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Epiphone EJ-200 Review
Posted On: March 3, 2008
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Comments: No Responses Epiphone EJ-200 Review I started playing the guitar about six years ago, and I started by walking into a guitar shop and picking out the cheapest, most "guitar-looking" guitar in the store. Apparently, I didn't get a very good one, but I got one with six strings and made of wood. For that reason, my first guitar was ... Read More...
Guitar Chords III - Barre Chords
Posted On: August 28, 2007
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Comments: No Responses Guitar Chords III - Barre Chords To me, learning to play barre chords is the key to playing the guitar. Once you get a basic understanding of barre chords, you can play any chord, anywhere on the fretboard. A barre chord is a chord where no open strings are played. To play a barre chord, you start by putting your ... Read More...
Guitar Chords II - Open Chords
Posted On: August 28, 2007
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Comments: No Responses Guitar Chords II - Open Chords Sure it's easier to write it than to do it when you're just starting out, but here are the basic chords on a guitar. You'll tend to notice that some of them are only played with others, so you have two options: Start with the chords that are easier for you, then find songs ... Read More...
Guitar Chords I - The Notes in a Chord
Posted On: August 28, 2007
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Comments: No Responses Guitar Chords I - The Notes in a Chord What notes make up a chord? Here they are: Chord Notes C -- C E G G -- G B D D -- D F# A A -- A ... Read More...
The Notes on a Guitar
Posted On: August 28, 2007
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Comments: No Responses The Notes on a Guitar For in depth lessons, I recommend Ultimate-Guitar's lesson section. For some of the real basics, lets start with what notes are on a guitar. Not just a guitar, but these are the musical notes if you don't have any music background. Starting with 'A', these are the notes you'll find in order the following. # = sharp b ... Read More...
Playing Tabs
Posted On: August 26, 2007
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Comments: No Responses Playing Tabs Rather than read sheet music, most guitarists read "tabs." Tabs are music written out for the guitar by string and fret. Tabs can be simple, one note at a time; or, they can be very complex with multiple notes being played simultaneously. We'll start off here with the basics of how to ... Read More...
Teaching Yourself to Play the Guitar
Posted On: August 26, 2007
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Comments: No Responses Teaching Yourself to Play the Guitar Teaching yourself to play the guitar could be considered a never ending process. As long as there are songs to be learned or written, there is more guitar playing to learn. But learning just how to play the instrument is something you can teach yourself, and make yourself quite competent in in a ... Read More...