Every guy at one point in their life has most probably dreamt of being a rock star and playing guitar in front of thousands of screaming, adoring fans. When learning to play electric guitar there are many tips which will be incredibly useful to you. I myself have played for eight years without ever having a single professional lesson, yet I am able to nail the solo to Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train, and rock Van Halen's Jump. Now getting to this stage takes time and lots of effort, but the rewards a fully worth it. I want to point out some useful tools and tips for all you beginners out there.
Patience is probably the most important aspect of developing you skills as a guitarist. It certainly is a case of practice makes perfect. You may feel you are beating your head against a brick wall when trying to make your first F chords and then one day it will just click and become totally natural to you. Do not give yourself a time frame when learning.
Today there is a huge range of online resources which you can take advantage of largely for free. Sites such as harmony-central, ultimateguitar and guitartricks offer song tablature, video lessons, forums, hardware reviews along with vast amounts of other useful information to help you out.
Software is another great tool aspiring guitarists can use. Guitar pro for example is an excellent tool for learning how to play those songs you've always dreamt of playing. Likewise Chord and scale charts are widely available.
There is no point in picking up a guitar for the first time, learning some chords and then the following week expecting to nail a complicated solo. Playing the guitar is very much a developing process and as you become more skilled you will no doubt move on to bigger and better things. If you are a beginner stick to the basics. Learn the main chords, find some songs which only use these chords and perfect it before moving on. This is very much the case with hardware too. As a beginner go out and buy a cheap guitar and amp package. There is little point in blowing thousands on a authentic Les Paul if your playing will not do it justice. As a beginner it is not tone and sustain you should be worrying about, but your technique. Today you can pick up a guitar and amp package on ebay for well under a hundred bucks.
Remember playing the guitar takes dedication, time and patience. You can find some great online courses at WWW.GuitarOutfit.com
About the author: James Lee is an guitarist with 13 years experience. He has toured with several bands nationally across the united states.
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