You have your eye on learning a beautiful instrument called the guitar. You know how amazing it sounds when your favorite artists use that particular instrument. You start to wish you can play the guitar like the professionals. What is stopping you from learning? You do not where to begin. Why not learn how to play guitar notes?
By learning how to play guitar notes, you will gain the understanding of notation. With this you can transpose this knowledge into other instruments--something you might want to look into later on in your musical career. Also, when you learn how to play guitar notes, you will be learning how to build the strength in your hand. For now, let us learn the basics of how to play guitar notes. Here are the steps:
1. Get a guitar. It does not matter what type of guitar you use--i.e., electric or acoustic. Just make sure you are comfortable with the instrument.
2. Make sure you are sitting upright. By sitting in this form, you will be able to see what you hand is doing. This will also ensure that you will not hurt your back.
3. Place guitar on lap.
4. Place one hand in the area to strum. If you have an acoustic guitar, this would be around the sound hole. If you have an electric, this would be around the pick-ups.
5. Place one hand on the fret board. This is what we are going to focus our attention.
6. Place your index in between the first and second fret of the small "E" string-the tiniest string. The note you will be playing is "F#". Also, frets are the thin shiny metal pieces that are all over the fret board. These are use to separate notes.
7. Make sure your knuckles do not buckle. This will ensure a sharp note sound.
8. Locate what string your finger is pressing.
9. Pick the string to make a sound. Did you make a sound? If not, go back to step 7. Also, make sure you are on the tip of your finger. This will hurt a bit, but this will go away when you build calluses on your fingers.
For step 6, practice with different fingers. For example, instead of your index, use your middle finger. If you practice this often, you will build up the strength in you hand to prepare yourself for more advanced guitar lessons.
