Guitar Lessons

Hello! In this section I will try to collect all your guitar lessons for beginners. From them you can learn play from scratch, even if you don’t know how to do anything at all.

Please do not skip between lessons. Go!

Section 1. The most FAQ newcomers

Section 2. About the guitar

Section 3. Training

Section 4. Useful

What makes my guitar lessons attractive is that EVERYTHING is written here. IN CLEAR LANGUAGE, that is, you don’t have to turn to additional literature and sit and think about what this or that word means.

According to my guitar lessons, ANY beginner of ANY age can learn to play the guitar from scratch. I recorded these lessons specifically for beginning guitarists. We can say that this is your own online guitar tutor.

In the first section You will find answers to the most popular questions from newbies. You will find out whether it is easy or difficult to learn to play the guitar, how long it will take and whether anyone can learn.

In the second section You will learn about the structure of the guitar, the correct position when playing the guitar, and read the history of the origin and creation of the guitar. We'll also talk about guitar tuning. Before you can play your guitar, you need to tune it correctly. This can be done using special tools, or you can do it yourself.

Third section- directly teaching the game. Here we begin to get acquainted with chords, strumming, and learn our first song on the guitar. Then we will get acquainted with searches. A little later, you should improve your guitar playing level by getting acquainted with different techniques games (harmonic, pull-up, hammer, legato, sliding and others). At the end, I recommend learning tablature. After that, I specially prepared a section for Guitar Song Analysis - there you can find my song analysis.

Last section- informational. Here you will find different useful information about the guitar, gadgets and instruments for the guitar.

Popularity of lesson-based learning

my site is a little over six months old, but I’m already seeing How popular is it for beginners to learn guitar basics from lessons?

look at the number of visits to my site for the month of August

It’s not that much, of course, but my site is only six months old! In a year it will be much more, I think about 5 times.

From these statistics it becomes clear that it has been a long time since attending a guitar school no longer the only way It's good to learn to play the guitar. It’s impossible to even imagine how many people are learning to play the guitar online, because even I know many competitors who teach how to play the guitar, and they have 5 or even 10 times more visits than me. But literally 10 years ago there weren’t many videos and courses on learning to play the guitar, but now everything has become much simpler. There are many tutorials on the Internet and different videos, where popular melodies and songs are explained in an intelligible and understandable way.

Let's see, for what requests most often visit the site

On September 11th I created the page " Guitar Lessons"and I think that it will be an excellent help for my self-teacher. In this article, I tried to really put everything in order.

You can see for yourself how popular guitar lessons are...

From this we can draw several conclusions:

• learning to play the guitar yourself is not difficult;
• Guitar lessons are really relevant;
• The basics of guitar can be learned without tutors or guitar schools.

Learn, try, play! And I will try to help you with this as much as possible.

Abstract: This article describes the first steps of learning to play the guitar: how to hold it, where to start. First lesson from the PesniGitara portal!

I bet you have at least once heard how beautiful the usual sound is. six string guitar! Yes and, you heard 100%!

Nowadays, there are no problems with this - there are a lot of mp3 recordings, videos... It used to be more difficult: someone heard it in the army, someone on cassette recorders, and of course, in the yard!

The guitar is a very sensitive instrument, but learning to play is not that difficult (at least).

There are two ways to learn to play the guitar:

1. Sign up for training courses in your city ( music schools, individual lessons, etc.)

• pros: It is always very easy to learn from a professional, and if you have the desire, you will very quickly master this instrument.
• Minuses: you will have to pay money.

Learn to play yourself.

• pros: You can learn to play at any time and at no cost.
• Minuses: Good advice, you will have to get from the net/books on self-teaching yourself how to play the guitar.

And so, if you have chosen to study with a professional, sign up and go ahead with your studies.

If you do not have the opportunity to learn to play the guitar from a pro in your city, or for some other reason, you want to be self-taught, we hope that our portal will help you!

Let's learn to play the guitar. First steps

First of all, let’s decide what we will need during the learning process:

1. Guitar. If it’s not there, then I think it’s not a problem to take the instrument from someone you know (there are actually a lot of guitarists).
2. Hands. Of course, you can also play with your feet; this depends on the unique structure of your body.
3. Head
4. Passion and patience. These are the most important factors in learning to play the guitar. If there is no desire and patience, write, it’s lost.

Once you have everything you need (attention: some things must be given to you at birth!), you can begin training!

So, first, let's pick up the guitar. If you are right-handed, then the strings on the fingerboard (the stick on which the strings are stretched (for those who don’t know; D)) should be arranged in this order:

1. e (The thickest. You can try to play “Farewell of the Steam Locomotive” by holding the string on the first fret, give it a good tug (just don’t break it) and move it all the way to the right.)
2. H(B) (Second thickest string, fifth on the list)
3. F (Third thickest. Fourth on the list)
4. D (Fourth thickest. Third on the list)
5. A (Fifth thickest. Second on the list)
6. E (The thinnest.)

Great, now we know the names of the strings and how to hold the guitar correctly (there will be a separate article for left-handers).

Let's move on to a more complex process - taking the first steps.

We hope our article helped you. Best regards, portal!

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The most burning question for people who want to play guitar is “Where to start?” and “how to quickly learn to play the guitar,” preferably without leaving home, and fitting into the most minimal student budget. And strangely enough, with our learning and self-development portal, even this becomes real, so today we are starting a new series of articles on how to quickly learn to play the guitar at home.

And so, to begin with, it is probably logical to assume that you can learn to play the guitar only if you have the instrument itself. Well, it's not very complicated here.

Where can a beginner buy a guitar?

Tool (in in this case a guitar) for a beginning musician can either be bought or borrowed from unsuccessful musicians, of whom, fortunately and unfortunately, there are a lot of these days. If this last option, then everything is simple, what they gave you is what you play with.

If your choice fell on the store, then you may be speechless from the quantity and variety different guitars. There are mainly classical, acoustic and electric guitars(meaning 6 string guitars), and of course 12 strings, 7 strings. More details about the classification and variety of guitars in another article.

Which guitar is best for a beginner?

In general, you can quickly learn to play any guitar, but The most convenient for beginners and beginners is of course the classical guitar. Firstly, because of the strings. The classics are equipped with nylon strings, and the The other two use metal, which will add even more lasting impressions in the form of sore fingertips. Nylon will also make your fingers hurt, but not as much.

Metal strings have high tension, and never use metal strings to classics, this will simply cause the guitar to break over time. Metal guitars, at a minimum, have a metal rod in the neck and iron tuners.

And in any case, as your level increases, you will buy yourself new guitar, more consistent with your more professional preferences. And this old guitar, suitable for a beginner and allowing you to learn to play the guitar, your first chords will be left for trips to sing by the fire, or you will throw it into the fire out of indignation and dance on the coals.

Is a guitar expensive for learning?

Now let's decide on the price range. In the beginning, to learn to play the guitar, there is no point in buying an expensive, sophisticated guitar; the cheapest classics are enough. Fortunately there is great amount companies specializing specifically in low-price student instruments.

Essential accessories for the beginning guitarist

At the same time, purchase other necessary accessories for a beginning guitarist, this can be a tuner if you wish, or you can download it from the Internet to your computer, or an application to your mobile device.

A tuner is a magical thing that helps people tune a guitar without much strain on their hearing and mental apparatus, which is ideal for a beginner who has little understanding of guitar tuning.

The guitar will often go out of tune and you need to be prepared for this, like the pioneers, or whoever you like. New guitars will go out of tune every 30 minutes or more, but this will pass with time.

You can purchase a rest for your left foot for proper fit, but more on that later.

The choice seems to have been sorted out.

Guitar Basics for Beginners

The guitars don't differ much from the outside, so let's look at this structure classical guitar . In the figure, everything is clearly visible, only the bottom sill is located on the stand, and the resonator hole in some circles is called a “rosette”.

Guitar strings are also numbered specifically, from thinnest to thickest. Down up. Internal structure guitars are not important yet and we will consider it in a separate article.

How to play and even how to sit is also not so easy, you need to learn this before you learn to play guitar strings. It’s reasonable to assume that it makes a difference how you sit, the main thing is to hit the strings and shout louder.

In fact, it’s possible, but it’s my duty to tell, and yours to either accept, or send me on all sides, and do it wrong, but it will no longer be my fault.

The bottom line is that there is a classic position that puts your body in an optimal position in which the muscles do not become overextended during a long game, here it is:

Sit with your back straight, your leg elevated, without leaning on 2/3 of the chair. To develop the correct positioning of the hands, this position is optimal and does not require unnecessary attention.

But in principle, you can sit simply by placing the guitar on your right leg, the main thing with such a position is to also keep your back straight and the correct placement of your hands, and everything will be great.

Designation of fingers for playing the guitar

For ease of recording when learning to play the guitar, there are certain finger designations. Try to remember them.

Also for ease of playing with each finger right hand, corresponds to its own string. As shown in the picture: p-6,5,4; i-3; m-2; a-1; e-in classic option is not used, but some works imply use. When playing only one string, the right hand plays alternately with fingers i and m.

Hand placement for those who want to learn to play the guitar

To ensure that your fingers don’t hurt, you can really practice for a long time and learn to play the guitar quickly, and as you develop your skill, you can increase the speed of playing, there is the correct positioning of your hands.

Positioning of the guitarist's right hand:

To place your right hand correctly, draw an imaginary line vertically upward from the stand to the shell, and at the intersection place your hand up to the elbow.

Pleave your fingers on the strings, for example: p-6; i-3; m-2; a-1. Index and thumb should form a “cross” (as shown in the figure).The thumb is ahead of all the others.

What does the right hand do?

The way the right hand produces sound is called "rhythmic pattern of the right hand". I I will write down one by one which strings to pull. To begin with, let's take two simple drawings:

1. Bass, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3. see how it should look and sound in the video.

2. Bass, 321 (strings twitch simultaneously).

When playing, the basses are played alternately.

Positioning of the guitarist's left hand:

When you first start plucking strings with your left hand, your fingertips will start to hurt. It's normal that the pain will go away over time as long as your skin doesn't become rough.

And as one of my guitarist acquaintances said, “Finger pad stimulation promotes brain development.”. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but it’s nice to think that you’re also getting smarter.

When placing your left hand, place your thumb in the middle of the fingerboard (widthwise). The hand is round, as if you have a small ball in it. The fingers are placed as close as possible to the fret saddles, but not flat, but like needles.

Exercise for quickly learning to play the guitar:

To practice downforce and correct hand placement when learning to play the guitar, we perform exercise "caterpillar".

I won’t describe it, everything can be seen in the video. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them in the comments.

Important point.

In my experience on initial stage It takes very little time, only 20 minutes, but there is an important feature. The main thing is to do it EVERY DAY.

And then they start yelling at me, where can I find so much time, and even every day. Just let's be honest, any person has 20 minutes a day, because some even spend more on food, but how much do we spend on the benefits of our wonderful information age? Therefore, I think that 20 minutes will still be found.

AND it is advisable to avoid such things as today I will sit for an hour, and tomorrow and the day after tomorrow I will rest, with this view you will lose everything useful and memorized in two days of rest. The fact is that this is ordinary muscle memory, like that of boxers, dancers, and wrestlers. It needs to be trained constantly, but it is difficult only at the beginning, so be patient, zealous and move on.

Recording guitar chords for beginners

I think everyone has heard a little about chords. Chord - a combination of several sounds that form a pleasant consonance. Without guitar chords, you won't be able to quickly learn to play the guitar, so let's look at a graphical way to write chords for beginners.

Chords are written on tables, which usually have 6 horizontal lines indicating the strings, and 3 or more vertical lines indicating the frets. The strings are numbered from top to bottom.

Let's look at the Em chord as an example:

Dots are placed where we pinch the strings, above the first column the number of the fret from which we set the chord is written. The fret number is written in Roman numerals. As you can see, the strings are not numbered.

The easiest song with 2 chords for beginner guitarists

To begin with, let's take a simple song on two chords for the most beginner guitarists. In song lyrics with chords, chords are written above the places where the transition from one chord to another occurs.

Sergey Matveenko – Screamer – Song for everyone

This song, friends, is not difficult to learn:

You can sing with a guitar, but you can sing without a guitar.

Even if a bear stepped on your ear:

This song can be sung without hearing!

La-a, la-la-la-la,

La-a, la-la-la-la.

La-a, la-la-la-la,

La-a, la-la-la-la.

The song is played with the second pattern learned (Bass, three together). In parentheses it is written which basses to play the chord with.

Here is an example of the easiest song with two chords for beginners, this is only the first verse of the song, if you want to play the whole thing, try it yourself, this will be your homework, about which I also ask you to unsubscribe in the comments:

Well, with this we finish our first lesson about the basics of how you can quickly learn to play the guitar at home, if you have any questions, write in the comments, and we are waiting for you in the next article from which you will learn

How to choose a guitar

Before you learn to play the guitar, you need to choose the right instrument. But after visiting the store, the aspiring musician begins to involuntarily get lost in all the assortment and variety of models. Therefore, when choosing a guitar, you need to adhere to certain actions.

Initially, you should pay attention to the strings, which are iron and nylon. Nylon strings are better suited for learning, as iron strings will cut unaccustomed fingers.

Next, you should visually inspect the guitar for the integrity of the body and the absence of dents or cracks. The upper and lower decks should be made of a single sheet of plywood, and all joints should be well taped. You need to ask the seller about the material from which the tool is made. Purchase better guitar made from pine.

The neck must be perfectly straight, without bending, otherwise a beginner will not be able to properly tune the instrument. It is better to give preference to a guitar with a neck that is bolted on rather than glued. This will allow, through a bolted connection, to change the distance between the neck and the strings and slightly level it in case of bending.

The condition of the tuning pegs is important in the sound of a guitar, since it is tuned with their help. They should fit tightly, without gaps, spin well and not creak. All that remains is to check the acoustics and sound of the instrument. In general, the strings should "sound" and not "jingle". Considering all the features, it is still better to entrust the choice of guitar to a professional in order to be able to purchase a quality instrument.

How to learn to play the guitar

To play the guitar, in addition to the acquired skills, you need ear for music. If you don't have it, it will be quite difficult to learn the game. The main stages that need to be completed during training are reading tablatures, studying the construction of chords, possible ways performing accompaniments, as well as completing practical exercises. It is also important to choose the appropriate method for learning to play the guitar in.

One of them is printed tutorials - a free manual that contains the basic elementary lessons. They describe in detail the guitar's tuning, frets, notes, chords, etc. The potential student decides for himself when to study, but this method is more suitable for patient, diligent people. If a person lacks self-discipline, you should not study according to self-instructions, as this can take forever.

Video tutorials on the Internet are also a free option. The guitarist chooses his own lessons and practices them. However, an inexperienced user may unknowingly miss useful information or rush from one lesson to another in a hurry. There is also the possibility of constant distractions by others, which will interfere with learning.

The best option providing an individual approach is considered private tutor. By using this method, you are likely to get quick results, study at a convenient time and not be distracted by everyday trifles. But not everyone can afford to pay a tutor for lessons.

Popular in Lately Paid video courses have become available, which are compiled by teachers and include only the necessary information. The lessons are designed “from simple to complex”, while maintaining the sequence of knowledge acquisition. You just need to insert the disc and repeat the necessary chords and fingerings after the teacher, and then consolidate what you have learned in free mode. The lesson can be viewed as many times as necessary to understand the material. The cost of such lessons is much cheaper compared to a tutor, and the result is no worse.

By choosing the appropriate learning method and showing perseverance, patience and dedication, you can learn the basic fundamentals of playing the guitar in a short period of time, and then polish the acquired knowledge over time.

How to play chords

Learning to play the guitar begins with the main stage - learning chords. Each chord has a combination of several notes, which are indicated in the form of letters of the Latin alphabet from A to G, making them easy to remember: the first note is “A” (letter A), and the last is “G” (letter G).

The chords are different in sound character due to minor and major scale. Major means cheerful, joyful, minor means sad, calm. The symbol for a minor chord always contains the letter “m”, while in a major chord everything remains unchanged. Also, music cannot do without accidentals - sharp (#) and flat (b), which raise or lower the chord by a semitone, respectively. For example, G#m means the note "G sharp" in a minor mode.

To learn chords, you will need fingerings - these are chords on the neck of a guitar, in which strings are indicated horizontally, and frets are indicated vertically by numbers. Each pattern corresponds to one chord. On it, dots highlight the places on the fretboard where you need to press the strings to get this or that chord.

For convenience and ease of play, you can find a songbook on the Internet, where a large number of chords with words above them. This is where fingerings are needed. According to the proposed scheme, you need to place your fingers on the required frets and play the chord once.

It is better to practice on simple chords, for example Em (E minor), Am (A minor), C (C), since most others require knowledge of a special “barre” technique, in which you need to pinch several strings of the same fret with one finger at the same time. With a large “barre” all the strings are clamped at once, but this will require long training.

There are many ways to play the guitar, but the most common are fingerpicking, when the guitarist alternately plucks the strings and parses the chord into sounds, and strumming - playing a chord with one hit on the strings. The following symbols are present in the combat game:

1) P - blow from the top string to the bottom;

2) V - blow from the bottom string to the top;

3) + - mute the strings with your thumb;

4) x – the same with the edge of the palm.

For a beginning guitarist, to get a clear sound when strumming, it is better to strike with the tips of your nails rather than with your entire hand. If, when playing simple chords, you get a melody, and not just a set of harmonies, then you can start learning songs and in the future please your friends with good music.