Online Guitar Lessons - Learn To Play The Guitar

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Guitar Lessons
Learn to play the guitar in the comfort of your home

These online guitar lessons have been developed through years of research and guitar playing.

Each guitar instruction is aimed towards developing your guitar playing abilities.

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Tips to get the most from these lessons:

1. To benefit most from these guitar instructions, you will need to follow the lessons systematically.

2. It is best to print out each lesson and read it through once. Then go through it again with your instrument.

3. To learn to play the guitar well, you'll need to put aside time to practice.

Materials needed to learn how to play the guitar

1. A note-book and pencil

2. A guitar ( For beginners, an inexpensive guitar is sufficient)

3. A plectrum

Beginner Guitar Lessons:

Lesson 1: Music Theory

Music theory is the basic for learning any musical instruments or vocals. So do not skip this lesson for by mastering this, you will be able to understand and read guitar music.

Since this is a rather long lesson, I have divided the Music Theory lesson into three parts.

Music Theory Part I

Music Theory Part II

Music Theory Part III

Lesson 2a: How To Tune The Guitar - Standard Guitar Tuning

Tuning your guitar is an essential practice to good guitar playing. Every guitar player tunes his guitar before a performance. Here in this lesson, you will be taught the various methods of guitar tuning.

Creative Alternate Tunings Explained In The Followig Guitar Lessons

Lesson 2b: Acoustic Guitar Alternate Tunings

Lesson 2c: Alternate Drop D Open Tuning

Lesson 2d: Dmaj Open Tuning

Lesson 2e: Double Drop D Open Tuning

Lesson 2f: Open Tunings

Lesson 2g: G Open Tuning

Lesson 2h: G6 Open Tuning

Lesson 3a: Guitar Playing Positions

A comfortable playing position will enable you to play the guitar for long hours without any discomfort or back strain. Knowing and using these guitar playing positions is especially important if you need to perform before an audience for long durations. So take time to practice the different positions and see which is the best playing position for you.

Lesson 3b: Understanding The Guitar Fretboard

Here you will learn to visualize the fretboard and its related positions.

Lesson 3c: A Detailed Description of the Fretboard

Lesson 4: How To Read Guitar Notes

From this lesson, you will be able to tell the difference between note values, slurs, and phrasing.

Lesson 5: Learning About Guitar Chords - How to Construct Guitar Chords

You will be taught how to approach major, minor, diminished and augmented chords.

Lesson 6a: Reading Guitar Chord Charts

Pointers for reading guitar chord charts. 2 pdf pages of guitar chord charts can be downloaded here.

Lesson 6b: Reading Chord Charts Diagrams & Symbols

How to read guitar chord notation - recognizing chord chart's diagrams and symbols

Guitar Tablature Lessons

Lesson 7a: Guitar Tabs

Reading general guitar tabs and understanding what guitar tabs are about.

Lesson 7b: Acoustic Guitar Tablature

Learning about acoustic guitar tablature and its symbols.

Lesson 8: Understanding Guitar Scales

Developing and understanding the fretboard by working the guitar scales through all 12 keys. There are two parts in this guitar playing instructions. Begin with Part I before proceeding to the second and final part of this guitar instruction.

Understanding Guitar Scales Part I

Understanding Guitar Scales Part II

Acoustic Guitar Lessons

Lesson 9a: Choosing Your First Acoustic Guitar

Lesson 9b: Acoustic Guitars - The Various Types of Wood Used and Their Tonal Qualities

Lesson 9c: Playing The Acoustic Guitar

Lesson 9d: Beginner Acoustic Guitar Playing : Finger Picking, Nail Care & Basic Techniques

Lesson 9e: Playing The Acoustic Guitar : Posture & Hand Positions

Lesson 9f: Playing The Acoustic Guitar : Guitar Anatomy, Pentatonic Scales, Major Scales & Intervals

Lesson 9g: Playing The Acoustic Guitar : Chords

Lesson 9h: Crafting A Good Acoustic Guitar Solo

Lesson 9i: Approaching Acoustic Guitar Solos