Wednesday, February 2, 2011

How to Play Guitar

Playing guitar is as easy as A,B,C. It all start with knowing the keys and how to run the scale on the guitar. You can learn how to play the guitar within the shortest period of time if you put you are committed to it. The keys on the guitar are usually represented by the alphabets "A" to "G". These Alphabets used to represent the keys on the guitar may be MAJOR or MINOR.


Running the major scale on the guitar involves using the principle: tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone. There is always a note between a TONE while playing the guitar, while there is no note between SEMITONE i. e. you press the next note or key of the guitar.


As a beginner, you will start your lesson on how to play the guitar with ease with the major key "C". The major scale on the key "C" on the guitar is TUNED so that on the second string from the top, "C" is found on the third FRET.


When you run a complete major scale on the guitar you have completed an OCTAVE. As you move from one octave to the other, you will discover that the PITCH will increase. These are little little things you need to know in playing the guitar.


In running or playing the minor scale on the guitar, you apply the principle: tone, semitone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone.

Guitar could however be bass guitar, lead guitar, solo guitar, etc. In all, the same rudiment are used in playing the guitar