2010-03-12T02:59:15Z http://freeguitarstudy.com/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2010-02-02:acdd22b8-31b5-4736-9d56-64961b34875a Free Guitar Study 2010-02-02T21:02:00Z 2010-02-02T21:02:00Z Beginner Guitar Chords Lesson – The E and G Major ChordsChords are your gateway to learning songs, and songs are probably the reason you wanted to learn the guitar in the first place. Today I'm going to share with you how to play two of the seven major chords you're going to learn as a beginner. We're going to look at the E major and G major chords. Things to RememberAlways use the tips of your fingers when playing chords or single notes. Using the fleshy part of your finger can cause you to mute or blunt the strings that ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2010-01-21:34054474-8690-4108-82ce-b463f0071251 Free Guitar Study 2010-01-21T23:57:00Z 2010-01-21T23:57:00Z Easy to Learn Beginner Guitar Chords G, C and D7Chords, they're what makes up a song, and are probably the primary reason you first picked the guitar in the first place. I know when I first started it was to learn songs I knew and those songs were made of chords so I couldn't wait to start learning chords.In this lesson and video (below) I'm going to introduce you to three beginner guitar chords. These chords only require you to play the bottom three strings of your guitar and all but one of them only uses one finger on a ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2010-01-21:ae09dac3-ae0d-4a91-94f5-7fc6f316b6fe Free Guitar Study 2010-01-21T23:40:00Z 2010-01-21T23:40:00Z Learning the Notes on each String of Your GuitarMost beginner guitar players are ultra focussed on learning how to play chords. After all songs are made up of chords and most of use wanted to learn to play guitar so we could learn songs. Few beginners think about the concept that chords are made from individual notes, and learning those individual notes on each string can strengthen your ability to play more chords and be a more advanced guitar player.In this lesson I'm going to share the patterns you can use on the guitar neck to learn the notes on ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-10-30:b7b16515-e846-4fdb-b83e-0c3009ed7f35 Free Guitar Study 2009-10-30T20:50:00Z 2009-10-30T20:50:00Z Let's try some funky chords. E 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 m 0 i 0 0 E 7 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 m r i p 0 E 6 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 m r i p 0 ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-10-16:9d50a7da-735d-4525-8585-50041ea3e4ba Free Guitar Study 2009-10-16T18:34:00Z 2009-10-16T18:34:00Z Today's guitarists need to know how to read tabs (tablature). Here are two videos which help out a lot. You can also check out this text explanation (toward the bottom of the page):Tab Lesson ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-10-11:ef010b74-6a48-49f3-b240-129ddab51fbb Free Guitar Study 2009-10-11T16:19:00Z 2009-10-11T16:19:00Z Sometimes guitar players might have to play cut time. How do we do that? Check out this lesson from my drum blogCut Time LessonConclusionIn another lesson we can look at examples of guitar music in cut time. However, now do what the linked lesson says. ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-10-03:8c60854c-1c6e-4df8-8607-144860466efb Free Guitar Study 2009-10-03T06:49:00Z 2009-10-03T06:49:00Z Power chords are always a lot of fun. Most can be moved up and down the guitar fretboard.How to Read the NotationLet's look at some of these links for understanding power chords.Power Chord VideoFretboard ChartHow to Use a Movable ChordPower Chord LessonPower Bar ChordsPower Chord ProgressionsConclusionDon't try to learn to much at once. Just learn a few progressions. ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-09-25:af11df90-3db3-403c-b995-1b97f6e14d89 Free Guitar Study 2009-09-26T03:32:00Z 2009-09-26T03:32:00Z .Here is an A minor chord progression. All the chords are open so they should be easy for a beginner.How to Read the Notation Let's look at the lesson. Am 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 m r i 0 D m x 0 0 2 3 1 x 0 0 m p i E m ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-09-18:c13da334-3a6d-4cfa-9b8e-80f3391918ac Free Guitar Study 2009-09-19T04:17:00Z 2009-09-19T04:17:00Z How do we tune a guitar? We can learn the correct way to tune a guitar on the following page. There is also a free surprise.Guitar Tuning LessonHowever, some people think it's better to use an electronic tuner. I would advise getting an electronic tuner of some sort. Nonetheless, there might be situations where you cannot get access to a tuner. Therefore, it's useful to know guitar tuning. However, you should be careful with the strings. Don't tune them too high or they will break. ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-09-05:859247d2-81d4-4623-b3b4-94220daba9ed Free Guitar Study 2009-09-05T08:05:00Z 2009-09-05T08:05:00Z Sometimes we cannot play open chords in certain keys. For example, it's impossible to play open chords in A b (flat). First of all, what is an open chord?An open chord has notes which are not made with the left hand. For example, if you strum the guitar without using your left hand then your playing an open chord. However, usually an open chord has two or three closed notes (notes made with the left hand).How to Read the NotationLet's look at some examples of notes using capos. Look on the bottom ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-08-22:aab4586b-ed3f-4877-a0e7-f81194ffe927 Free Guitar Study 2009-08-23T01:26:00Z 2009-08-23T01:26:00Z Here is a good page which shows different notes and thier timing. However, this is a drum chart so there are no tones involved.Note Timing Chart A beginning guitar player should concern himself with quarter, half and eight notes. He or she should learn to strum off the foot tap. Of course, my timing chart looks different than a regular one; It's been adjusted to match web design language. Nonetheless, when you encounter real timing notation it should look similar. You should have no problem recognizing and interpreting real timing notation. ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-08-16:e24a8981-806b-402b-88df-354f16183502 Free Guitar Study 2009-08-16T17:51:00Z 2009-08-16T17:51:00Z Guitar players and all musicians should know how to transpose music. Transposing is basically taking a song in one key and changing it to another one. For example, a song in the key of C has the chords C, F and G. However, if that song is transposed to the key of G then the C chord becomes G, the F chord becomes C and the G chord becomes D.How to Read the NotationHow to Transpose Music LessonConclusionNo doubt, transposing gives you an edge in music. Try to transpose some of your favorite ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-08-04:88120fc3-caa8-49f3-99ed-538e512db5b3 Free Guitar Study 2009-08-04T23:26:00Z 2009-08-04T23:26:00Z Major 7th chords are made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th notes of the major scale. On the other hand chords commonly called 7th chords are really flatted 7th chords. They are composed of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and b (flatted) 7th notes of the major scale. Note the chords used in this lesson are open chords and therefore are easy to play. Many notes are played without the left hand.How to Read the Notation C maj 7 ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-07-27:530c523d-ad3e-4ab0-88da-ed4dcab7cda0 Free Guitar Study 2009-07-28T00:14:00Z 2009-07-28T00:14:00Z Sometimes we can use alternate tunings to create sounds not easily possible with normal tuning. There are several types of alternate tuning. In this lesson we will look the double dropped A string tuning. We tune down the open A string to make it an open G string.Double Dropped A Tuning LessonConclusionWe can look at other alternate tunings in other lessons. There are several types. For example, open D, G tunings etc. Basically when you strum the guitar (after making the alternate tuning) you get open G or D chords etc.Of course the term ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-07-18:174cb535-f43c-49df-b2e1-87d650625ad1 Free Guitar Study 2009-07-19T01:38:00Z 2009-07-19T01:38:00Z Suspended 4th chords are made up of the 1st, 4th and 5th notes of the major scale. On the other hand, suspended 2nd chords are made up of the 1st, 2nd and 5th notes of the major scale.Check out the forum posts near the top of the page for some suspended chord tunes. In addition, feel free to post your own original songs and / or guitar lessons.Guitar Lesson Forum Posts ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-07-07:31d72209-9a49-4311-9566-2552dbfaf6f1 Free Guitar Study 2009-07-08T01:23:00Z 2009-07-08T01:23:00Z I apologize for being off the air for a few weeks as I have moved to a different area. Here is an arpeggio that can be moved all over the fretboard. For example, if you move the F # arpeggio down one fret then you have the G arpeggio. The key is understanding root notes.Root Note LessonIn addition, we should understand the guitar fretboard chart.Guitar Fretboard Chart LessonLet's look at three movable guitar arpeggios. Actually these are not the full arpeggios. However, these are good to study right now. We can tackle the full ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-06-16:dba42411-9f2f-423f-8661-5c48748b8def Free Guitar Study 2009-06-16T17:55:00Z 2009-06-16T17:55:00Z Some popular keys with F 7 include B b and F. B b contains the chords B b, E b and F (or F 7). The key of F contains the chords F (or F 7), B b and C. Of course, you would do a solo or lick with the F 7 chord while the guitarist was playing an F 7 or F. Remember, the F 7 arpeggio becomes the F arpeggio when D1 and B4 is removed.How to Read the NotationF 7 - 1 3 1 2 1 1F - ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-06-13:55491ff7-625a-43e2-bb61-8187fdbf8167 Free Guitar Study 2009-06-13T17:37:00Z 2009-06-13T17:37:00Z You play arpeggios when doing solos or licks over a certain chord. This chord must have the same name as the arpeggio. For example, a G 7 arpeggio is played over a G 7 chord. You can find G 7 chords in the key of C as well as other keys.How to Read the NotationLet's Look at the LessonG 7 - 3 2 0 0 0 1LE3 A2 D0 D3 ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-06-03:248e5c89-900e-4f05-9266-6995474e52a0 Free Guitar Study 2009-06-03T21:29:00Z 2009-06-03T21:29:00Z Studying arpeggios can help our playing as much or more (as some would argue) than playing scales. How to Read the NotationLet's Dive into the LessonD 7 - x 0 0 2 1 2D0 D4 G0 G2 | B1 B3 ... tag:freeguitarstudy.com,2009-05-27:674d1574-a3b9-4ebb-be04-ab9c7f565b74 Free Guitar Study 2009-05-27T18:44:00Z 2009-05-27T18:44:00Z This lesson contains many open fifth chords which are quite easy to play. Of course the closed B 5 chord isn't too difficult either. This is a good lesson for beginners who have not mastered regular (non-power) bar chords.How to Read the Notation E 5 0 2 2 x x x 0 i m x x x ...