Acoustic Guitar Basics
Acoustic Guitar Basics- What you should know:
If you are getting ready to start learning how to play guitar there are certain things you
should know. Regardless of how you go about learning or what type of music you are going to be playing, there are
common acoustic guitar basics.
You need to be aware of the fact that there are different types of
acoustic guitars. The type you should use will be determined mostly by the type of music you are going to be
playing.
The classical guitar: A classical acoustic guitar uses nylon guitar strings and a wider
guitar neck than a folk guitar. It is usually played finger pick style.
The folk guitar: This is the most common and the type guitar you are probably used to
seeing. There are various types of folk guitars with different shapes and sizes. As far as deciding what type of
folk guitar you might want, this is pretty much a personal preference. The most important thing to consider is how
comfortable the guitar is for you. Folk guitars use steel strings.
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The Parts of a guitar-Acoustic guitar basics:
It is a good idea to learn the terms used for different parts of the guitar as you will run
across these as you learn how to play.
Acoustic Guitar Basics- Strings:
Guitar strings come in different gauges (thicknesses). For a beginner I would recommend
using a light gauge string. These will be easier to play and will not hurt your fingers as much. When you first
start learning guitar your fingers are going to hurt. It takes a little while to build calluses on your finger
tips. After you have been playing awhile you might want to experiment with different gauge strings. It is a
personal preference thing as far as what sound your after and what feels best for you.
Acoustic Guitar Basics- What to learn first:
The first thing you need to be able to do with your guitar is know
how to tune it. A guitar should be tuned every time you play it. Guitar strings do stretch as you play which
puts them out of tune and since a guitar is made out of wood, it does expand and contract with humidity and
temperature changes which also will put the strings out of tune. Using an electronic guitar tuner is the easiest
way to tune a guitar, but it is useful to know how to tune a guitar to itself by ear. Electronic tuners are fairly
inexpensive and you'll find they are well worth it.
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Now you have to figure out how you want to go about learning to play
guitar. There are a lot of ways to go about this. For an absolute beginner you can get started with my free six
part mini course. It will teach you the acoustic guitar basics and then you will have a better idea how you want to
pursue your learning. Browse around my website as there is a lot of good free stuff on everything
from how to learn guitar chords to knowing how to read guitar tab. I also recommend checking out JamPlay. It is an
online guitar community that will get you playing guitar as quick as possible.
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