5 Easy Guitar Lessons

Should You Teach Yourself Guitar on an Electric or an Acoustic?

Brian Hawthorn — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:38:40 +0000

Are you thinking you’d like to teach yourself guitar but don’t know whether you should begin on an electric or an acoustic?

Maybe you’re not even aware of the difference.

The hard part is since you have no experience (as of yet!) it’s hard to know how to get off to a good start.

Now remember, there was at time when I and every other guitar player was exactly where you are right now.

Now if you want to teach yourself guitar I have one of my easy guitar lessons tips and suggestions to help begin.

First of all, there are two basic styles of acoustic guitars; steel string and classical (nylon string). Acoustic guitars are the guitars that have a hollow body and usually a round sound hole under the strings.

The other basic style of guitar is the electric. Electric guitars are designed to be plugged into an amplifier.

Unsure which one is the right choice for you?

I have a simple technique to help you determine which of guitar you should pick.

The difficulty is, you’ll find people on the Internet or in person insisting that you should teach yourself guitar on an acoustic guitar first because it’ll toughen up your fingers.

I’ve also seen people recommend that the best guitar is the classical because the strings are not as hard on the fingers since the thin strings are nylon and won’t cut into your fingertips.

And others suggest learning on an electric because the strings are thinner and they are easier to press.

Who’s right? Which of these so called easy guitar lessons tips should you listen to.

Well, what if you believed that you really wanted to teach yourself guitar on an electric but you were forced to learn on an acoustic? The reality of you playing the acoustic wouldn’t match up with your vision of you playing an electric.

Now here’s the secret. Close your eyes and see yourself playing the guitar of your choice.

Is it a classical, an acoustic or is it and electric?

You see you’re the only one who can determine the best guitar to begin on. It is the guitar that you see yourself playing when you close your eyes. If you enjoy playing your guitar you’ll practice more.

They are all the same instrument. The chords, the strumming, the scales are identical. The main difference is the way they sound.

If you can play a steel string acoustic, you can play an electric. If you can play a classical you can you can play a steel string acoustic.

The instruments feel different and sound different but they are tuned the same and all of the finger positions are the same.

Now let me add this though. If you really want to teach yourself guitar and you presently have an acoustic that plays fine but your vision is to learn on an electric, start now with what you have. Learn what you can. You will have that ideal guitar but it might take a little time.

Now this is definitely one of my best and easy guitar lessons tips I can give you… Don’t delay. Start now!

The next step to teach yourself guitar is to be sure that your guitar is playable. This means that the strings must be easy enough to press down.

You can find out how to determine this and get other teach yourself guitar help go to the main page at 5 easy guitar lessons and watch the video and then download the free “Beginner Guitar – How to Get Started” e-book and “7 Useful Beginner Guitar Tips” mini-course. It’s all in the left sidebar.

Teach Yourself Guitar – eBook Bundle

Brian Hawthorn — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:30:17 +0000

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If you’re serious about finding a way to teach yourself guitar, and are tired of fumbling around on the Internet looking for a way to learn to play the guitar but you aren’t sure if what you are looking at will work or if it is the right way to learn, I want to tell you about an adult guitar lessons package that I’ve put together for you, that will teach you the guitar basics of how to chord and strum the guitar.

This package contains 3 e-books that aren’t available anywhere on the Internet except at my websites. The first book is called 5 easy guitar lessons. This will teach you the 15 must know chords and five different ways to strum the guitar. This book is very easy to understand and starts with the easiest chords and strumming. It has 16 short mp3s so you’ll hear how the chords and strumming should sound, when you’re playing it right.

The second book is the Quickest and Easiest Way to Learn to Play the Guitar and it goes into more depth. With this book you’ll learn an additional 13 chords to give you a total of the 28 most frequently used guitar chords and an additional 10 ways to strum the guitar. This book includes 61 short mp3s on how the chords and rhythms should sound so you can be confident that you are doing it right.

The third book is called the Beginner Guitar Guide. This book is focused is on the other things that guitar players need to know such as how to change guitar your guitar strings, the different types of guitar strings, a quick history of the guitar, it tells you about the different types of guitars, guitar pick-ups, pedals & amplifiers and more.

You don’t need to learn to read music or even guitar tabs. Just look and the diagrams and photos and listen to the mp3s. It really is that easy!

I assure you that this will substantially speed up your learning curve and take you from an absolute beginner or novice to the intermediate level in a very short time.

I invite you to check it out to see if it looks like something that would be right for you.

And this e-book bundle is on for this very special price.

For more information browse our website at 5 Easy Guitar Lessons.com

Teach Yourself Guitar – How to Get Started

Brian Hawthorn — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:04:50 +0000

I would like to tell you about a resource that will help you on your way to be able to teach yourself guitar.

It’s called the “Beginner Guitar – How to Get Started.” The purpose of this e-book is to give you some information on buying a guitar, tuning your guitar, how to understand chord diagrams, how to hold the guitar, the 15 “must know” chords as well as how to care for your guitar. It is information for both the acoustic and the electric guitar.

It also comes with a mini guitar course called “7 Useful Beginner Guitar Tips.” This mini course expands on some of the things in the e-book. It has some recommended guitars, tips on placing your fingers and thumb, the best way to hold the pick, the secret to strumming the guitar, the best ways to play the 15 “must know” chords, how to solve the problems you’re likely to encounter, some ideas and tips on how to practice the guitar as well as links to special deals.

This FREE e-book and mini course were originally posted on my website at http://www.easiestwayguitar.com

I’ve included the video for you to check it out. If it looks like something that interests you the is a form on the left sidebar at http://www.5-easy-guitar-lessons.com. Just fill in your first name and email address.

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