Learning Guitar for Beginners
I've always wanted to play guitar...
Oh sure, I've dabbled a bit over the years and I even own an acoustic guitar. I can play basic chords but after 5 minutes I've always laid it down because, man, it hurts your fingers!
But who hasn't at least secretly admired the guy or gal at a party who picks up the six-string sitting in the corner and whips out a cool Dave Matthews tune note-for-note? I know I have!
So, it is with renewed dedication that I pick up and dust off the 'ole axe and look to the internet to learn how to play guitar. To learn things like guitar tabs, tuning, chords, scales, chops, licks, and riffs. Daring to dream of the occassional hammer-on and/or pull-off.
This is my goal and you've found my Resource Center!
If you are a beginner like me - Welcome!
If you are Al DiMeola with a daytime job and can contribute - please do!
Hey -- we all had to start somewhere!
Guitar Links
- Guitar Lessons - Guitar Tab - FretPro Fretboard Trainer
- Guitar Lessons - Tablature - and the FretPro Fretboard Trainer is awesome! Tons of free stuff...like Advanced Fretpro Software, free Metronome Software, Cool Guitar Links...
Super resource!
The site says" Learn the Fretboard in 60 minutes"...ya right!
So, I coughed up the $15 to find out and man...was I surprised! All I can say is, I really think I have a necessary grasp of the subject...I spent 2 hours though. LOL! - JGuitar
- Guitar chord generator and scale calculator. Calculate fingerings for any chord on any stringed instrument in any tuning. Includes many other useful tools such as chord namer and tab mapper.
- Guitar Course Reviews
- The Smart Guy gives reviews of Guitar Learning Courses...what's good...and which ones are scams.
- All Guitar Chords
- Chord finder, including split chords and chord variations. Nice visual presentation with a bunch of extra tools like a metronome
- Guitar Jam Machine
- Cool on-line simulation that lets you pick and play choed progressions with chord fingering notations.
- Virtual Guitar and Chordbook
- Fun Flash app that let's you stum chords, shows scales, a Chord Sequencer...lots of neat stuff...nicely done.
- Berklee Shares
- Free PDF and video music lessons on Guitar from Berklee School of Music
- Guitar Tricks Online
- This site is very interesting...Guitar lessons online with 24 free one. Inside the wide variety of instructors make learning cool tricks fun and easy! I like it...
- Chordbook.Com
- Easy to use flash guitar chords finder on Virtual Guitar, jam tracks, all kinds of nifty guitar gadgets and helpers!
- Guitar Note Trainer
- Think you know your fretboard? Try these note drills in Flash format...
- The Essential Guitar Guide
- Here is some really practical info for learning. Just simple text and some diagrams but the explanations for things like scales is EASY to understand.
- Free Guitar Videos
- Some nice electric and acoustic guitar videos showing how to do some classic riffs and songs. Pretty good video work and definitely worthwhile.
- Free guitar lessons for the absolute beginner
- Online guitar lessons everything you need to be a monster guitar player
- Guitar Center's GuitarSchool.net
- OK...This is cool! Guitar Center offers 150 free video guitar lessons...nice. BUT...the COOLEST thing about this is a new technology they will be introducing soon called MoCap360?. This will be awesome! Check it out!
Guitar Lesson World
Nice collection of info
I've been going through Patrick McFarlane's Guitar Lesson World lately toquickly get up to speed on some of the basics. This site has very informative
sections on everything from basic guitar anatomy to power chords:
Guitar World Lessons
I particularly have found the lesson on Tablature to be useful:
Tablature Notation
Guitar Master Class
Lots of great stuff...high energy delivery
Kristofer from Sweden delivers a ton of no nonsense, in-your-face, shreddin' videos at GuitarMasterClass.net
Free sample videos, a Lick Of The Day feature, guitar forum, Lessons by inspiration...almost too much to cover here so check it out for yourself
Guitar Master Class
Great Stuff on Amazon
Learning Guitar for Dummies
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
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Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
How to Play Guitar: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Guitar (How to Play)
Amazon Price: $9.56 (as of 07/26/2008)
Guitar Scales Learn How To Play Chords Blues Etc Art Poster Print - 24" X 36"
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
