Free Guitar Lessons Blog

So you want to learn to play the guitar quickly. Many people have that desire, but there are a few basic things you need to learn, that will drastically improve your chances for success. First off, you need to be able to tune your guitar. It will do you no good if you learn to play with a guitar out of tune. If you don’t have a good enough ear to tune it by ear, then go to a music store and pick up a tuner.

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“Twist and Shout” was written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers. Among others, it was also covered by The Beatles, with John Lennon on the lead vocals, and originally released on their first album “Please Please Me”.

The Beatles – [...]

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By Guest Author – Denzil De Vries
If you are planning to learn guitar, possibly the first thing you need to think about is a method or course that will teach you how to learn guitar. If you are lucky, you may have a family member or friend that can give you tuition, however most people [...]

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Below is an instructional video that I came across. It deals with strumming patterns which may not be as fun as learning a new song, but is very useful if you want to start learning songs faster. The more patterns and ideas that you practice on your guitar, the more often you’ll recognise how a [...]

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Released by the Cranberries in 1994, “Zombie” can be found on their debut album entitled “No Need to Argue”.
Lead singer Dolores O’Riordan claimed that “Zombie” speaks about “The Irish fight for independence that seems to last forever.” She went on to say that, Zombie is a song for peace, peace among England and Ireland.

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In this beginner’s guitar lesson the author teaches you how to spice up those open or cowboy acoustic guitar chords and really add some spice to your playing. With a little practice you’ll sound like you have been strumming the the old acoustic for years.
Works with electric guitars also. Best of luck.

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Ranked as number 384 on Rolling Stone magazine’s of the 500 greatest songs of all time, “Ticket to Ride” was released by the Beatles in 1965 on their album entitled “Help”.
Many have come up with theories to exactly what the song’s meaning is. According to Don Short, Ticket to Ride is a phrase coined by [...]

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In reality, there is no way to instantly learn how to play the guitar. There are definitely methods that you can use that will cut down the learning curve. You can’t expect to be able to pick up a guitar and be a master it within one day.
Learning to play the [...]

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By Guest Author – Mike Darwin
It helps to practice playing the guitar with easy guitar songs. You start learning how to play by knowing the basics. When you are already familiar with the technical aspects and already know the different notes and chords, sticking to the traditional lessons may get boring. A healthy way to [...]

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Although Neil has never been one to worry about making hit records, this song is by far his greatest hit and probably best-known song. Neil wrote the song in 1971 while suffering from a back injury and released it on his harvest album in 1972.
The song’s composition is not difficult but it has enough [...]

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