How to Play Guitar?

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Sadly, playing guitar is becoming a lost art in today's scenario. Computers, mobiles, printers, fax machines, generators, and addiction to machines that produce money have taken over music instruments and skills of playing them are no longer learnt by the younger genre. Our world has become fast paced and so busy that a simple skill is also not learnt.

However, with the idea of how to play and some additional practice anyone can become successful and accomplish playing guitar. If you give up before you even begin, you lost a battle without even fighting. Do not expect yourself to learn how to play guitar on your first try. Set small and realistic goals that help you in acquiring the skill.

If you really want to learn to play guitar well you must do one simple thing before anything else. You must learn how learning takes place between your muscles of your hand and brain. If you understand this, your practice will produce good and effective results.

Get your body prepared for the practice. Practice while relaxed. Check and make sure your body does not have any tension, stiffness, discomfort or pain. Stiff muscles can become even stiffer while practicing which can limit the full range of motion required. Do some stretching and warming up before playing to stay loose. Begin practicing with easy and slow sessions to prepare your hands for more demanding practice. Practice in a cool, un-disturbing and comfortable.

Most importantly guitar playing involves muscles that you have never trained to use before so they naturally will get sore. Do not give up. Doing drills too is not fun. It takes lot of commitment. Do not give up. Through repetition and practice one develops muscle strength and eventually muscle memory, which is very vital in playing guitar. But as one practices with finger drills, using the metronome one gradually develops coordination, strength and speed.

One good beginners' tip is to use a chromatic scale to develop finger strength. Take your 4 fingers and play the notes at fret 1234 with the same fingers (1st finger 1st fret, 2nd finger 2nd fret, 3rd finger 3rd fret, 4th finger 4th fret). Start at the low E string, and then finish the sequence and repeat on the rest of the strings. After reaching the high E, move up one fret and go back. Repeat all the way up to the neck till the 12th fret and then come back down the neck.

Give specific time every day for practicing. See that your practice sessions are short, but more frequent and specific. Keep practicing with a metronome. For each part of a song, scale or exercise find the fastest metronome speed that you are able to play without erring. Practice it for a day at 25% to 30% of that tempo and then the next day at 50% of the max and then the next day at 75% of the max and then increase to your max speed. Although it sounds to be slow practice it will pay you off. Therefore don’t give up.

If you are learning a chord, play that chord slowly. If you are doing finger drills, do them slowly. Practising slowly is methodical, and in time with the metronome will burn in that finger muscle memory that you need.

When you train to play at uniform tempo you would sound better and more professional. Tune the instrument before every session of practice. Assess the speed with which you can practice. Learn to master one thing at a time. Practice small portions of a song at each session. Give more emphasis in the areas that you are deficient. Practice on the problem areas. Select your favorite song at the end of every practice session and try playing it.

Happy playing your Guitar!

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