D chord simply place your number 1 finger on the G string, or third string from bottom, in the second fret, your number 2 finger on the high E string, or bottom, in the second fret, and your number 3 finger on the B string, or string between E and G, in the third fret. Now, you guessed it, strum this and play D.

The A chord should be relatively simple for you. I know many people including my Dad who play this one with two fingers, but it is recommended to play it with three. Anyhow, here we go, simply place your number 3 finger on the B string in the second fret, then place finger number 1 on the G string in the second fret followed by number 2 finger on the D string in the second fret. That's all there is to the A chord. Now the reason that it is recommended to use three fingers for this chord. Simply lift finger number 1 off, and you're playing A7.

Now you can practice these chords, and any others you can learn the positioning of with your chart. Once you get fairly comfortable with the chords and can change back and forth between them, start playing along with some music. You may not get it right at first, but hey you're still learning.

Now time to add another element to your learning. Remember when you memorized all those notes on the guitar. Well now you get to use them for something. Pick a note, and then try and sing that note. Move around and use different notes, and don't worry it will get easier with practice. Alternate between the notes/singing and the chords.

Now if you want to be really good, try the notes and singing in the opposite order. That's right, sing the note first, and then find and pick the correct one on your guitar. Now, if you can master doing this, to the point where you can sing the note, and then almost immediately pick the right note on the guitar. If you're not playing along with some of your music, you better start. You wanted to learn to play the guitar quickly, and you just did. - 18423

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