music4evr511 asked:


I’ve had an acoustic guitar for years, but I never got around to learning how to play. I’ve tried books, but they didn’t work for me. I especially want to learn how to play “make up smeared eyes’ by automatic loveletter. What’s the best or easiest way to start playing the guitar? any tips? thanks!

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Kenn Bell asked:




Many guitar players would like to know how they can learn to play the guitar by ear. The good news is that once you understand how to do it, playing the guitar by ear can be a pretty easy skill to learn. When you play by ear you can learn new tunes much quicker and remember it much more easily than if you did not already know to play by ear. We are going to talk about what you need to understand in order to play by ear.

First of all you need to understand how to find out what key a song is in. You can figure this out by looking at or listening to the chord progression.

Every song is played within a key. You can find the key by looking at the major scale associated with the key you want to play in.

For example, the key of “C” consists of the following chords; C D E F G A B C .

So generally speaking, if a song has a progression of “C”, “E”, “G”, it’s going to be played in the key of “C.”

Once you figure out what key the basic chord progression is in, any solos or licks accompanying the song will generally be played in that same key as well.

So if the song is in the key of “C Major” you can generally solo in the “C Major” scale and it should fit in pretty well.

Learning to play by ear is an art and not a science, but with a little practice it can easily be learned

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expertvillage asked:

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Chris J Jones asked:




Learning to play guitar is an exciting and fulfilling hobby, which will give you pleasure for the rest of your life.

If there is one thing that I’ve heard from all of my students, it is the fact that they feel that playing the guitar is going to be difficult. I’m not saying that it is not going to take any work for you to learn to play guitar but I am saying that with a little bit of work, you can begin enjoying it after just a few lessons.

Here are some of the basic techniques that are used in order to teach people guitar, some of which will probably be used in your own lessons as well.

The first thing that you’re going to need to learn are the basics about playing the guitar. Although some people may already understand these things, it is best if you review them before moving on to the next step.

Having a basic understanding of the strings, frets and finger placement are the building blocks of being able to play the guitar successfully. From there, we will move on to more advanced techniques but there are still plenty of basics to learn.

Once you understand the basics about the strings and finger placement, you need to become efficient at strumming the guitar. It’s more than simply going up and down across the strings, there are a lot of subtle differences in strumming techniques that will need to be learned.

Since it is really only necessary for you to learn a few chords in order to effectively play a song or two, understanding how to keep the rhythm with strumming is the next logical step that you will need to take. From that point, it is a matter of practicing and making sure that you become very efficient at switching between chords. This is something that can be taught in a classroom environment but it is usually better if you learn how to do so at home.

One of my favorite methods of doing this is switching between chords whenever you are watching TV or any time you’re sitting idly. It’s not necessary for you to strum at this time, just get used to switching in between the chords so that there is not a delay in your playing.

It’s going to take some work and a lot of determination on your part but if you get started today, you can be playing songs within about a week with some practice.

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Aruba Claude asked:


her hands are small so she wouldnt be able to play the guitar right, If i buy her a smaller guitar for her birthday would that work? she’s like 1 meter 55 cm, would i need to buy her a 3/4 size or a 1/2 size guitar
will the neck also be thinner?

is it just everything becomes 3/4 smaller?

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JasmineXx asked:


Do any self taught guitar players remember how they learnt to play guitar, any tips are useful… )

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richnros asked:

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Kaden755 asked:


I have money to buy a guitar and want to learn how to play it. I’m going to buy a simple guitar but don’t even know what kind to buy. I have about 250$ and want to buy one and learn to play it. What kind should i buy(that’s in my price range) and where can i learn to play guitar?

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expertvillage asked:

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biggestcardinalfan asked:


All I want to do is learn enough to write my own music. I have a lot of lyrics but no way to express without music. I know it takes years to perfect the art but is it that hard?

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