7/26/2012

It's Not Ever Too Late To Learn How To Play Guitar

By Rick Hart


If you're like many of us who love music, you might be thinking how much fun it'd be to be well placed to play an instrument yourself. You see those musicians up on stage and you think... "I question whether I can do that?"

Well the answer is yes. It's never too late to learn an instrument and one of the easiest of all instruments to play is the guitar.

Why?

The fundamentals of guitar are really quite simple. If you learn a couple of chords you can be playing simple music in virtually no time. 2 or 3 chords is all you need to be able to play a tune. And there are lots of songs that are extremely simple 3 chords is all you need.

And you can find adequate inexpensive guitars these days for under two hundred bucks. These are quality instruments you can keep for a life-time. I've a great Fender Stratocaster that I use when I play out that I acquired for $250. It's equally as good as my old 1965 Strat that is now a collectors item.

How About The Blues

Take Blues music for example. Most blues songs are based primarily on only 3 chords and the tune pattern is truly quite simple. It's often primarily based on a twelve bar chord progression that is so common to us that we will pick it up quickly. I bet you know 10 or 20 songs off the top of your head that are primarily based on a straightforward blues form.

Why most rock and roll songs are the same way. Each Chuck Berry song is based upon a 12-bar progression and generally 3 chords. Don't remember who Chuck Berry was, or is. Well I believe we are both showing our age. But the Rolling Stones, and The Beatles and even Led Zeppelin play songs primarily based on Chuck Berry songs. Don't know who those bands are. Well now we've got an issue.

Anyhow, whether or not you like music by today's musicians like Maroon 5, Jack White or country songs by Alan Jackson or Lady Antebellum, I bet they are primarily based on very simple chord progressions you can learn quite simply.

How About Country Music

Everyone likes some type of country music. Whether or not you are new school or Oldschool there is a country song that I bet you like. Those songs are super simple and you might be playing most of them in a matter of weeks. You simply need to learn 3 chords.

What Chords Do You Have To Learn

The simplest and swiftest chords to learn on guitar are E, A, and D. These are the first chords that just about every guitar player learns at the start. After you know these 3 chords you may be playing blues or country songs in a matter of days.

And there's great internet instruction these days. You can watch videos on your P. C and it's almost as good as having a teacher right there with you. And it's basically a lot cheaper than having to pay a teacher today's going rate.

Yes it's a superb time to learn how to play guitar. You have not excuses any longer, no matter how old or young you are. Time to get to it and start having fun like those men and gals up on stage. I have even got some free teaching videos myself. Just come visit my site below.




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