Playing Guitar

I have short, somewhat fat fingers. I've always felt that made thing much harder for me with the guitar. My fingers are too short to make barre chords easy and too fat to jump around the fretboard with ease. I definitely found myself wondering: can you play guitar with small hands? But I answered that question myself. I managed to learn to play the guitar despite … [Read more...] about Can You Play Guitar With Small Hands? (+Tips On How)

I have lost so many guitar picks over the past 10 years! I try to always make sure I have several spares. But I've still run out numerous times. That's when I reach for my trusty guitar pick alternatives. What can I use as a guitar pick and still get the same sound and feel? Nothing. Any alternative will feel and sound a bit different. But that does not mean … [Read more...] about What Can I Use As A Guitar Pick? (Alternatives That Actually Work)

Are you just starting out on the guitar? Does it seem like there are an endless number of chords to learn? Well, I have some bad news for you. However many chords you think there are, there are far more. Luckily, I also have some good news. You will never need the vast majority of them. Most guitarists only ever use a small percentage of the total number of guitar … [Read more...] about How Many Guitar Chords Are There? (Far More Than You Think)

Learning a new skill is an incredibly rewarding experience. But do you know what’s even more rewarding? Learning to play an instrument. And if you’re looking to learn an instrument, the guitar is a fantastic choice. With your guitar in hand, you can impress your friends with some of your favorite covers, or maybe even some songs of your own. But you don’t just … [Read more...] about Learning How To Play The Guitar: A Beginner’s Guide

Finding the middle C on a guitar should be easy, right? If you know where the notes are on the fretboard, you know which strings to fret where, in order to get the middle C. Even if you don't know where the notes are on a fretboard, you can easily look it up. But since you find yourself here, you probably realize the answer is not quite so simple. That has to do with … [Read more...] about Where Is Middle C On Guitar? (And Why It’s A Tricky Question)

Sometimes a song just grabs you. You don't know why, but the rhythm and melody just find their way into your soul. It's something about the combination of chords that just feels exactly right. That's the kind of song you want to write. But how do you know what chords sound good together on guitar? Is there a list to draw from, or is there some other trick? It turns … [Read more...] about What Chords Sound Good Together On Guitar?

When you first get your new guitar, it's only natural to be excited. You'll practice every day and in a few weeks you'll be playing the hardest guitar songs known to man with ease. Then reality sets in. Those few weeks come and go and you can't even play the easiest rock riffs. The truth is: it takes a lot of time to learn any instrument and the guitar is no … [Read more...] about How Long Does It Take To Learn Guitar?

Obviously, how hard it is to learn the guitar depends on a number of factors. The most important is your goal. If you want to become the next Eric Clapton or David Gilmour, learning to play the guitar will be exceedingly difficult. But if you just want to be able to play a few simple tunes or easy heavy metal riffs, you can do that in no time. You'll have to push … [Read more...] about How Hard Is It To Learn Guitar? (What You Need To Know)