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Thursday 28 August 2014

Why do others stop playing guitar

The possible reason why others stop playing guitar is because it's really painful for your fingers when you practice a lot specially the muscle on the back of your thumb...No pain.no gain.That's right ,just like a body builders' motto."Finger gym" is the term!!!That's true,you will feel so much pain when you practice always but as soon as your fingers develop the muscles needed and callouses will be really helpful to reduce the pain...you can now play your guitar and your favorite songs..All you need is rest.

Practice regularly and make sure your nails are trimmed for you to easily make the sound clearer.Love what you do coz after the pain there you have the gain.You need the will to reach you goal...

For you to enjoy your practice.Think of your favorite song and practice.I won't recommend to use a pick if you are a begginer.It is better to use your finger first to improve your wrist movement and fingers coordination.

THE BRIDGE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR GOAL IS YOUR ACTION....

The guitar...and the basics

First of all you have to do some research about guitar..When you want to learn something ,you'll do some research about it right?Now go and ask Mr. Google about the guitar,its class(string instrument) and the parts of it like the headstock,tuning pegs,nut,fretboard,markers and their postions,heel,soundhole,bridge,pins,saddle,the body,pickguard,etc..those are some of the parts of guitar..
Now if your guitar is with you right now..then let's begin....Remember that FOUNDATION is the most important here just like a building with strong foundation can stand in great heights and yes!!!you are the building...so enough for the wise advise hahaha...I'm just saying that you need a strong foundation..so PRACTICE.PRACTICE.PRACTICE.....is the key...PRACTICE the RIGHT WAY...together with your dedication,motivation and discipline.....you will succeed.
Ok,now we will be learning the CHORDS:major and minor.But before that we will only be using simple chords.
Let's do a 4-chord progression using basic chords: G-Em-C-D ...
TIMING IS VERY IMPORTANT so we're gonna develop your timing skill while learning the chords at the same time.
Do the G-chord then count from 1 to 4.Next Em and count again 1-4..then C chord and D chord.Just do the same thing COUNT...Say the numbers or you can say "1 and 2 and 3 and 4" ..."and" is to fill the gap/sec between number to maintain the beat..don't forget to count..it's a must....
Do it over and over again..'til you perfect the timing and the shifting of chords..you can do it with ease if you PRACTICE PROPERLY...
DO NOT STRUM YET...We'll be there..You have a lot of time..remember it's not a project in school so do not hurry..take your time ....just count and practice your finger positioning...Trust me,you'll see the result of this practice...
Next time we will mix this practice with some strumming patterns..so come back for more ideas...

Be awesome!!!

It is so cool when you see people playing their guitars,doing some melodic rhythm that catches the ears and eyes the listeners.Wanna be one of these awesome guitar players?What are you waiting for?Start it right now!!!Yes right now....Don't have a guitar?Not a problem because when you really want to learn something,start from the THEORY...Theory then "Application"..That's the formula..But before all of the things before you start playing guitar....ASK YOURSELF IF YOU REALLY WANT TO LEARN IT...are you gonna enjoy playing it or you just want to be popular in your school or somewhere..Either way it's in your hand to decide but you need the so -called DICIPLINE for you to success because it's a key..It's not easy to learn playing guitar but with dedication,discipline and motivation....you can do it and ofcourse practice.practice.practice......THE RIGHT WAY of practice not just "practice".I know you can do it.So let's start learning how to play a guitar.

Thursday 21 August 2014