How To Play Electric Guitar


by Paul Easton

If you have a deep desire to play electric guitar, no matter what your age, realize that this is a dream that can come true. All it will take is persistence and practice, as well as an electric guitar.

You just have to be prepared to be persistent and to work hard in order to learn how to play this amazing musical instrument. Learn theory first. This will help you play better. It will aid you a lot with practicing as well. Start by learning the parts of the guitar. Get familiar with the frets and strings, in particular. Learn their significance and how they produce tones. You have to know what scales and chords are. The same applies to the different techniques for harmonizing and picking.

You should certainly get familiar with tablatures. Learn what the different symbols stand for. P denotes that you have to use a pull off technique while H denotes that you need hammer-on. V stands for vibrato and so on. You should be able to read tablatures so that you can play chords and actual songs. Get a number of those for beginners so that you can develop both your music reading and music playing skills.

Practice playing chords and songs using tablatures. You can readily find tablatures for beginners online and in the dedicated music stores. It is a good idea to start playing actual songs on the guitar as soon as you get familiar with the theory and terminology. After all, the aim of the guitarist is to put chords together to produce music.

Some highly recommended songs for those who want to learn how to play electric guitar include Holiday performed by Green Day, Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver and Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Holiday allows you to practice some essential power chords. You will be able to practice your single string plucking technique with it as well. Leaving on a Jet Plane is the song you may want to start practicing with. It will help you master the G, C and D chords. Sweet Home Alabama may not be the song you have in mind when you play an electric guitar, but it is excellent for practicing pull-off, hammer-on and vibrato techniques.

Practice every day to learn how to play electric guitar. You should spend an hour practicing each day of the week. Play the instrument and listen to the music that you produce. You have to be certain that you are playing the tones correctly.

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