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It is very important to get the fundamentals and guitar playing basics in order to begin your quest into becoming the guitar player that you crave to be. Such as the tools that you use to play, the knowledge into playing, the practice that you take into learning to improve day after day.
Guitar Playing Basics 1 - Purchase a Suitable Guitar
This is the first important step, it's an obvious one but important consideration needs to be taken here. If possible and depending on your budget, try to purchase a not so cheap guitar. I personally prefer Fender stratocasters as these guitars provide the right sound for beginners. They have single coil pickups so the sound of the notes are cleaner and rounder than compared to say a Gibson Les Paul. These use humbucker picks which gives a fatter sound which are not suited for beginners. If considering a Stratocaster guitar, I recommend the Fender Mexican Stratocaster as these are not the very basics, in fact they are quality guitars and you can pick one up for about $500 (£350).
Guitar Playing Basics 2 - Get hold of a Pick or Plectrum
Purchase a pick or plectrum. This is used to pluck or strum your strings with your right hand when playing your music on guitar. These are relatively cheap and cost around a dollar (£0.80)
Guitar Playing Basics 3 - Get hold of a Guitar Tuner
Purchasing a guitar tuner is extremely important as a beginner player as you need to play in tune. The tuning of the strings should be EADGBE. These are the six strings notes starting from the top of the guitar fretboard when holding it as you play.
Guitar Playing Basics 4 - Get hold of a Metronome
A metronome is a device that allows you to play against a beat to obtain the correct and tempo and timing in your playing and it is hugely important. Music is usually played 4 beats a bar as in 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. Metronomes are on the low side cost. You will hear clicks at the correct beat and you can tell straight away if you are playing too slow or too fast.
Guitar Playing Basics 5 - Hold the Guitar Properly
Put the guitar on your right leg and hold the back of the neck with your left hand. This is the long slim piece of wood behind the fretboard. Hold the pick with your right hand and vice versa if you are left-handed.
Guitar Playing Basics 6 - Strumming your Guitar
Start playing the guitar by strumming and picking. This may appear easier said than done at the start however, you need to start playing at some point. Start of by playing a few basic chords. Strum the open chords such as D, E and C. This is done by placing the fingers on your left hand on the strings whilst your right hand strums the guitar. As soon as your able to do this, practice moving from one chord to the next, This is the hard part.
Guitar Playing Basics 7 - Play Notes/Picking
Attempt to play single notes which are used in licks, riffs and soloing. The way to do this is to place your index finger on any single note depending on whether you are a left or right-handed player. Press down on the string at the fretboard and then play that note with your pick or plectrum on the same string. Make sure you watch your picking hand as a beginner.
Guitar Playing Basics 8 - Alternate Picking/Strumming
Make sure that you use alternate strumming or picking patterns when playing. Ok, so if you were strumming a chord you would alternate by firstly strumming down and then back up. When picking you would do the same pick down and then pick up on the second note. This is done to increase the speed of your playing.
Guitar Playing Basics 9 - Practice Regularly
Make sure you practice regularly, it is important! When you start, do about 15-20 minutes per day and then increase this with time and as you improve. It is important to start slow at first as it is hard work plus you will appear to have uncomfortable feelings in your fingers for the first few weeks. You will start to develop calluses on your fingers where the skin on your fingers shall harden. So in the end it is not so bad.
Learn to play your guitar playing basics with Pink Floyd guitar tabs. Alternatively, put your guitar playing basics to test by playing your favourite guitar solos.
Author. Ameen Jabbar
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