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By: Olivia Andrews
If you have a passion for music and you have got all the
instruments with you such as the guitar or piano but don't how
to initialize then here are certain tips that shall help you in
learning your new skill. First of all, you need to have on hand, is a guitar and then
hold it on your lap with your left hand holding the neck and the
right hand draped over the body of the guitar. We are going to
use a six string guitar and play it with the right hand. Each
string correspond to a musical note and starts with the thinnest
string and working our way down to the thickest string - E,
B,G,D,A and E again. You should not confuse yourself with the
two E strings that are the same note and they differ in the way
that the top E is two octaves higher than the bottom E if the
guitar is tuned correctly. The individual strings make up the chords and these chords are
accomplished by playing certain notes or strings together at the
same time. There are number of simple as well as complex chords
but you need to learn A, D and E to play a part of the song. The major A chord is played by placing the fingertips of the
first three fingers on your left hand directly behind the first
fret on the guitar. Frets are the bars on the neck of the
guitar. When you count for finger positioning, you should ignore
the first or largest fret bar. This might seem to be
uncomfortable but later you shall accustom of the same. Press
the strings down firmly and hold them one string per finger.
Next use your right hand to strum the guitar strings from the
top to bottom. Perform this act several times and listen to the
sound you are producing. The next major chord D should be played by using the same
fingers. Place the index finger on the third string behind the
first fret. Place the next finger on the first string behind the
first fret. Again, hold the strings down at once and strum the
guitar. Again do this and try to listen to the music being
produced. The third chord you need to learn is the E major and for this
you have to place your index finger on the third string on the
front of the first fret. Place the next finger on the fifth
string behind the first fret and place your third finger on the
fourth string behind the first fret. Again, hold the strings
down at once and strum the guitar and listen to the sound that
is being produced. The last step is the tricky part and therefore to play a simple
song you have to switch the positions of your fingers from chord
to chord. This shall take some time to learn but if you practice
you can do it surely. For more information, log on to music-future.com About the author:
Olivia Andrews, writer of
music-future.com is a freelance journalist and has written
many reviews on subjects such as finance, education, health,
entertainment, music, gifts, crafts, travel, apparels and mobile
phones.
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