How To Get Ready to Play The Guitar

The guitar is an easy instrument to pick up, but there are many variations to how you can improve and master the guitar. Most beginners follow a general idea of how to start practicing, but eventually branch off into their own unique style that works best for them. Here is a practice plan that is efficient for most beginning guitar players:


1) The first step is to choose your guitar. The guitar you choose shows how determined you are to play that instrument. Some people will choose inexpensive guitars to practice with, but the serious ones will usually start off with a very good guitar to get accustomed to the high quality of guitars beginners will experience later in their guitar playing careers.

2) The next step is to choose your type of strings. There are many different brands of strings but they are all divided into three categories: light, medium, and heavy. Whatever kind of string you choose depends on whether you want a light sound or a deep sound.

3) Another thing you can do to get prepared to practice the guitar is to get a chart of chords for easy accessibility; whenever you don't know how to hold a chord, you can simply look at the chart. Also, many beginners will get a tuner, as their ears aren't accustomed to the musical scale yet and won't know how to tune the strings. Also, a capo is handy to control the pitch of the playing and for simple transposing.

4) To get started, you need to first learn the parts of the guitar. The guitar is like a human. The top where the headstock is. The heads are the knobs that tune your guitar and change the pitch. Then, there is the neck, or the fretboard, where you hold the chords. Finally is the body, where you strum the guitar, and the pick guard, so that you don't damage the body of the guitar.

5) There are two choices available when starting to learn the guitar. You can either start off by mastering the chord positions on the fret, or you can practice your scales. There are many different ways to practice your scales, and every different variation of the scales you master allows your finger to move faster.

6) The best method to learning the guitar is to consistently practice the guitar. That way, your finger grows callouses so that your fingers don't hurt so much when playing.

7) Another good option is to buy a book of tabbed songs, or search for them online. Tab reading is an essential skill in skilled guitar players, and many people prefer using tabs to chords when finger picking.

8) Another way to improve is to start playing in bands. Playing in bands helps you to help find beats quickly and also help with your improvisation skills, as every band will not sound the same twice.