OK. So you finally stopped looking at her through the window! The noble head, that shapely neck and the curvaceous body. You went into the shop and you bought your first Electric Guitar and now you are going to make wonderful music with her!
Luckily, unlike some relationships, the electric guitar is not hard to get along with so long as you follow some simple guidelines.
First of all, please don’t make the same mistake that I made. I played guitar for years without taking any proper lessons and I could never play a song through without getting at least one or two notes wrong. Now there are some fantastic guitarists out there who have never taken music lesson in their life, but they are few and far between. Eventually I took electric guitar lessons and although it took me ages to get out of bad playing habits the lessons finally worked for me.
There are many ways and styles to play electric guitar for electric guitars have a huge range of sounds and nuances. Many of these can be accessed by simply using the volume and tone controls on the instrument and by selecting alternative pick-ups. It is through this amazing range of sounds that the electric guitar has become one of the most popular and influential instruments and this is not surprising when you consider that you can play Heavy Rock, Rock and Roll, Blues, Jazz and even Classical and Contemporary music.
In the main, electric guitars are made of semi- hollow or solid wood build. Perhaps not as popular as it’s solid body counterpart, semi-hollow body guitars create a greater resonance before the sound is passed on via the pick-ups to an amplifier.
The more common solid body electric guitar emits virtually no sound until the vibration of the strings are transferred to an amplifier.
So, if you wish to learn to play electric guitar, find yourself a reputable guitar tutor and you will have somebody who cares whether you learn properly. Your teacher will do their best to instruct you properly and will build you up when your struggling. But, if you don’t fancy face to face tuition or you’re finding it hard to find a good guitar tutor you can always go online for help.
Their are literally thousands of electric guitar courses online. many are free (but remember, you get what you pay for) some are membership sites, some courses you can download to your computer or you can obtain guitar lessons on DVD.
Their are books that you can purchase that will show notations of popular songs, as well as chord diagrams and tabs (individual finger position and other information), strumming patterns and pick variations.
No matter if you want to study jazz, rock, or country style playing, there’s no better option than playing along with more experienced players, although, sometimes experienced players can get impatient with beginners who are jamming with them. But all’s not lost, you can always try using guitar pro software, you can play along with backing tracks and no one will complain if you get it wrong!
Best regards.
Richard Lee
How To Play Electric Guitar
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