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Introduction to Beginner Guitar Lessons
How to Identify Acoustic Guitar Parts
Identifying Electric Guitar Parts
How to Hold a Guitar
Fingerpicking vs Picks: Guitar Lessons
Names of the Guitar Strings
Guitar Tuning Methods
Frets & Notes: Guitar Lessons
Left Hand Techniques: Beginner Guitar Lessons
Playing E & F Guitar Notes
E String Guitar Notes
B String Guitar Notes
How to Read Guitar Sheet Music
Mary Had a Little Lamb: Guitar Lessons
G String Guitar Notes
How to Play Yankee Doodle on Guitar
Learn how to play guitar in this video music lesson, with beginner playing tips.… More
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Summary: Learn how to play guitar in this video music lesson, with beginner playing tips.
Casey Cormier has been playing both the guitar and bass for 10 years, performing in rock and roll clubs along the New Jersey Coast as well as in New York City. He studied jazz at the...read more
Learning to play the guitar for the first time can be one of those difficult but rewarding experiences you look back on and appreciate in hindsight. Despite the raw, sore fingertips and the drudgery of daily practice exercises, playing the guitar—or any musical instrument for that matter—allows you to express yourself in ways that words fail to do. This ability develops with a measure of patience, instruction, natural talent, and a commitment to excellence. If you want to get good, you have to play through the pain.
So, you just picked up a new guitar, but you have no idea what to do? Well, why not get some help here at ExpertVillage. In these free guitar lessons on video, you can learn a lot of the basics quickly and easily. Learn how to identify the parts of acoustic and electric guitars, how to hold the guitar, the differences between fingerpicking and using a pick, the names of the strings, how to tune the guitar, notes on the E, B and G strings, and even how to play a few songs, including “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”
So, let’s get started.
"In this segment we will be introducing you to the guitar. You may just be starting on an acoustic, or an electric guitar. So we'll discuss both types. We'll be looking at the components of each, and how to properly hold the guitar. We'll be talking about our first notes, using our fingers creating our shapes, or the proper holding of the guitar. We'll learn melodies, simple melodies you may have heard from your childhood such as "Mary Had A Little Lamb", and "Yankee Doodle". "Mary had a little hmm. And hmm. We'll be learning notes in this area of the guitar, and we'll learn how to read them on the treble clef. "
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