Paul Gian asked:




When you have recently retired or are taking a break from the responsibilities in life that claim our time, and want to learn how to play the guitar there are grownup guitar lessons that are available for you. It is true that in most cases the lessons that are available on the internet and that are offered in the stores are directed at the younger age. However, there are lessons available you just need to know where to look to find them.

Since you are new to the guitar scene and are not sure what to look for there are some terms that you will not want to spend your money or your time learning. There terms are aimed at the younger individuals who are more inclined to want to try to play guitar like the individuals you see on the MTV network of VH1. Do not pickup any books or dvd’s for your use at home that have anything to do with the terms Guitar God or Guitar Superstar. These are meant to teach you how to become a teen sensation when playing the guitar.

Other terms that are meant to be avoided when learning to play the guitar at home include the use of shredding methods as well as the term of speed picking. Both of these are methods that should be avoided as they are the methods that teenagers use when they are playing the guitar. Your grownup guitar lessons will be aimed at much more appropriate way of playing the guitar that is meant for you.

When participating in grownup guitar lessons there are some things that you can do at home in order to learn better and faster. Consider purchasing some books that will allow you to understand the notes and how to read them better when you are learning to play the guitar. You will also want to research the lessons on the internet that can also offer assistance when wanting to learn the guitar. There are a number of resources on the internet that are free to use and therefore if you don’t want to have to purchase anything, you can do it for free through online websites.

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lululemon436 asked:


planning on learning to play the guitar, what is the cheapest and easiest way i can learn a guitar? i know there are some guitar learning softwares out there but sometimes are not affective…….

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Kimmie asked:


I have absolutley no experience with playing guitars. but I would love to learn. I mean like an acoustic guitar.
I don’t even own one, but theres a used guitar store down the street from my house and I’m thinking about buying one. I don’t have enough money to pay for lessons so I’m going to teach myself.
is it possible to learn to play on my own?

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Sarah F asked:


My daughter is 13 and she wants to learn guitar,
could she possibly learn it on her own?

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<3theresonlyonetreehill asked:


I was just wondering, because I have an interest in it, I can’t sing or anything, so it would just be for fun, not trying to make a career out of it, but I was just wondering for any of you that might play guitar, I would love to pick it up as a hobby, but I can’t read music currently, and I have a bad habit of not sticking with things, as I quit the piano, and I can’t afford lessons, so is it possible to teach yourself with books and videos and such, 10 points to best info. Thanks

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Peter Edvinsson asked:




There are many ways to notate music on the guitar. You can use sheet music easy to understand when you have learned to read sheet music. To learn to read sheet music on the guitar is however not so easy for many students.

What different ways are there to notate guitar melodies?

1. You can use guitar sheet music. The advantage is that it is universal, meaning that other instrumentalists will understand the notation.

2. You can use guitar tablature. A tablature staff consists of six lines representing the six strings on a guitar. Number on the lines indicate what fret to press down. Guitar tablature is very common on the net and is a widely used.

3. Use another system.

4. Describe with words how to play the melody on the guitar.

In this article I will use an easy system that doesn’t need a staff and I will also describe how to play the melody on the guitar with words. We will learn to play the melody Happy Birthday To You.

How to read the guitar notation

The first number tells you what fret to press down. The second number what string to play on. An example:

1/2

This means, press down the first fret on the second string.

Let’s play Happy Birthday To You. We can divide the song into four parts:

1. Start by playing the open third string twice. When you play a string without pressing down a fret is called to play an open string. Then you press down the second fret on the third string and the open third string. Play the first fret of the second string and the open second string. It will look like this:

0/3 0/3 2/3 0/3 1/2 0/2

2. Play the open third string twice. Play the second fret on the third string and the open third string. Play the third fret of the second string and the first fret on the second string. It will look like this:

0/3 0/3 2/3 0/3 3/2 1/2

3. Play the open third string twice. The third fret on the first string and the open first string. The first fret string two and open second string. Second fret on the third string. It will look like this:

0/3 0/3 3/1 0/1 1/2 0/2 2/3

4. We finish the song by playing the first fret first string twice. Open first string and first fret second string. Third fret second string and first fret second string.

1/1 1/1 0/1 1/2 3/2 1/2

Learning to play the song Happy Birthday To You on guitar is a good investment. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, “Happy Birthday to You” is among the top three most popular songs in the English language.

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