How to Play Guitar With 5 Simple Lessons - Frustration Free Guide

Learn to Play Guitar – How Long Should it Take?

Joshua — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:31:16 +0000

Many of you that subscribe to our newsletter have asked me how long it should take to learn to play guitar. My answer usually varies because, to tell you the truth, there is no set time limit. And of course, how do you determine when you think you have actually learned to play guitar? While [...]

How to Play Guitar – 5 Simple Lessons

Joshua — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:45:47 +0000

So you want to learn guitar… I’ve been playing guitar for over 15 years and I know how frustrating it can be when you are first starting. One of the difficulties comes when trying to find the right learning resources that are needed for your individual learning style. And then for many, there are the [...]

Which Learning Method is Best for Me?

Joshua — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:52:28 +0000

There are more than a few ways to learn guitar these days. So before you decide on the best course or method for you to learn how to play guitar you have to fully understand your goals and objectives in learning guitar and really understand your own personal learning style. Only then, will you be able to [...]

Guitar Chord Chart

Joshua — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:35:20 +0000

One of the most useful tools you can benefit from when you are beginning to learn guitar is a basic guitar chord chart. Having a good guitar chord chart at your fingertips will make it possible for you to learn any song that you might find the chord sheets for. You will want to make [...]

Learning to Play Harmonics on Guitar

Joshua — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:08:56 +0000

Today I wanted to teach you a little about how to play harmonics on the guitar. Harmonics refers to a bell like sound that can be heard when lightly placing your finger over certain frets on the fret board. There are several interesting playing techniques that can incorporate these sounds. The great thing about harmonics [...]

First Guitar Chords For Beginners

Joshua — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:22:32 +0000

Exclusive JamPlay Couponssimply enter one of these coupon codes at checkout33C6CE10% off all products1BA1E225% off first month for monthly plansVisit JamPlay.com This weeks lesson is presented by Brad Henecke, a JamPlay.com instructor. Brad teaches 3 common chords that every guitarist should know. If you get these three chords down you are well on your way [...]

5 Reasons Not to Use Your Guitar as a Sledgehammer

Joshua — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:28:55 +0000

If you are getting frustrated while trying to learn to play guitar then you may be thinking about smashing it into something just like a sledgehammer. It’s easy to want to give up when you try to play the first few practice sessions and all you are left with is tired sore fingers and a [...]

Barre and Minor Chords Lesson

Joshua — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:11:42 +0000

Exclusive JamPlay Couponssimply enter one of these coupon codes at checkout33C6CE10% off all products1BA1E225% off first month for monthly plansVisit JamPlay.com The video for this week comes from Chris Liepe of Jamplay.com who is teaching about barre and minor chords. This is a great addition to last weeks video which covered some beginner chords. Chris [...]

Playing Guitar with an Online Metronome

Joshua — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:23:30 +0000

One often overlooked aspect of playing guitar, especially to beginners, is keeping an even tempo and rhythm. There are a few ways to help you accomplish this. First, you can play along with a band that has a good drummer keeping the time and tempo for the band. This is also helpful in teaching you [...]

Playing Harmonics on The Guitar

Joshua — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:50:27 +0000

Harmonics are a great way to add some new and different sounds to your guitar playing. But it’s important to understand how playing harmonics work and how they can be used in the context of a song. Playing guitar harmonics can be very simple in many cases but there are also false harmonics and playing [...]