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Guitar Course From Legacy Learning

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Guitar Leads Course

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:43:00 +0000

A while ago I checked out a new guitar course that I found at www.guitar-leads.com. I was really impressed with it,and got in touch with the developer, Tony Alfano, a professional musician with more than 30 years of guitar playing experience.

I was contacted by him to thank me for the positive thougts about his course. After speaking for a while,he mentioned to me that he has gotten many compliments from customers, people who have bought and are using the course. I took a quick look at these (there were over 50), which proved to me there were many customers who loved the course.

Here are just a few that I found that I thought were noteworthy:

*****

"Without any question, your Guitar Leads Course is simply the most superior product I have ever tried. I am a well accomplished rhythm player that spent many years of frustration trying to play riffs and leads.

Seeing a written tab is one thing, but hearing it, from a guitar, played in a loop, is absolutely the most superior and best way to learn and learn the right way. I have learned more in the last two weeks than I have in 15 years. I would recommend this course to anyone that plays guitar, regardless of their level.

How do I sign up to get volume 5??

Gary Furman
Jacksonville, FL

*****
"I am just writing to say that once I eventually worked out how to use it,
it is simplicity itself, and I am living proof that it is simple for blind
people to use as well.

Without a shadow of a doubt I will be ordering all and any CD's that you
bring out, it is the most perfect way of learning guitar lead that I have
ever seen.

Finally, I would like to thank you for all the help I was given along the
way, and hope that you bring out many more CD's. Thank you."

Scottie
United Kingdom

*****

"Dear Tony,

Thank you for having such a great product!

My name is Rick Morris, and I play Guitar in a cover band in the north Atlanta
area. Our name is MidLife Crisis, and we are having a blast playing music for
people. Your leads have helped me immensely! THANK YOU !"

Rick Morris
Atlanta, GA

*****

If you haven't heard about this great guitar course then here is the URL.

You may want to check it out right now at www.guitar-leads.com

Keep on Rockin

GuitarGuy

Guide to Tuning Your Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:51:00 +0000

The guitar is such a simple and convenient instrument: just open the case and start playing. Well, it’s not THAT simple. Before playing the guitar you need to tune it first.

Tuning the guitar before playing it will ensure that you will create harmonious music; for each string has a specific note to play and even if one goes out of tune, the rest will sound out of place. Note that some guitars may not need as frequent tuning (well constructed = expensive), but if ever it is well played (to the point of abuse, actually), then that just needs tuning as well. Read on for an essential guide on guitar tuning.

The guitar presents a particular kind of difficulty in tuning because it has six strings, each of which has an individual pitch or a place in the musical staff assigned to it. The string numbers, as more popularly known, from top to bottom are 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, while their musical counterpart are mi, la, re, sol, si, and mi or E, A, D, G, B, and E respectively.

In order to tune the guitar correctly, one must have a reference pitch. You will need the commercially available pitch pipe or,tuning fork or better yet, use an electronic tuning device which are cheap and accurate, and more easy to use for the beginner.

If using a tuning fork, first make it vibrate by tapping it lightly on any hard object while holding the handle. Then, let the handle touch the guitar’s soundboard below or above the soundhole while gently moving it towards the bridge. This will locate the spot where the resonance is at its loudest. You are supposed to hear a high pitched A (la) which should be the same as the sound produced by striking the first string while it is being depressed on the fifth fret.

Now that you have tuned the first string (E/mi), its open sound is the same as the sound of the second string pressed on the fifth fret. The third string on the fourth fret is equal to the open second string (B/si). Furthermore, fourth string/ fifth fret equals open third string (G/sol); fifth string/ fifth fret equals open fourth string (D/re); and the sixth string/ fifth fret equals open fifth string (A/la).

In order to check the accuracy of your tuning, gently or lightly touch the fifth string directly above the fifth fretwire, without pressing the string to the fingerboard. By striking the string in this manner, it should sound similar to that high-pitched tone produced by the tuning fork. Sounds of the string produced this way are called “harmonics.”

Harmonic 5 (Harmonic on the fifth fret) of the sixth string equals harmonic 7 of the fifth string (which is also similar to the open sound of the first string). Harmonic 5 of the fifth string equals harmonic 7 on the fourth string. Harmonic 4 of the third string is equal to the harmonic 5 of the second strung and harmonic 7 of the first string.

Incidentally, harmonic 4 may require lots of practice for some, so I suggest that harmonic 7 of the sixth string be used to tune the open second string. These pairs of harmonics, when sounded together, should produce only one steady tone. If the sound the produce clash or seem wavy, they are not in tune.

These two methods of tuning must always go together. You may use the harmonics method first then check with the other or vice versa. If, after crosschecking, the strings do not agree with each other, you may have to repeat the whole process. If you still cannot get them in tune, your strings might be defective. If your strings are new, this may even be worse—your ears need tuning!

As previously stated, to avoid all the hassles of manual tuning, cheap electronic devices are available. It will pick the string’s sound through a microphone and tell you if it is in tune.

Other conventional methods of tuning are through imitation of pitches from different musical instruments like the piano, flute, etc.

Learn to Play Guitar With Online Software

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:37:00 +0000

Like for many who aspire to learn to play the guitar, my quest at proficiency has taken many twists and turns. I have considered taking formal classes at $30 an hour. While this method appears to be the best, it is expensive and requires a long commitment. In addition, due to my busy schedule I found it impossible to commit to a set schedule. I purchased the latest books, videos, and online software. By using each of these different delivery methods I learned a bit, and am able to play many basic tunes on the guitar. The purpose of this article is to share my thoughts on the benefits and drawbacks of each method mentioned above. These opinions are based on my experiences and frustrations in my journey to learn to play guitar. So lets get started!

My love affair with the guitar started about 12 to 15 years ago. I was listening to B.B King and was entranced by the sounds coming out of Lucille. I knew that I would love nothing more than to sit back at home and play those awesome songs all night! I thought it would be pretty cool to play some sick blues for a few of my friends at my very frequent (and often drunken!) parties. So I started to look for information on how to learn to play guitar. The Internet was not quite so replete with information as it is today (and I did not have a PC at my disposal) so I went to the bookstore and bought a few books. These books gave a pretty good basic history of the guitar and a cursory introduction into music theory. When it came to learning how to play, problems occurred from the start.

The first issue was tuning the guitar! The instructions were to use a piano for tuning. I did not have one and I suspect not many people do today. The tuning fork was a pain and I suspect that my first few months of learning were done with an out of tune guitar. The next issue was hand and finger position. Six lines, frets and black dots are a poor way to show you how to place your fingers. Even if you have no problem with this, the dynamic nature of playing guitar is difficult to illustrate on paper. The next issue was reading the music. It was presented in a cumbersome and very boring manner. How did I know that I was playing the notes right? The big issue with the book method for me was a lack of visual step-by-step instructions that showed me how the fingers worked in unison, and how the notes (and songs) were supposed to sound. In later years, books on how to learn to play guitar came with CDs. This was a tremendous improvement and help. Tuning was much easier, and I could listen to what the songs I was learning were supposed to sound like. But many of the problems remained. I feel that books are not the best delivery method for learning to play guitar.

Next came the videos. This media was leaps and bounds better than the books I had purchased. I could see and hear what the instructor was teaching. Tuning was even easier than before. Video close ups shed light on many of my previous questions on hand position and the dynamic nature of guitar playing. I was able to copy the instructor and actually play some cool tunes. I used the rewind function hundreds of times to reproduce something I had missed or was having troubles with. There were some very painful limitations to this method though. The first was boredom. You can only rewind the same tape to watch the same thing so many times. After that you lose interest. The next problem was that you really only learned to play whatever songs are on the 60 min tape. You were never (or at least not very well) given the tools to play other songs. This was quite limiting for me. The last issue was the actual camera angles of the videos. The shots were often too far or at wrong angles for you to see exactly what the instructor was doing. This was frustrating for me.

So we get to my favorite method: Online software! Today's Internet gives us the ability to download full courses that allow you to learn to play guitar in the comfort of your home. Some of these courses are multimedia instructions that allow you to use technology to maximum effect. One such course is Jamorama. This course teaches the user TAB, and how to play songs by ear. It takes advantage of the thousands of TAB songs available for free on the Internet. The price is close to what you would pay for one hour of instruction, or what you would pay for 2 good books on learning to play guitar. This course overcomes the shortcoming of books and videos because it is dynamic. There are games that teach you to learn the tedious and boring tasks of reading and transcribing music. There are over 148 videos that show you step-by-step how to play songs. One of the more interesting things about Jamorama is that it also has 26 tracks that you play along with. In fact, you can turn off the guitar track and play along with drummer and bassist. This is a vast improvement over the other methods. The main benefit with this method, and with this course in particular is that it is more interactive!

So what are the downfalls? Because these methods are made to appeal to a large audience with many different musical style interests, there are a lot of songs that just don't appeal to me. I personally have no interest in Nirvana, Van Halen or a multitude of Bands/singers that always appear on these types of courses. Much of the content is just not interesting and therefore some of the wealth of information that is offered is often wasted. I still believe that online software is the best way to go to learn to play guitar. The interactive benefits are excellent. This is also a very convenient way to learn!

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Learning Lead Guitar Without Scales

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:33:00 +0000

There are two main aspects to learning how to play lead guitar. One is learning technique and the other is learning what to play over a chord progression.

Technique is the ability to perform the various skills that are required to play a guitar solo. These are such things as alternate picking, hammer-ons, pull offs, slides, bends, two handed tapping, sweep picking, harmonics, and pinch harmonics. These are pretty standard skills and there is a plethora of information on the Internet as to how you can perform these techniques.

The much more important skill is the ability to know what to play over a chord progression. Here is where most students get hung up. Why? Because they are not taught the proper method. They get hung up on which scales and modes to play over which chords. They play aimlessly over each chord using the right notes but not outlining the chord progression properly. This is also dangerous as it teaches most guitarists to play scales up and down and call it a solo.

Students have been shown that chords and scales are two different things. They are not. Students might ask - What should I play over this chord progression? The most obvious answer (that isn't obvious anymore) is to play the notes that are in the chords! Most melodic solos are made up of steps (parts of scales) and leaps (skipping one or more scale steps), another reason not to get obsessed with scales.

Imagine yourself cutting a swath of chord tones through a progression. For each chord you pick a chord tone and then decorate the tone by playing before and after the tone. You connect the lines in a logical and interesting way. The non-chord tones you play come from a CAGED shape that you have firmly implanted in your mind. Any major scale can be broken down into five shapes on the fretboard making it much each to visualize what to play. This allows you to focus on the chord tones but also have a way to play the notes around the chord tones. They are seen as secondary choices you have outside of the chord tones.

A great starting point for you is to go back and play the root notes of a chord progression you like. Then play thirds, then fifths. Then mix and match the chord tones and try to approach each tone with a few notes. That will give you a good basis for creating melodic solos. Good luck.

Will Kriski is a guitarist, songwriter and teacher since 1981. He can be reached at wkriski@hotmail.com or via http://onlineguitarcoaching.com or http://willkriski.com

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Learning to Play Guitar Chords

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:30:00 +0000

Learning to play guitar chords is often one of the first things every new guitar player focuses on. These chords fit into categories together called "keys". In order to learn guitar chords to the proper extent and be able to place them in songs and progressions correctly, the player also needs to learn a little bit of music theory.

When we see our favorite musician doing an acoustic set with just a microphone and a guitar, we are mesmerized by their ability to make their guitar create those wonderful sounds. A student guitarist tries hard learning to play guitar chords as well as the musician who had inspired them. In order for us to create these sounds ourselves, we need to know what chords that musician had used in that song. Sure, they might have been using a tip here and a trick there for an added sound effect, but it was still simply a guitar making the sound of a particular chord.

By learning to play guitar chords, we will easily be able to hear, recognize and understand the method in which they are used in our favorite songs. We may even be able to write a few songs ourselves by putting this knowledge to use.

While many people ask friends or others for help in learning to play guitar chords, a lot of people turn to books, dvd's and the internet as well in order to learn tips and tricks that they might not otherwise be fortunate enough to learn. One thing to remember, however, is that each persons interpretation of each song is different and so are playing techniques.

When it comes right down to it, everyone has their own unique style of playing and no matter how much we want to and try to mimic our favorite guitar god, we will still have our own style that will make us at least a little bit different than all the rest. It's also important to remember that everyone's guitar knowledge is on a different level so when you ask a friend what those guitar chords were, they may not even know the name. A lot of players simply memorize instead of learning so they know how to form the chord but they do not understand the theory behind it so they cannot really share any information other than a hand's on visual.

If it is your desire to play the guitar you should seek the help of a professional when it comes to learning to play guitar chords. You can get a qualified teacher in your area or you can even do it online on your computer.

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Why Learning Guitar Scales is Important

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:28:00 +0000

Learning guitar scales is important, even if you think it almost as boring as learning chords. The problem with many new guitarists who have just started learning is that they want to go too far too soon. That is the road to disaster, as many failed guitarists will tell you.

Have you ever seen these piano players learning how to play, when they are going up and down the octaves playing their scales? Well, they are putting money in the bank because it will help them later when they have to play certain note combinations without thinking. If you are going to be a good lead guitarist, or a solo guitarist of any description in any genre, you too will have to spend time learning your guitar scales.

So, the question that many non-musicians ask. What are scales, and why are they so important? Scales are combinations of notes, ascending or descending, normally within an octave. The major scales are the basis of all other scales, and start and end on the same not. They go in the order whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half-whole, the wholes and halves representing steps. Thus, for the scale of D: D - E - F# - G - A - B - C# - D.

Scales are chosen because they are melodic and harmonic, and once learned, they can be used to produce tunes that are pleasing to the ear. When learning guitar, you will come across the pentatonic scale, which is derived from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th notes of the corresponding major scale. Thus, the pentatonic D will be D - E - F# - A - B

There are a number of reasons for learning scales, one being that they are fundamental to learning the theory of music, and if your ambition is to become a classical guitarist, then you will also be required to learn about the theory of music. They allow you to learn about harmonics and pitch, and the effects of sharps and flats. Some note combinations are discordant to the ear, and scales will make it a great deal easier for you to compose a series of notes that will sound good.

Another reason, more important to guitarists, is that they enable you to play a series of notes without thought that will sound good, especially when played fast. Most fast guitar riffs and solos would sound meaningless if played slowly, but sound great when played fast. That is because they are based upon the pentatonic scales. You could conceivably use a major or minor scale, but with a pentatonic, you only have to learn combinations of 5 notes.

By learning a few pentatonic scales, you will be able to play fast guitar licks up and down the frets, using the same 5 notes in the same order. If you listen to the main solo in 'Bohemian Rhapsody', written by Brian May, that is played using a pentatonic scale, as is 'Eruption' by Eddie Van Halen. You can play the same notes over a number of octaves and it will sound great, because the notes are a scale that is pleasing the ear. Hence, the importance to a lead guitar player of learning guitar scales.

Once you get up on stage and start playing, you are not going to remember a complex series of notes to make up a rapid guitar solo. You have to play the notes by rote. If you have learned a guitar scale, the pentatonic in particular, you will be able to play anywhere on the neck of your guitar, as long as the notes are true.

Sure, you will have to change it for each string, and according to where on the neck you play it, but the notes will be the same and they will always be played in the same order. In practise, it doesn't matter to you if they are sharps or flats or neither: you are just playing the notes, and don't have to understand the theory. If you have learned your guitar scales properly, then you won't have to remember because of the muscle memory involved.

It's the same with chords. If you have learned your chords properly, you don't have to figure where to put your fingers, you just play the chord and you fingers automatically get them right due to the muscle memory of repetition and revision. You don't start a new song in your gig, and then wonder what the chords are: they come automatically, and so do the scales when you need them.

That's why learning guitar scales is important, and why you shouldn't screw up your face when asked to play them. It's money in the bank, that you will withdraw when you are finally standing alone in front of 10,000 screaming people and striking up the first note of your fabulous guitar solo. It's only dozens of repetitions of a pentatonic scale, but they don't know that - they think you are fabulous - a star- and all because you took the time to learn your guitar scales.

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5 Things to Get Before Learning How to Play Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:23:00 +0000

Guitar - Electric or Acoustic?

In choosing the type of guitar you want to play think about what inspired you in the first place, was it
crushing power chords of AC/DC or the light acoustics of Jewel? What style of music are you interested in? You don't have to spend a fortune on your first guitar, you can find some good deals on craigslist or ebay for used guitars. Or go to you local music so you can talk to a musician and get some help on choosing your first 6-string. There are also beginner packs at the online guitar stores. You'll also need a shoulder strap to support the guitar. Don't get too caught up in having a fancy guitar and equipment until you can actually play.

Picks

Start with a medium thickness pick until you become more advance and know what you want in a pick. Get a package of pick and put them in a bowl in your practice room. Another great thing to have is a pick holder that you can mount directly on the guitar body. It hold a number of picks and is always only inches away from your hand.

Tuner

If your taking lessons online there is usually an online tuner that you can use. You should also purchase a small chromatic tuner that you can use anytime.

String Lube

Products like FingerEase will do wonders as it allows for smooth transitions between chords and reduces any soreness in your fingertips.

Notepad

Having a notepad handy is key so that you jot down any key points that you need to remember during your practice routine.

Getting off to a good start when learning how to play guitar is crucial. You don't have spend a lot to get the basics to make learning how to play as efficient as possible.

Todd Wales is a musician and guitar teacher. He has been traveling and playing gigs across the country. Start learning guitar with easy guitar songs with JamPlayGuitar.com - Free Online Guitar Lessons

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Learning to Play Acoustic Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:19:00 +0000

With the popularity of the internet, nowadays it has become especially simple for novice guitar players to become proficient at learning to play acoustic guitar. For these novice players, online lessons will offer a higher number of benefits over other, more traditional options when learning how to play the acoustic guitar. A combination of a flexible learning environment, along with the providing of highly-accessible information and the ability of learning to play acoustic guitar from the comfort of your own home presents new players with many reasons why online guitar lessons offer an unbeatable way to get the skills they need quickly, simply, and most effectively.

Looking for the best internet source for learning to play acoustic guitar at first seems to be an impossible task considering the thousands of options for online guitar lessons. Many offer free lessons for beginners, and others require a membership fee before new students can gain access to the online lessons and utilities offered. Some are products that give students a free trial to tryout their online guitar course before requiring payment after a certain point. The truth is that all of these could be valid methods for learning to play acoustic guitar, depending on your comfort level with independent study and/or working with the computer to fill in any gaps in an online lesson. Internet-savvy guitar students will be able to quickly pick out which online lesson source works best for them-if you don't have as much experience with the internet, it's recommended to try sticking with only the free sources and those offering trials before making any monetary commitment that sees you buying products that can't help you/are too advanced for a beginning guitar player.

In addition to the explicit online lessons available, the internet offers other sources of information to the new student of the acoustic guitar seeking tips and tricks for learning to play. A good example is the many message board communities related to learning to play acoustic guitar that can easily found from using a search engine. These communities will aid beginners by offering help with new guitar techniques, answering questions for novice players having problems with certain fundamental concepts, or for helping new guitarists find local repair shops or music stores for new supplies. These communities are free to join, and could potentially lead new players towards meeting a few future members of a great rock band!

Learning to play acoustic guitar is ultimately about dedication and perseverance; while online methods of learning to play offer benefits for many new players it's obviously not a method everyone is able to find success with. But if you are familiar with using the internet, ready to learn the guitar in a mostly-independent method of self-instruction, and are eagerly anticipating the idea of connecting with others through the web while learning the guitar and sharing the new experience with other beginners online, then you should seriously consider using the unconventional (yet effective) option of the internet for learning to play acoustic guitar.

by Werner Wichmann - a guitar enthusiast who provides online help and writes independent reviews on learning to play the guitar - PlayGuitarMusicLessons.com

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Beginner Guitar Songs - Easy Songs For Beginners

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:14:00 +0000

Beginner Guitar Songs are fun and easy to play on the guitar. When you have the chords down pat, the first thing you will want to do is get some tablature for actual songs. The best songs to begin with are the ones with fairly simple chords. Beginner guitar songs are those that have just a few chords. This will allow you to play real songs faster without going through a lot of headaches. It also sets the foundation for learning music that is more complicated.

While many new guitarists are tempted to jump right in and try playing their favorites, unless you have a great talent for playing by ear, this can be more discouraging than encouraging. Start with the easy stuff and work your way up to the harder stuff. Besides, some of the easiest songs to play are actually great songs.

Following are some of the simplest songs to learn from folk, classical, rock and country. Some of these use two chords. None uses more than four.

Beginner Guitar Songs for Folk Music

Skip to My Lou
Rock-a My Soul
Yellow Rose of Texas
I Shall Not Be Moved

Beginner Guitar Songs for Classical Music

El Conde Olinos by J.H. Montoya
Greensleeves by Anonymous
Romance by Mozart
Andantino by Carcassi
Andantino1 by Kuffner
Allegro by Guiliani

Beginner Guitar Songs for Rock Music

Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
Smells like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Who'll Stop the Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Brain Damage/Eclipse by Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Beginner Guitar Songs for Country Music (traditional and contemporary)

Take Me Back to Tulsa - Bob Wills
Honky Tonkin' - Hank Williams
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
Have Mercy - The Judds
Drive - Alan Jackson
Everywhere- Tim McGraw

Once you have mastered three to four chord beginner guitar songs, find some more advanced songs in the music genre of your choice.

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Review: Jamorama – the Ultimate Guitar Learning Kit

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:17:00 +0000

How long does it take to learn guitar? It depends on who teaches you and I reckon and the Jamorama guitar course is one of best ways to learn to play tunes on the guitar. This package really CAN show you how to play popular tunes on your guitar… and be the center of attention in no time!

Review: Jamorama – the Ultimate Guitar Learning Kit

If you are learning the guitar as a beginner, as a slightly more advanced player or as someone coming back to playing the guitar, you can appreciate how frustrating it is learning the skills and techniques without seeing any noticeable results. The time and effort that many put into exercises don’t seem to be reflected in their standard of playing. There also seems to be a frustration in the lack of quality information on the market.

Ben Edwards and the team at Jamorama have bucked the trend with the latest version of Jamorama. They had considerable success with their first release of Jamorama, and given the positive feedback from the success of this package, the team decided to develop the product further. They have come up with a new package that is unrivalled in terms of quality and its comprehensive nature. This package truly does enable guitar students to accelerate their learning, and includes an impressive array of features.

In addition to the quality information in the glossy two book series, the team at Jamorama has spent 1,000s of hours developing 148 video examples and exercises so the student can hear and see exactly what they should be doing. The Jamorama team have also included two exclusive educational computer games to develop your skills in reading and training your ear to transcribe music. They also included the pro version of Jayde Musica and GuitEarIt! as free bonuses that give the student the ability to train their ear to recognize notes and transcribe songs from the radio. Both of these programs are very well made and presented, and most of all are easy and fun to play.

Add to this package the two additional free bonus ebooks "Advanced Learning Techniques for Guitar”.and “How to tune your guitar”. Advanced Techniques introduces the idea of mental visualization, which is a powerful tool in speeding up your rate of learning. Mental visualization uses the same pathways inside your brain other than the fact you are not performing the activity physically. The second bonus book, “How to tune your guitar” solves the problem with tuning guitars, and introduces the reader to the most effective way of tuning a guitar.

If that weren't already enough the Jamorama Metronone also comes with the package at no additional cost.

With all of the information in this package there really is no excuse to delay learning to play your guitar. The Jamorama team has given the reader four high quality books, two fun educational games and access the Jamorama forum with all the resources you need to play like a professional in no time.

This package is by far the most complete and fresh approach to guitar playing that I have seen in a long time. I highly recommend this product because I do believe it will deliver results and have you playing popular songs like a professional using the most effective techniques. There is something here for every guitar player, regardless of ability. And at the current cost, it really is worth every dollar spent!

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Learning To Play The Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:29:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar?

Can you imagine how it would feel to be able to play all of your favorite tunes on your guitar? Once you have learned to play the guitar you can even write your own music.

Like most people, I love music - especially music that has a guitar playing in it. In my head, I can still hear all the great guitar solos and riffs from my favorite songs, and the memories they bring back to me. I’ll bet you can too.

In fact, music has always been special to me and I can remember my family having hundreds of vinyl records in our house, with all the latest chart hits. Any music, which had a great guitar sound in it, was played repeatedly until it was burned into my brain forever more.

It’s not surprising then, with an upbringing like mine surrounded by the latest chart hits, my favorite instrument of choice is the guitar. I love it so much that when I grew up I decided to learn how to play it.

Like many kids, I didn't start learning to play the guitar until my late teens, but I was surprised at the ease of learning it. For someone who doesn't play an instrument, I would advise him or her to learn the guitar because I found it to be one of the best instruments for a beginning musician.

It's quite easy to learn the basic chords although your fingers will get sore at first from pressing down the strings, but this will soon pass. The main thing is that within a few weeks, with diligent practice, you can be making nice sounds with it, which make the whole learning experience a lot more fun!

Once you get a few practice sessions under your belt, you will find it hard to put it down! You'll soon be enjoying your new found skills and feel spurred on to get better and better.

Learning how to play the guitar is also good for your general confidence too, because being good at something you love is always satisfying. And don’t forget the admiration of your family and friends that your new-found skill will bring.

If you practice with a passion and really develop your guitar playing techniques who know what the future will bring? There will always be work for talented musicians but even if you don’t want to play the guitar professionally, you can still have the pleasure of playing to family and friends and bask in the admiration that it brings.

Maybe you would become so good at playing it you ended up in a famous band at the top of the charts. Even if you never become a famous rock star though, just being able to play the guitar well will be a source of great pleasure for you and anyone who listens.

But, like anything that needs to be learned, you need good coaching to succeed and do it well.

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Guitar Lesson – Tuning Your Guitar to Itself

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:48:00 +0000

This is probably the most important piece of knowledge that you can learn when it comes to tuning your guitar.

The process of tuning your guitar to itself is one by which you tune each string to another string on the guitar. Basically, it means that you can tune the guitar without having to use a tuner or pitch tool.

The only set back about using this method is that your guitar may not end up in exact concert pitch. What I mean by that is that the strings may not run E, A, D, G, B, E as they would if they were in correct concert pitch (you would need a tuner or pitch tool to do that), rather they will all be tuned to whatever note the top string happens to be at the time of tuning.

The first step is to get your fifth string in tune with your sixth string.

Place a finger on your left hand on the fifth fret of the sixth string. The note that you are holding down is the pitch that string five should be tuned to.

Keep your finger in position and pluck the sixth string and let that note ring. As you let the sixth string ring, pluck the fifth string.

If the fifth string sounds exactly like the note you are holding on the sixth string, it is in tune.

If it is higher, you need to tune down below the note on the sixth string and then bring it back up to match with the fifth fret note on the sixth string.

If the fifth string note is lower, you need to tighten the string and bring its pitch up to the fifth fret note on the sixth string.

It may take you a while to match pitches exactly but the more practice you get at this, the faster you will be able to do it.

The second step is to get your fourth string in tune with your fifth string.

Place a finger on your left hand on the fifth fret of the fifth string.

The note that you are holding down is the pitch that string four should be tuned to. Keep your finger in position and pluck the fifth string and let that note ring.

As you let the fifth string ring, pluck the fourth string.

If the fourth string sounds exactly like the note you are holding on the fifth string, it is in tune.

If it is higher, you need to tune down below the note on the fifth string and then bring it back up to match with the fifth fret note on the fifth string.

If the fourth string note is lower, you need to tighten the string and bring its pitch up to the fifth fret note on the fifth string. Keep tuning the string until you get an exact match for pitch.

The third step is to get your third string in tune with your fourth string.

Place a finger on your left hand on the fifth fret of the fourth string.

The note that you are holding down is the pitch that string three should be tuned to.

Keep your finger in position and pluck the fourth string and let that note ring. As you let the fourth string ring, pluck the third string.

If the third string sounds exactly like the note you are holding on the fourth string, it is in tune.

If it is higher, you need to tune down below the note on the fourth string and then bring it back up to match with the fifth fret note on the fourth string.

If the third string note is lower, you need to tighten the string and bring its pitch up to the fifth fret note on the fourth string. Keep tuning the string until you get an exact match for pitch.

The fourth step is to get your second string in tune with your third string.

Place a finger on your left hand on the fourth fret of the third string.

The note that you are holding down is the pitch that string two should be tuned to.

Keep your finger in position and pluck the third string and let that note ring. As you let the third string ring, pluck the second string.

If the second string sounds exactly like the note you are holding on the third string, it is in tune.

If it is higher, you need to tune down below the note on the third string and then bring it back up to match with the fourth fret note on the third string. I

If the second string note is lower, you need to tighten the string and bring its pitch up to the fourth fret note on the third string. Keep tuning the string until you get an exact match for pitch.

The last step is to get your first string in tune with your second string.

Place a finger on your left hand on the fifth fret of the second string.

The note that you are holding down is the pitch that string one should be tuned to.

Keep your finger in position and pluck the second string and let that note ring. As you let the second string ring, pluck the first string.

If the first string sounds exactly like the note you are holding on the second string, it is in tune.

If it is higher, you need to tune down below the note on the second string and then bring it back up to match with the fifth fret note on the second string.

If the first string note is lower, you need to tighten the string and bring its pitch up to the fifth fret note on the second string.

Keep tuning the string until you get an exact match for pitch and you will have tuned the guitar to its own strings.

You have just tuned your guitar to itself. If the guitar sounds a little out, you should go back and repeat the process – it is a little hard to master for a start but you should stick to it as it is a very useful skill to have.

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Hints for Buying a New Guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:45:00 +0000

Whether you’re buying your first guitar, upgrading or simply adding to your collection, your first priority is to do your homework.

There are many different resources available and you should endeavor to use them all. Guitar magazines are a good place to find out prices and specifications on different models of guitar. You can get similar knowledge from browsing at your local instrument shop.

Another great tool is the internet – you can check for the most competitive prices, get some information on the manufacturers and search for other guitarist’s reviews and opinions.

You really need to arm yourself well before you try haggling with your local guitar salesman.

Often you can find online auctions where guitars sell for incredibly low prices; however, I wouldn’t advise you to take this option. As a rule you should always play before you buy so that you get a chance to gauge performance.

Once you’ve got the background knowledge that you need on the guitar of your choice the next task is to set yourself a budget and stick to it. Don’t let salespeople talk you into spending more money than you anticipated.

Testing out new guitars in the shop can be an intimidating task for beginners. It is important to remember that you are not there to showcase your playing ability – you are there to discern whether your proposed buy is a good deal or not.

Check the frets for buzzing by playing each one. Make sure that the neck is not warped by looking down it as if you were sighting a gun. Check that all of the volume and tone switches etc. are in good working condition.

It is a great idea to take an experienced guitarist along with you when you are looking at a possible purchase, so see if you can persuade a teacher of friend.

Not only will they be able to offer helpful advice – they will be good moral support when it’s time to pick up the guitar and test it out in public.

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Guitar Lesson One - Getting Started

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:38:00 +0000

Easy Guitar Lesson #1 - Learn the basics of playing the guitar.

Sitting Positions

There are two sitting positions for holding the guitar; classical and casual.

1. Pick up the guitar and make sure that the guitar body is supported by your leg.
2. Position yourself at the edge of your chair.
3. Ensure that your back is relaxed but straight.
4. Lean the guitar back towards you slightly.

Standing Position

1. Pick up the guitar and place the strap over your shoulder. Adjust the strap so that the guitar is positioned mid-body.
2. Use your left hand to support the neck of the guitar.
3. Rest your right hand over the bridge of the guitar.

Guitar Hand Positions

It is important that you relax your wrists and hands. Straining them can cause injury.

Front View

Rear View

Warning! Make sure that you never position your hand like this:

Your thumb should never be placed this low on the neck of the guitar as it puts
unnecessary strain on your wrist and thumb.

Fretting

When you play the guitar, you use your left hand fingers to press down the strings on the fret board of the guitar and use your right hand to pluck or strum the stings at the bridge end of the guitar. Using your left hand to press the strings on the fret board is called fretting. Here are some tips you will need to know:

1. Short fingernails are essential.
2. Use only the tips of your fingers to press the strings.
3. When making a chord, be sure that each fingertip is placed directly behind the fret.
We will cover chords in lesson one.
4. Check each string that it rings clearly and is not muted or buzzing.

As a beginner guitarist, it may hurt your fingers to play. This is normal. Every guitarist starts this way for the first couple of weeks. With practice, you will develop guitar fingers (hard skin on your fingertips).

Holding the Pick

Position the pick between thumb and index fingers like in the diagram below:

Time to take a break. Well done, you've just completed the first guitar lesson. In the next guitar lesson you will learn about chords and by the end of this lesson you'll have learnt the A Major chord.

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Jamorama – Best Acoustic Guitar Learning Course

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:43:00 +0000

Jamorama Acoustic comes in two books - Beginner and Advanced. These books take the guitarists on a journey from having NO guitar playing skills to being able to play and read guitar tab like a pro.

Jamorama Acoustic guitar is based on the Jamorama Guitar Learning Kit that is widely recognized at the best guitar course available. The Jamorama Acoustic Guitar Learning Kit specifically itargets the acoustic guitar player with 148 video examples and exercises and 26 Acoustic Jam Tracks for the student to play along with.

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Guitar Lessons

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:51:00 +0000

Why do YOU want to learn how to play guitar?

Do you just want to learn to play for personal pleasure? Or maybe you want to play in a band?

Perhaps you want to write and perform your own songs and become rich and famous?

Whatever your reasons are, there are lots of courses that can teach you how to play the guitar and get results FAST.

Some are better than others though and it isn't easy to learn the guitar no matter what guitar lessons you follow.

It will take time to become a good guitar player and practise is the key.

The best guitar methods will give you a number of structured guitar lessons which will help you to develop your guitar playing skills from beginner to whatever level you want to take it to.

With the latest guitar methods, you can get multimedia audio and videos to guide you along, and real tunes you can play instead of mind-numbingly boring guitar drills that will make you give up in despair.

Instead of guitar lessons being a chore they will now be an enjoyable experience.

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