Freeguitarvideos.com: Online Beginner Guitar Lessons

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Its been a while since i posted.....well actually nearly 2 years. havnt been up to much and have played not alot of guitar but now that has changed and i am going to start being more active with my guitar lessons again.

Check out the links as they are much better then this blog :)

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Learn to play guitar programs review

On my last post i went over the choices of methods there are to learn to play guitar. On this post I have reviewed some of the top online learn to play guitar web sites. I think online programs are one of the best methods to help you learn to play guitar as you can learn guitar at your own pace and it is far more cost effective than getting private lessons (which is also great for learning). Here is what i have found:

The Jamorama program is not only by far my number one online guitar lesson program pick but recommended by numerous other guitar students and professionals. Jamorama offer a range of excellent learning tools, including lesson books, audio tracks, tune your ear software, guitar tuning software, metronome for effective practice and learn to read music software in their guitar tutorial kit. It Includes over 150 guitar lessons, 400+ sound files, an ear training game, and loads of other bonuses.

Unlock The Guitar is my number 2 pick. This ebook is great for beginners who don't wish to spend a lot. The book teaches you some simple chords and progresses slowly on to more complex things. If you want a cheaper guitar learning package then Unlock The Guitar is for you. It introduces a lot chords, tab exercises and gets you onto playing songs. The book is an online guide with audio tracks for use in front of the computer.

In third place and still quality material is Guitar Made Easy. It Includes a downloadable tab guide. Unlike the multi-colored Website, the material you get is less easy on the eyes. Although i found it to be not as fun as say Jamorama it still is a good program and will have you playing guitar.

So there you have it my review of some of the top online guitar lesson programs available. All of these reviewed products are available by instant download to your computer so you could be learning the guitar within minutes! I hope you have found this useful.

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Learn to play guitar advice

I have been Learning to play guitar for a while now. What I have found is that there are a lot of resources out there to help you Learn to play guitar. But this can be hindering sometimes as the choice can be overwhelming. So i thought i would write this article as a sort of synopsis of starting out to learn guitar.
Hopefully this will give the new guitar player choices from which he/she can decide to follow.
Firstly, there are two ways of learning anything (not my way or the highway) No, they're teach yourself, or get a teacher. Let's look at teachers first. The cheapest and possibly least effective teacher you can get to learn guitar is probably a friend. Because you are not paying you seem to have a little less commitment i have found and also due to frustration that can flow from learning anything new, tempers may flare!

Night school is the next and is more effective and relatively cheap method as well. This also gives you a chance to meet other guitar players at the same stage as you. This may help motivate you as well, accelerating your learning.

A professional guitar teacher is the most expensive option and will definately give you results as you will have more commitment when following this option to Learn to play guitar. However, If you can't afford a professional guitar teacher, and you cant Learn to play guitar at night school or have a friend handy for guitar lessons, the second option is to teach yourself.

To Learn guitar yourself is a good option. You can learn guitar at your own pace and there are many resources out there available to you. With teaching yourself to Learn to play guitar you have a few options. You can buy guitar tutor books fairly cheaply at most guitar shops, or purchase courses online. With books you generally can get out or find your favourite songs, listen to them over and over, work out the chords and lead work, then play. But books are static, they do not change, and when they do you have to buy a new one for updated lessons. Guitar lessons online are dynamic and will change as the resources do (with good online Learn to play guitar sites anyway as they get updated). They can be fairly cheap and you can go over each guitar lesson as many times as you want.

So there you have it--some basic Learn to play guitar sources: a friend, school lessons, night school, a professional teacher, a book or course, learning by ear, or an online course. What ever the choice maybe you have to just keep at it as one day it will just click for you.

I had planned to review some online Learn to play guitar resources on this post but thought that this blog would be better food for thought first. I will review on the next post.

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In my next post i will review and show what others have said about some of the popular Learn to play guitar sites out there.
For reference here is some links to some of my other Learn to play guitar blogs:
Guitar Lesson
Learn guitar
and not so related blogs on Home Loans and Home Equity Loans.

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Here is another learn to play guitar article i found that was quite good as well. Its funny when you start learning guitar you start finding more and more resources to help learn guitar easier, or maybe that should be harder as there is alot of choice of learning material out there and it is hard to decide which one is better than others. Everyone is different and learns differently and so i give a range of articles so people can choose themselves. Overall though i still find that the Jamorama program is the best program to learn to play guitar easily and effectively. The only thing is that it is not free, but it is well worth the money regardless.

Learn To play Guitar Lesson 6
Beginner On Guitar? Learn These Ten Chords!
by: Joey Robichaux
It's a combination that just doesn't mix, but it always happens. Start with 1 part enthusiastic beginning guitar player, 1 part beautiful new guitar, and 1 part confusing "Learn guitar" chord book. The result is rarely pretty -- it usually results in 1 confused and frustrated not-so-enthusiastic-anymore guitar player!
A "chord" is simply a mixture of notes played at the same time. You finger certain positions, then strum the strings; what results is a chord.
Most chord books are technically correct -- they do show you finger positions for loads and loads of chords. However, they're often functionally deficient -- they show you chords, but don't show you which ones are important and why!
Rather than trying to learn hundreds of chords in order, it makes more sense to learn the most important chords in the right combination. I think that if you concentrate on learning just 10 chords -- in combinations of two or three at a time -- you'll jump-start your guitar-playing career and have fun from the very beginning.
Let's start and see how easy it is!
The First Three
We'll still use your guitar chord book; you'll look up the chords we mention to learn how to finger them. We just won't learn the chords in the order presented in your book
The first three chords you want to learn are: G, C, and D. These may be called G Major, C Major, and D Major in your chord book. These chords are important for several reasons.
First, they form the famous "I-IV-V" Chord sequence, sometimes called a "3 Chord Progression". Once you learn to listen, you'll realize that probably 90% of all music uses this progression (rock, country, blues, soul, even classical!).
Next, this particular "key" (key of G) is used in a lot of popular music, especially country. This means you can "play along" with songs and you'll be in the same key, or pitch.
These three chords happen to use a lot of "open" strings -- strings on which you do NOT place your fingers. Open string chords "ring" in a most pleasing manner and generally sound richer than non-open string chords.
This key fits well with instruments such as violins, banjo's, and mandolins -- that's another reason it's common in country music.
Finally, this particular key is one that most people find very easy to sing in. It's not too high, not too low -- just right.
Play these chords in different combinations; try and become adept in switching between chords (especially between the G and the C). You'll quickly recognize the "I-IV-V" signature. For instance, "Louie Louie" would be "GGG CC DDD CC". Most country tunes would be something like "GGGG GGGG CCCC GGGG DDDD CCCC GGGG". As you become familiar with the pattern, you'll start recognizing different combinations ... maybe something like "DDD CCC GGG GGG".
The Second Three
Our next three chords are: A, D, and E. However, since we already know how to play a D, we're really only learning two new chords.
These three chords are also a "I-IV-V" chord sequence -- just in a slightly higher key, or pitch. You can play the same songs you might play with the G-C-D combo ... they'd just be a little higher. It's more common to find the A-D-E combination in rock music than in country.
The Third Three
Another "I-IV-V" progression -- this time, it's C, F, and G. Since we already know C and G, we really only have to learn one new chord -- F.
This key is about half-way through the scale from G. That means you can sing either higher or lower to be in the proper pitch. You'll also probably note that F doesn't "ring" as richly as the other chords you've learned -- because it doesn't have as many open strings. You'll probably find it the most difficult to play of all you've learned so far.
It's worth it to spend time to get the "F" chord right. It will really pay off further down the road when you begin learning chords in different positions on the neck of the guitar.
Another Three
This time we need E, A, and B. We already know E and A -- we just need to add the B. This does present a problem, though.
B is not an easy chord to play in first position. The easiest way to play a B in this position on the neck is with a "bar chord" -- however, beginning guitar plays are usually not quite ready to play bars at first.
A good compromise is to learn the B7 chord in the open position instead. If you count the string closest to you as "1" (the fattest string) and the string furthest from you as "6" (the skinniest string), then the fingering would be: 1-open, 2-second fret, 3-first fret, 4-second fret, 5-open, 6-second fret. By the way, early Beatles music uses this particular chord quite a bit.
The E, A, B (or B7) combination is another "I-IV-V" progression. Why it's important is because this key is very often used in rock-and-roll music. Don't know quite why -- it's not a great natural key for guitar (because of the B issue), it's not the easiest to sing in, and it doesn't mix well with instruments other than an organ -- but it seems to have become standard!
The Final Three
We've now learned seven chords -- G, C, D, A, E, F, and B7. It's time to slip in the last three. These will be "minor" chords.
The three chords are A Minor, E Minor, and D Minor. These are also written as Am, Em, and Dm. You won't necessarily play these three chords together -- although if you did, you'd have a great blues progression. Play the A, D, and E progression -- then play the same thing, but use Am, Dm, and Em instead. Yep, that's the "blues", alright.
You'll probably use the Am and Em the most. The Am fits well with the C, F, and G combination. Use it like "C, Am, F, G". (Think of that little piano ditty, "Heart and Soul" -- remember Tom Hanks dancing on the Keyboard in "Big"?) This combination works well in both slow and fast tempos.
The Em fits well with G, C, and D -- the order would be "G, Em, C, D". This is the same progression as the last, just again in a different key.
This particular combination (addinging the minor with the I-IV-V chords) is called a "I-iii-IV-V" progression.
What's Next
There's a lot you can do with just these ten chords. Playing the normal "I-IV-V" and "I-iii-IV-V" progressions in different keys will serve most singers and will cover many of your favorite tunes. You'll also find other progressions with these same chords -- for instance, try A, D, G, C and see what happens.
What chords should you add next? Well, you might want to add the 7th to some of these -- for example, G7, C7, D7, A7, E7. Next, you'll want to start exploring different positions on the guitar neck -- which probably means bar chords. I'd learn the B bar chord with your finger across the entire second fret first. Once you master this, just slide your hand one fret lower -- and you'll have a B-flat chord -- which fits in between your F and C to give you another "I-IV-V" progression in a new key!
Still, no matter how far you go and how many chords you master, the odds are quite high that you'll find yourself most often using these basic Top Ten favorites!
About The Author
Joey Robichaux rides the Road Warrior circuit; he also maintains "Free Sheet Music" at http://www.freesheetmusic.net, one of the longest running free sheet music websites on the internet.

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Hi again. I have recently researched some handy learn to play guitar lessons that may help. They have helped me learn some new things. However, as much as they have helped i have found that the best guitar lessons that can be given online are by the Jamorama program. This program is simply Amazing at helping you truly feel like you are getting somewhere with the guitar. I have talked with others online who agree that learning to play the guitar with this online guitar lesson package is so easy compared with some other programs.
RatingsReviews.net says: "Jamorama is a great buy for anyone who wants to learn how to play guitar at their own pace, and the reviews back it up. Customers are in general agreement over the quality and ease of use of the included video lessons and instructions. When we factor in the hundreds of sound files and bonus software and ebooks, Jamorama earns our Top Pick hands down"
Check out the link for yourself.

Anyway back to the newly research articles i have found. These have been quite helpful and easy to help learn to play guitar.

Learn to play guitar Lesson 1:
Your Free Acoustic Guitar Lesson
by: Anna Rowe
Here is a free acoustic guitar lesson to help you improve your guitar playing skills quickly.
This guitar learning techique will teach you how to fingerpick folk-style, but in a Latin rhythm in the key of A. This Latin rhythm has eight quick beats to the measure, and is accented on the first, the fourth, and the seventh beats.
This guitar lesson will focus on using your right hand, and your thumb will play the accented beats. Your fingers will follow. Finger number one, the index finger, is to pluck the third string on beats two, five, and eight, and fingers two and three will pluck the second and first strings together on beats three and six.
In the following acoustic guitar lesson, you will chord an A for the first sample. To keep it simple, let's take the beats one at a time...
Acoustic Guitar Lesson - 7 Steps to Chord an A:
1) First, the thumb plucks the open A string for a bass note.
2) Next, finger one plucks the third string, which is sounding an A.
3) Then fingers two and three pluck strings two and one together. These two notes will be a C-sharp and the open top E string.
4) Now the thumb immediately plucks string four, which is an E and works as an alternate bass string. That's beat 4.
5) Now beat five is just like beat two, with finger one plucking string three.
6) Beat six is just like beat three, with fingers two and three plucking the top two strings.
7) On beat seven, use the thumb to pluck the third string, then finish up with fingers two and three plucking the top two strings again.
When you've practiced the acoustic guitar lesson above a few times, it will become second nature to you to pluck this Latin rhythm.
Your next part of this acoustic guitar lesson is to try the same finger picking pattern using an E chord. Since the open sixth string is your bass note, you'll pluck it on beat one. Follow through with the rest of the measure in the same pattern, except your thumb plucks the fifth string on beat four and the fourth string on beat seven. When you've mastered the E chord the acoustic guitar lesson moves on to the D chord. With D, you can just use the fourth string for your thumb-plucked bass note each time.
Acoustic Guitar Lesson Tip:
Here's a fast acoustic guitar lesson secret for making the above finger-picking style of guitar playing a little fancier. Chord an A. Here's how...
When you pluck the fourth beat of the measure lift your chording finger - it's the ring finger on your left hand. Lift it and then press it while plucking. You'll get a little slur at the start of the note. This sounds great when you build speed up. Try the same little trick when playing the key of E, too. It will be finger two that you will be lifting.
Finally in this free acoustic guitar lesson for you, put everything together in a chord sequence. Play A for two measures, then D for two measures. Play E for two measures, then back to D for two measures, then A to finish up.
About The Author. You can visit her site:
www.online-guitar-lesson-reviews.com to get guitar playing tips and guitar lesson program reviews. Learn how to play guitar with amazing guitar playing soluitons and free guitar lessons.


Learn to play guitar Lesson 2:
How To Improvise The Classical Guitar Way
by: Peter Edvinsson
When I was a fifteen years old guitarist playing rock solos and classical guitar pieces I remember that I had a desire to be able to improvise on my guitar in a classical manner.
Nowadays I have developed this skill and I love to improvise in the style of composers like Sor, Tarrega, Paganini or others or just trying to find myself somewhere among the notes. These special moments are a form of meditation. They clear my mind and also helps me as a composer to stimulate my creative abilities.
The most important reason for learning classical guitar improvisation is that it's fun!
If you learn classical guitar improvisation it will benefit you in many other ways too:
1. It will be easier for you to memorize classical guitar sheet music.
2. You will find it easier to compose your own guitar pieces in a classical guitar style.
3. You can make up your own techniqal exercises on your guitar on the go.
4. You will understand your guitar better.
There are many ways to develop classical guitar improvisation. How?
You can start with major scales, experimenting with easy chords, or easy classical guitar pieces. The most basic requisite is that you want to learn this art and with this desire you will find ways to practice classical guitar improvisation in all your guitar playing.
I will just mention using classical guitar pieces in this article. But how do you begin?
May I suggest that you begin with an easy melody with just one voice or maybe a two voice piece with bass notes on open strings. Learn a couple of bars by heart and play the melody over and over again and try to change the melody slightly without losing the classical touch.
The ultimate exercise is to use advanced classical guitar solos.
If you think about it you will realize that classical guitar pieces are filled with wonderful licks, more or less complicated.
These licks can be developed and added upon to give you material that will help you developing your improvisational skills.
For example, take a two bar passage in a classical guitar piece that you like and practice it until you master it and then memorize it.
Now you can play around with the passage, break it down, change it, analyze it and so on. If you want to improve as an improvisational guitarist and musician you can regard classical guitar pieces as collections of very musical licks just waiting to be used.
I hope these hints will motivate you to reap the benefits from improvising the classical guitar way.
About The Author, Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit his site Capotasto Music and download your free sheet music and learn to play resources at http://www.capotastomusic.com.

Learn to play guitar Lesson 3:
The Seven Best Sources For Basic Guitar Lessons And Learning Techniques
by: J M Jones
The seven best sources for basic guitar lessons and learning techniques
There are two ways of learning anything, and they're not the hard way or the easy way, nor are they my way or the highway. No, they're teach yourself, or get a teacher.
Let's look at teachers first. They come in four guises, and some are more effective than others. The more effective, the more expensive--usually.
The cheapest and possibly least effective teacher you can get is probably a friend. I don't say that to be disrespectful to anyone's playing abilities, but simply to point out that unless that friend plays by the book, and is a qualified teacher, you'll probably pick up any bad habits they have. They're also not likely to be available on a regular enough basis, and may either become impatient with you when you don't pick things up fast enough, or may just let things slide, allowing you to form bad habits of your own. The cost is good, though--usually free.
You may be fortunate enough to be still at school and have guitar lessons available there, either for free or at a greatly subsidised rate. If so, take them. Your teacher will be qualified, lessons will be regular, you'll have fellow pupils you know to swap notes with outside of lessons (and maybe even get together to play with!).
Night school is the next most effective and cheap method. It's almost exactly like school, except you have to make the effort to get there after a day's work. That usually means you'll have other things going on in your life--things that may intrude. Not only that, your classes will probably be larger, so you may have less input about what you want to learn. The cost will be very reasonable, though, when worked out as an hourly rate.
A professional teacher is the most expensive option. A good one will bring out the best in you, but will get frustrated if you don't practice. (Classical guitar teachers will encourage you to take grades, because their reputation grows according to how many people they get to pass). If you have the money, the time, and are prepared to put the work in, this is one of the most effective routes to take, because they'll correct any bad habits, and sessions are one-to-one.
If you can't afford a professional teacher, and you don't have night school lessons or a friend handy, the second option is to teach yourself. There are three possible options,
You can buy guitar tutors fairly cheaply at most guitar shops, or online. They used to come in book form, but increasingly incorporate CDs and DVDs to take you through the basics. There's a one-off cost, non-refundable, and you progress at your own pace.
Once you've got the basics together, you might decide the best way to teach yourself is to learn to play standards by ear. So you get out your favourite songs, listen to them over and over, work out the chords and lead work, then play. The advantage of this method is that it'll give you confidence, and if you mess up, no one will know. It's also cheap--presumably you've already paid for the music.
(Of course, there are fan sites online where you can download lyrics and sheet music to your favourite songs, thus saving you the time of doing it yourself. This can be handy. Beatles songs, in particular, use some rather ingenious chord sequences, and you might have difficulty working them out for yourself.)
Finally, there's the online course. For the cost of a single live lesson with a professional teacher you can get a DVD with a course aimed at various levels of proficiency. The product usually comes with a money-back guarantee, too, which is not true of the other methods. Another advantage is that you can learn whenever is convenient for you--teachers are usually available only at certain times of the day.
So there you have it--the seven basic guitar lessons sources: a friend, school lessons, night school, a professional teacher, a book or course, learning by ear, or an online course.
Which is best?
Depends on how serious you are, how much time you can devote to practice, and what you want to achieve.
If you're just starting out, it might be best to go with the least expensive route. That way, if you don't persevere, you haven't lost much.
If you do, though , and you want to get really good, you'll eventually want to consider a professional teacher.
Wherever you want your journey to take you, I hope you get there and have fun travelling!
About The Author, J M Jones (the Guitar Dog) helps you go from beginning guitarist to intermediate. Get the building blocks for your guitar success: to receive your free online guitar lessons, visit: www.guitarism.co.uk


Learn to play guitar lesson 4:
A Guitar Lesson To Help You Test Your Note Knowledge
by: Craig Bassett
In this guitar lesson we look at a great way to test your note knowledge of the guitar fretboard. But before we look at that, why even bother learning the notes?
Knowing the notes on your guitar fretboard is an essential skill. Here are a FEW of the benefits that you'll gain if you have fantastic guitar fretboard knowledge…
1. You'll learn how to apply music theory to the guitar much more quickly. In my opinion there's no point learning music theory if you can't PLAY it!
2. Your creativity will increase. You'll be able to think of new and unique ways of playing chords and scales. If you don't know the notes on the guitar fretboard, you'll be stuck playing the same chord and scale fingerings that everyone uses.
3. You'll become a better musician. Great musicians don't just think in terms of chord shapes or scale fingerings. They think in terms of NOTES.
4. You'll save yourself hundreds (if not thousands!) of hours of frustration. By knowing the notes on the fretboard you'll be able to understand, learn and memorize things faster.
Pretty powerful benefits right?
So…how do we know if our note knowledge is good enough? Here's a great way of finding out…
Note Knowledge Test:
Step 1:
Please turn on your metronome and set it to 120 beats-per-minute.
Step 2:
Decide on a note that you will work on.
Step 3:
Find that note on the thickest string in all possible locations. (One note location per
click of the metronome).
Step 4:
Without pausing, repeat the process on all the other strings.
Step 5:
Repeat steps 2-4 for all the other notes.
How did you go? Did you find it hard or easy?
If you couldn't do it easily, then you have some work to do. I would recommend setting aside 10 minutes a day to work on memorizing the notes of the fretboard. Within a few short weeks, you should have it nailed. Good luck!
About The Author, Craig Bassett (The Guitar Solutions Expert) is a professional guitarist, guitar tutor and author who lives in Auckland, New Zealand. To get a free high-quality lesson e-mailed to you once a month, please go to: www.pentatonic-guitar-lessons.com

Learn to play guitar lesson 5:
A Guitar Lesson to Help You Develop Your Vision
by: Craig Bassett
Have you ever done any of the following?
• Made excuses for not practicing because you "didn't have time"?
• Practiced the same licks and exercises that you did last year?
• Felt like you had hit a brick wall in your progress?
• Felt unsure as to what to practice?
Unless your name is Steve Vai, chances are you've done at least one of the above!
They are all symptoms of having a lack of vision.
What do I mean by vision? Vision in this context is having a clearly defined picture in your mind's eye of how you would like to play. It must be a crystal clear, exciting and inspiring picture!
Without an absolutely clear picture of what you would ideally like to sound like, you will not know what you need to practice in order to realise that vision. You will also probably lose the drive and motivation to practice daily for many years until you can play like your vision. You may even start using the loser's mantra which is "I don't have time to practice".
Exercise One:
Think about how you would like to play in 10 years time. Close your eyes and try to see yourself playing exactly how you would like to play. Write down what you see now.
Make sure that it is detailed. What techniques are you a master of? What songs can you play? What bands are you in? How many students do you teach? How does it feel when you play like you do?
Exercise Two:
Now write down what areas of your playing you will need to start working on in order to reach your vision. What techniques do you need to start practising? What chords do you need to learn? What music theory do you need to start learning about? Do you need to start doing ear training? What books, teachers, CDs and other tools will help you realise your vision? How much time every day do you think you will need to practise in order to play like you want to play?
Exercise Three:
Spend 10 minutes a day for the next 30 days imagining yourself playing exactly how you would like to play. Do this with your eyes shut. Don't worry, it won't make you want to start eating tofu or go around the neighborhood hugging trees! At the end of every time you do this, write down one small new detail about your vision. By the end of 30 days you should be feeling so excited that you'll want to practice 24/7!
About The Author, Craig Bassett (The Guitar Solutions Expert) is a professional guitarist, guitar tutor and author who lives in Auckland, New Zealand. To get a free high-quality lesson e-mailed to you once a month, please go to: www.pentatonic-guitar-lessons.com

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Welcome to my learn to play guitar blog. This blog was created to help others learn to play guitar as i have found that having to learn the guitar can be easy and very rewarding. I started to learn to play guitar a few months ago and have had good days and bad. I have found some good resources to help learn the guitar and so i thought i would share them and my experiences on a blog as i like blogging too!