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Using Free Guitar Backing Tracks To Learn To Play Guitar 3
The Tools You Need To Learn To Play A Guitar For Free

Download and Bookmark Video Guitar Lessons to Learn Guitar 5
Learn The Simplicity Of Guitar Picking 6
Guitar Practice - What Do You Need? 7
Computer Guitar Lessons 8

Whatever musical genre you are into, you will need to learn how to play chords. There are varying degrees of
focus on learning chords. In rock, country and blues you can get away with learning a few chord shapes to play
the I IV V chord progression in all the keys you need to play in. In classical guitar you learn to read written
musical notation by starting with simple pieces of music. There is little or no separate learning of chords. In jazz
you learn many different exotic chords in your quest for the ability to express yourself in all keys and modes.

The general idea for anyone starting an online guitar course is that you will be learning to play guitar chords as you progress through your guitar lessons. If you examine guitar theory you will see that learning about scales and the circle of fifths will give you an understanding of how chords are created. You will have the power to understand why chords sound good together and you will be able to make your own chords as and when you need them according to your understanding of music.

For beginners, chord charts are the way they get their introduction to playing music. No sheet music or tabs to learn, just get your head around the idea that chord charts are pictures of the guitar neck, and away you go. This is when reality can bite. Making chord shapes can be painful, and learning to make chord changes can be slow and discouraging. This is where repeated practice comes to the rescue like dude on a white horse. Practicing chord changes is the magical element that turns you into a guitar player instead of a guitar fan.

So let's go online to find the tools to learn chords. The first step in learning guitar chords is to find some free
guitar chord charts online. They are not hard to find. Then you will need to get tabs or sheet music for some
songs that you enjoy. It is not a good idea to just learn chords without also learning some songs to use the chords
in. That is just too boring. The next step is to watch videos on YouTube or a similar site where people have
uploaded clips of themselves explaining how to play basic guitar chords.

To learn to play chords you make use of your body's talent for remembering movements. If you watch somebody
in a sandwich shop or some other line of work that involves repeated small movements, you will see that they
move very fast, just like a guitar player does. Typing is a good example. You learn the location of the letters, you
get a basic understanding of how to hold you hands and arms. And then you type. You type until you do not have
to think about where the letters are. Your body knows. This is referred to in guitar playing as "muscle memory".

If you are learning to play guitar chords without the benefit of a teacher, then the idea of muscle memory is your friend. If you understand that you supply the time, say half an hour to two hours a day, practice time, then your body has the ability to learn how to make fast chord changes all by itself. You just need to give it time.

There is a degree of discomfort in learning guitar chords. Your left hand finger tips will hurt until you develop
callouses, your back will complain about long hours of holding the guitar and your fingers are not enthusiastic at
all about stretching to make chords and scales. Just remember that no matter what it looks like when you watch a
professional guitar player at work, he had to go through what you are going through.

Guitar backing tracks are audio files that you can download for free or buy online that provide you with an
accompaniment to your playing. Sometimes referred to as "jamtracks", these backing tracks will be as much help
to you in your guitar playing as a metronome or guitar tuner.

Backing tracks do not have a vocal or lead guitar part. Just rhythm. They will help you to play in time and give you something of the "feel" of playing in a band. You will find that your guitar practice sessions will be much more fin and rewarding when you have your own backing band at your disposal.

Once you have you backing tracks on your computer you will need to start using them as soon and as often, as possible. After the first excitement has worn off, you will find yourself forgetting or not bothering to use your backing tracks but you need to stay focused. The more you use them, the higher quality your guitar playing will be.

Learning new songs and chord progressions can be broken into two parts. Learning where to put your fingers to make the chords, and practicing the chord changes. Once you have the actual chord shapes in your memory, you should start using your guitar backing tracks to get you playing the chords along with the band and practicing arpeggios and riffs. You will have to start off at a very slow speed but using the backing will keep you in time and stop you from getting into a rut.

For the guitar player who has gone beyond learning basic chords, there is a temptation to get too carried away
with extended guitar solos. A six minute backing track will tempt you to stretch your solos but it is better to
concentrate in learning a few riffs and licks at first. You may feel that you jamming with the backing tracks is
letting your creative spirit soar but you really need to collect some solid material from the CDs of the great
guitarists.