Beginner Guitar Made Easy

Tuning is one of the most important aspects of having a good sound when playing guitar.  If the guitar isn’t in tune then the chords you are playing will never sound correct.  Tuning should be checked prior to each practice.  As you tune your guitar, you will continue to get faster.

What Is The Best Tuning Method?

The most accurate tuning method is by using an electronic tuner.  This will provide a consistent reading and allow you to tune the same every time.  You can also perform a relative tuning where you tune 5 of the strings relative to the 6^th string.  This works well if you are playing by yourself.  If you are playing with one or more people, you will want to make sure your guitar is in tune with the other instruments, usually the piano/keyboard or other guitars.

How to Tune [...]

Every guitarist will eventually discover a chord that they just cannot make easily or they need a chord that is to a different tuning or at a different location on the fret board.  Perhaps you have run into this problem.   One of the places I go to get chord diagrams [...]

No Time to Practice Guitar

Do you have a problem “fitting in” practice time?  When I first started playing guitar (and still sometimes today) I had a problem taking the time to practice.  Guitar is one of those things where you must practice to get better at playing.  One and a half hours of practice the night before your lesson does not equal fifteen minutes a day for six days when it comes to practice time.  At the time I thought it did.  I could come up with many excuses such as: [...]

Like many things, starting is often the most difficult part of learning to play guitar.  There are three basic things you need to have to get started. [...]

Beginner Guitar Made Easy is a site with the intention to make learning guitar easier.  There are certain things that have to be done but you don’t have to do these things the most difficult way.   I will break the difficult lessons into simpler mini lessons and explain the easier lessons even simpler.  Are there chords that are difficult to make?  I’ll help you find an alternative.  Is This Site For You?

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