Friday, January 20, 2012

Tips to Be a Good Guitarist

To be a good guitarist is an easy task if you have the passion to be one. Being a good guitarist may not even require you to get lessons from a professional, but it will certainly require abundance of time, profuse concentration, dedication and devotion. The biggest encumbrance in becoming, from trainee to good guitarist is lack of confidence and frustration. Below are some tips to become a congenial guitarist:

Tip 1: Get Past through Finger Hurting Phase

Well, this tip comprises of two parts. The first one tells you to practice so much that your fingers start to hurt and the second one tells you to continue practicing until the pain vanishes again. Practice is the greatest factor affecting your expertise as a guitarist, you will know playing guitar better only if you practice more.

Usually people give up when skin on their fingers start to get hardened and cracking, and the pain in finger joints shows up. Actually, this is when the fun begins; the pain in your fingers is common. Every good guitarist goes through this phase and this is more of paranoia than pain. This is the first time you are bracing the pain. As a good guitarist you will face it most of the time whenever you change a guitar.

Tip 2: Learn Tablature

A tablature is easier to learn but it comes with some impediments: it is not as detailed as musical notations or sheets and it does not show time period between each note. As a beginner it will work, just buy a book and learn to read tablatures. Also make use of a good music forum to for tips and read music discussions.

Tip 3: Start With Short Pieces of Most Familiar Songs

Starting with a harder task will do nothing but reprieve your first success. A delayed success de-motivates the beginner and dilutes the passion to become a good guitarist. This also helps your fingers remember formations or notes that might be used in other songs.

Tip 4: Be Conscious About Miniscule Details

Practicing to much doesn't mean you should keep the guitar in your hands and thrash its strings like a maniac. Always stay discerned about each and every chord and its minute details while listening or playing a song. The ability to learn quickly and being a keen observer will help you to learn playing guitar very quickly.

Tip 5: Be in a Company of Polished Guitarists

Your company directly affects your abilities, being with talented guitarists will increase your talent. You will learn their expert ways and ideas for playing guitar and you will rectify your mistakes expeditiously. If you are unable to find any, simply find a good music forum and read music discussions recurrently.


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