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How to Hold a Guitar for Good Posture
How do you hold a guitar with good posture? Sit up straight with your feet flat on the floor, rest the guitar on your…
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Easy Guitar Songs with 3 Chords
Easy guitar songs with 3 chords include “Love Me Do” (G, C, D), “Three Little Birds” (A, D, E), “Bad Moon Rising” (D, A,…
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Tips for Changing Between Guitar Chords Faster
You learn to change between guitar chords faster by practicing only the transition, moving your fingers as one unit and using fingers that stay…
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Tips for Playing Small Cafés with Your Guitar
When you play a small café gig with your guitar, it all comes down to volume, atmosphere and connection with your audience. Choose an…
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How to Learn Barre Chords as a Beginner
How do you learn to play barre chords as a beginner? Start with a small barre across two or three strings, then learn the…
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Nylon vs. Steel Guitar Strings: What’s the Difference?
The difference between nylon and steel guitar strings comes down to sound, tension and the type of guitar. Nylon strings sound warm and soft,…
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Spanish Chord Progressions for Guitar
The best-known Spanish chord progression for guitar is the Andalusian progression: Am – G – F – E. You hear this descending series in…
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What to Do When a String Breaks During a Performance
What do you do when a string breaks during a performance? Stay calm, finish the song on the remaining strings and then switch guitars…
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Simple Country Guitar Chords for Beginners
With the simple country guitar chords G, C, D, Em and Am, plus A and E, you can already play many well-known country songs…
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How Does a Guitar Looper Pedal Work?
How does a guitar looper pedal work? You press the pedal, play a short passage and press again: that fragment immediately repeats in a…
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How to Prepare for a Guitar Performance
How do you prepare for a guitar performance? Put together a setlist that suits your audience, rehearse it in order including the transitions, check…
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Tuning Your Guitar with a Clip-On Tuner: Tips
Tuning a guitar with a clip-on tuner is easy: clip the tuner onto the headstock of your guitar, pluck one string at a time…
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Tips for Performing With an Acoustic Guitar
Performing with an acoustic guitar goes best when you are well prepared: tune your guitar right before you start, practice your setlist until the…
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How to Prevent Finger Pain When Learning Guitar
Sore fingers from playing guitar? Sore fingertips are normal in the first few weeks and ease off once calluses form. You avoid unnecessary pain…
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Tips for Playing Background Music on Guitar
Good background music on guitar is calm, soft and predictable. Choose warm chords such as Cmaj7, Am7 and Fmaj7, keep a steady tempo and…
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Playing Guitar with RSI: Tips and Tricks
Playing guitar with RSI is often still possible if you reduce the load on your hands, wrists and arms. The main tips: play with…
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Daily Fingerpicking Exercise for Beginners
A good daily fingerpicking exercise for beginners takes about ten minutes: you warm up on open strings, play an arpeggio on C and G,…
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How to Improvise in Jam Sessions
Improvising in a jam session starts with listening: ask or hear which key the music is in, choose the scale that fits, and play…
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Playing Guitar with a Drummer and Bassist
Playing guitar with a drummer and bassist works best when you lock in with the kick drum and snare, leave room for the bass…
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How to Play Guitar at a Wedding Ceremony
How do you play guitar at a wedding ceremony? You choose one song per moment (entrance, signing and exit) together with the couple, play…
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The Health Benefits of Making Music
What are the health benefits of making music? Making music trains your memory and concentration, helps you relax, keeps your fine motor skills supple…
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How to Create Flow While Playing Guitar
How do you create flow while playing guitar? You get into flow when you pick music that is just a little above your level,…
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Is Playing Guitar Good for Your Concentration?
Is playing guitar good for your concentration? For many people it is: while you play, you watch your fingers, the rhythm and the sound…
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Digital Tab Apps for Beginners
Digital tab apps show you on your phone or tablet which string and fret you are playing, often with sound that plays along. For…