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Guitar Notes Made Easy

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This article is for beginner guitar players who want to sort out the confusion they feel when they are confronted with guitar tabs. The notes on the guitar tab are not hard to learn once you learn the basic principles involved.

11/12/2009
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Tab Guitar Software

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If you have started composing your own guitar music you are probably looking around for some way to write your own tabs. There are programs that generate guitar tab and even play them for you as MIDI files.

11/12/2009
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Chords and How to Play Them

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Chords are the basic building blocks of guitar music so beginners really need to bite the bullet and begin to learn how to play them. If you can read music you will have some understanding of the way chords relate to scales and the notes used in the songs you are learning, but it is not necessary...

11/12/2009
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Tab For Spanish Guitar - What To Look For

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Despite the growth of many other guitar styles over the years, Spanish guitar music still has a hold on music lovers' imaginations. If you have some experience as a guitar player and want to try your hand at playing Spanish guitar, this article will help you with the names of some artists who are...

09/30/2009

Beginner Fingerpicking Guitar - Some Fingerstyle Guitar T...

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If you want to learn fingerpicking guitar, this article will give you a head start. This little essay gives you some direction in what to look for in fingerstyle guitar learning material plus brief reviews of a couple of the best fingerpicking guitar tutors available.

09/30/2009

Country Tab For Guitar

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If you are a country music fan who wants to learn to play your favorite songs, this article recommends some great sources of tab for country guitar music. Whether you just want to strum along to cowboy songs or if you want to learn some nifty guitar licks. you will find what you need here.

09/30/2009
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Guitar Chord Playing

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This article discusses the main challenges in guitar chord playing. The road to becoming a guitarist is paved with slow, careful chord change practice, but there are one or two decisions you will need to know about in order to establish what kind of a guitarist you want to be.

09/28/2009

Blues Beginner Guitar

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Seventh chords are commonly used in blues music, so the beginner guitarist will need to know how and when to use these chords. Fortunately, any difficulties you have with these chords at first will be overcome by a daily practice regime.

09/28/2009
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Buying A Fender Stratocaster On eBay?

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Eric Clapton, Hank Marvin, play on Fender Stratocasters. So does John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers. And so do thousands of other guitar players around the world. This article sets out some precautions you need to take if you are looking on eBay for a Fender Stratocaster.

09/24/2009

Popular Acoustic Guitar Songs

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Popular acoustic guitar songs do not always start out being acoustic or popular. It takes a guitar player or singer who can bring something special to make the song appeal to an audience.

09/24/2009

Paco de Lucia - Flamenco Guitar Player

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Paco de Lucia has been the superstar of flameco guitar for nearly four decades. His phenomenal guitar technique and the breadth of his musical interests have brought him admiration and respect from music fans all around the world.

09/24/2009
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Playing Scales - How To Play Scales On Guitar

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This article sets out some of the issues faced by guitar students contemplating playing scales for the first time. Also included are some ideas on how to continue your scale practice once you have started.

09/21/2009

Classical Guitar Pieces - Greensleeves

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Greensleeves is a song whose origins go back to the Elizabethan period even though most people think it was composed by Henry VIII. It is a very pleasant tune and a great start for a beginner guitarist who wants to learn a classical guitar piece.

09/21/2009
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Learn Simple Guitar Songs

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The basics of guitar playing are chord changing and strumming. You could make the task of learning these techniques by finding some simple songs that are suited to playing on the guitar. This article will give you some ideas.

09/03/2009
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The Duane Allman Story

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Duane Allman one was one of the great rock session guitar players. His playing on the albums of famous artists of the late sixties made him a legend. This article touches on the main highlights of a short but brilliant career.

09/02/2009
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Davy Graham - Guitar Hero Of The Folk Era

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Every musical genre has its heroes and innovators. While the folk boom of the sixties was influenced heavily by singers like Sandy Denny in England or Bob Dylan in America, Davy Graham is the biggest influence on the acoustic guitar players of the folk generation.

09/02/2009
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Teach Yourself Acoustic Guitar

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Yes, you can teach yourself acoustic guitar. If you have some songs you want to learn, it's just a matter of learning some chords and doing some practice. If you would like to be an acoustic guitar player, read this article.

08/15/2009

Easy Classical Guitar Songs

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The classical guitar always grabs the attention of audiences everywhere but these days very few people are interested in learning to play it. This article gives you some ideas for buiding a repertoire of easy classical guitar songs and pieces

08/15/2009

Easy Learning Guitar Chords

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The traditional method of learning guitar chords has always been by way of a book of chord diagrams. This article gives a simple way of finding major and minor chords for yourself as you explore the guitar fretboard.

08/15/2009
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Reasons To Learn Guitar Scales

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This is an exposition of the notes and intervals that go to make up a major scale and the reasons that you, as a guitarist needs to become familiar with scales. Yes, it takes dedication and practice, but scales are crucial to your control over your guitar.

08/09/2009

Acoustic Guitar Flat Picking

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There are two major areas of flatpicking technique that are the cornerstones of acoustic guitar music. The way you attack the strings with your pick and how you manage your physical energy will determine whether learning acoustic guitar flatpicking is a pleasure of a chore.

08/09/2009

Chet Atkins Music - Neck And Neck

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This article is review of Neck And Neck, an album by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler. The two great guitar players of different generations collaborated to produce a showpiece, not of guitar virtuosity but of guitar musicianship.

08/09/2009
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Learn To Play Guitar Chord Solos

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This article will give you a little insight into the guitar chord solo as an interesting style of guitar playing to pursue. While it is not for the complete novice, the intermediate level guitar player can easily benefit from learning some chord melody arrangements.

08/02/2009

Blues Chord Progressions

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This article is a basic introduction to the twelve bar blues chord progression. Once you understand this chord progression you will be able to play thousands of songs using only a handful of chords.

08/02/2009

Electric Guitar Beginner Tutorial

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This tutorial for beginner electric guitar players will help you with working on your posture while you practice the guitar. There is also a guide to preparing your guitar practice space and some hints on buying your first electric guitar.

08/02/2009
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Riff Guitar Lessons

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A riff is a repeated sequence of chords or notes that gives a song its unique character. You can begin your career as a guitar player by simply learning to play a few easy riffs.

07/19/2009

The Best Classical Guitarist - Who Is It?

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There are quite a few names on the list of contenders for the title of the best classical guitarist. This article takes a look at four of the pioneers or the classical guitar who are still regarded by their fans as the best at interpreting classical music on the guitar.

07/19/2009

Finding The Best Guitar Teacher

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This article discusses some of the issues you will face when you go looking for a guitar teacher. There are plenty of guitar teachers around but there are a few tricks to finding the best one for you.

07/19/2009

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