How to learn to play guitar

Today learn to play the guitar forces is absolutely any person. To do this, you will not need a large investment of cash, no incredible musical talent. Fortunately, on the Internet there are plenty of useful lessons on this topic in free access, and a lack of musical hearing can compensate for special programs for a PC or even a smartphone capable of customize the guitar for you. But why is it still worth starting training?

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How to learn to play guitar - buy guitar and choose strings

Guitars are divided into acoustic and electric guitars. If at first it is easier to learn, and there is an acoustics much cheaper, then the second more universal with a soft sound recovery, but require additional equipment, it is much more expensive, and the sound is reproduced only through the columns. As for the shape of the tool - it is not so important as otherwise, how personally it will be convenient for you to keep such a guitar in your hands.

Next, go to the selection of strings. If you stopped on acoustics, then you should know that the highest quality and loud sound is achieved when playing steel strings. But this is not what the beginners need, since the pains of untrained fingers and even corns will be provided with you. Your goal is the practice of guitar technology, and not the test of your hands on endurance. Therefore, nylon strings will be the best option for you. The strings on the default electric guitar are much softer and gentle.

The main disadvantages of nylon strings:

• less ringing and expressed sound;
• the more frequent need for adjustment, especially at first.

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How to learn to play the guitar - setting up your guitar

Perhaps, many beginners may initially scare the need to adjust your own guitar. After its exact calibration of the sound of the first string - skill to master that afford not to everyone. And do not need it today, when a normal guitar tuner price starts from 500 rubles and above. In addition, there are a number of very good program for configuring, operating both on your phone and on your computer, and absolutely free.

A more professional way, which is not tied to any electronic gadget or the Internet, is a guitar tuning by a tuning fork. If you learn how to achieve their own ideal sound of the first string, the more it will be much easier:

• second string played on the 5th fret, making a sound similar to the first open;
• third string playing fret to 4, and it sounds as well as the second;
• fourth string, played tune 5 is compared with a third;
• fifth string just played on the 5th fret and the sound compare with the fourth open;
• the sixth string is clamped on the 5th fret - the sound is similar to the fifth.

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How to learn to play the guitar - the first practical lessons

Finally, it's time to practice. Training options, there are many:

• a novice can try to appeal to the self-instruction (usually such literature is painted in great detail, but takes patience and care in order to work with the book);
• free video tutorials (method is very popular, but many things can be covered very superficially);
• paid video course (composed, as a rule, experienced teachers and educators with much greater thoroughness than free lessons, extremely concise and consistent);
• working with a coach (the best option, who do not mind to spend money on their education, because for you personally undertake an accomplished musician and teacher).

What is to be learned in the learning process:

• Try to put a few simple chords shown in the illustration below. Then just as quickly rearrange them. Run your hand across the strings - make sure that the sound of each chord clean and nice, and then you're doing it right.
• Play your first chords, shifting them on the guitar battle. Fight - one of the easiest ways of sound out of the guitar. The simplest battles - a "four" and "six" is clean, and the variation with "priglushkoy".
• Enough to rehearse the chords and the battle, we can already begin to practice some simple songs.
• No less pleasant guitar sounds when you bust the game. Rehearsed his main varieties, you will develop the fingers of his right hand and will be able to play a number of not less than great songs.
• Now that you have been a decent luggage practical skills, it is time to consolidate the skills of the theory of musical notation, which will allow better understand your device frets on your guitar, and the principle of sound out of it.
• It remains to learn the most difficult from a technical point of view chords - "barre", which will require from you a degree of flexibility of the fingers and perseverance. But with them your song repertoire an incredible way transformed.
• Continue to train hard, honing guitar technique: scales, strumming chords. Try to learn more songs you like, read their analysis and, finally, to play himself.

Live guitar playing can be a decoration for any cultural experience because of your efforts and works in any case will not be wasted. Not to mention the fact that today, to learn how to play the guitar - a question more of your desire and determination, because it does not require large investments nor the means nor the innate talent of the musician. The most important thing - it is to understand clearly what you are learning to play the guitar, and it will give you.