admin | 
10 5th, 2009| 
There are three ways to take guitar lessons. You can go to a guitar tutor, you can buy a guitar and a book and teach your self, (like I did), or you can learn online. Now, all of these methods can be successful, depending on individuals and circumstances, but to me the best way is to learn on line. Why? Well, because a guitar student may not be able to pay a tutor for lessons on a continual basis and drop out, and in the case of a person teaching themselves, some times they might loose interest because they might find it difficult to progress and become stagnant with their progress.
So, for a once off payment, and complete courses from beginner level right up to advanced, the online line learning course is the best way. But, of course, you must be prepared to practice.
As a beginner, you start by learning to play chords. Simple Chords like G, C, D, A, E, E minor, A minor. These are the basic chords. You practice these chords, then you learn the scales e.g., G scale which is G, C, and D, or A scale which is A, G, and D. Practice the scales until you can strum form on chord to another continually with out stopping to get the next chord. Now you are ready to incorporate what you have practiced in to playing a song. Whatever song you chose practice the strumming rhythm first, when playing the chords in the scale you choose, and then start singing.
Now, you can play a song. You will feel a lot more confident and start learning more songs. You will learn more chords, such as majors, minors, 7ths bar chords and others besides. As your repertoire grows, you will need to adjust your strumming technique, and learning to pluck strings as well as strumming. The “Claw hammer” method is the most popular for people who are learning new finger picking skills. Your hand is facing downwards over the strings plucking the strings in what ever rhythm you need to play your chosen song, hence the name claw hammer. With practice, these skills will develop and in doing so broaden your guitar playing skills, incorporating the chords and the strumming and guitar picking techniques you have learned to having a wide range and huge variety of songs. Ultimately, you will become a better, more accomplished and more confident guitar player.
