Play Better Guitar

Guitar lessons vary in cost

…depending upon the amount of experience the instructor possesses!

For example, an instructor with a degree will oftentimes charge much more than a home-based instructor. This extra experience due to higher education always touts a heavier pricetag. If you are just beginning to learn guitar…There are many affordable options available that you should take notice upon!

Check your local music Shops!

Chances are…

you can get some sort of monthly deal through a local instructor for about $50 a session. Sessions will typically last around 30 minutes-1 hour, so be certain you get your moneys worth and ask a lot of relevant questions!

Online options also exist!

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FUNDAMENTALS OF YOUR GUITAR

All parts of the guitar are equally important, but some of the areas of particular interest are (from the bottom up) the bridge, strings, neck, fret, and tuning pegs.

Let’s begin with the bridge.  This is where your stings will be changed.  There are round pegs at the end of every string.  These will need to be pulled out and new stings inserted.  You will need to learn the string names.  Beginning from the top (biggest) string to the bottom string (smallest):  EADGBE.  The top and bottom strings are the same note, just different octaves.

On the neck of your guitar you should notice two things.  One, there are going to be a series of metal lines that extend from one end of the neck to the other.  These are called frets.   Two, if you look down the side of the neck of your guitar you will see dots.  The dots are located at frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, and 17.  Fret 12 has a double dot for which I will explain further once we get to that portion of these lessons.

Let’s talk for a minute about the tuning pegs at the top of the guitar on the headstock…

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