If you want to learn to play the guitar quickly, you need to build a solid foundation. I'm serious, it may seem tedious, but this is truly the fastest way to learn to play the guitar. The first thing you must learn is guitar tuning. If you try to learn to play with your guitar not in tune, you will either never be able to get the right sound, or you will totally train your ear to not recognize the right sound.
While you are there, you may as well pick up a chart that shows all the notes on the guitar. Now with your guitar tuned, and your chart by your side, you're ready to begin learning. Start by memorizing the notes, all the way up the neck. If you find this super boring, you can do this while you watch TV. The important part at this point is the fingering of the notes, not the actual playing of them. Memorize those notes.
Memorize the notes all the way up the neck. You should be able to say a note, and put your finger on it immediately. This also helps you get familiar with moving around on the neck of the guitar. Now it's time to learn some chords. Oh yeah, that's the other thing you needed to get at the music store, a chord chart. In case you already went to the store, I'll give you the positioning for a few common chords. To play the G chord, place your fourth finger on the top string in the third fret, third finger on the next string down, second fret, and your baby finger on the bottom string, third fret. This is the G chord, and once you practice it, if you lift your baby finger off, and place your first finger on the bottom string in the first fret, you'll be playing G7.
D chord is relatively simple, place your second finger on the bottom string, your third finger on the next string up, third fret, and your first finger on the G string, your second and first fingers play second fret. Start strumming at the D string, which is the first string above your top finger.
The A chord is really simple, The B, G, and D strings are all played in the second fret. Many people are able to play all three strings with just their index and middle fingers, while some of us use index, middle and ring fingers. That's the A chord, now if you play it with your third finger on the B string, your second finger on the D string and your first, or index, finger on the G string, it makes switching to A7 really, really easy. Simply lift your index finger off, and now you're playing A7.
Now practice strumming these chords, and when you are familiar with them, you can switch back and forth between them. A good thing at this point, is to consider either purchasing, downloading or borrowing a Chord chart. Learn all the chords you can. The more chords you learn the more flexibility you will have.
An alternate practice method you can play with, is to practice picking the notes on your guitar, I know you've already mastered them, but now you can use them to master training your ear. Pick a note on your guitar, and try to sing it.
Practice with a variety of notes, until you can pick it and sing it almost instantly. Then if you want to really get impressive, try to sing a note, and then pick the appropriate note on your guitar. Now you're well on your way to learn to play the guitar quickly. If you know a good guitar player, ask them if they could teach you some good tips, and then practice, practice, practice.
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