Become a Guitar God with Youtube
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How to Play Guitar for Beginners
The internet is a truly wonderful resource. It is often said, but still very true, that young people today don’t know how lucky they are to have easy access to the worlds knowledge on the internet.
I started playing in the 1970s with the famous Bert Weedon’s ‘Play in a Day’ book. In those days I couldn’t afford guitar lessons so I would watch guitarists very closely at every opportunity.
Todays technology has transformed the way that people can learn to play guitar. DVDs, for example, can be played over and over again, unlike face to face guitar lessons. And the internet is the most ideal way to distribute and deliver some fantastic guitar tutorials.
There are an abundance of guitar teaching websites but my favourite place for guitar tutorials is Youtube. You can find instructional videos on everything from choosing guitars to making your own electric guitar. There are videos for every level of learner from beginner through to old guys like me who want to learn a few new tunes and techniques.
Learning some new techniques, tunes and licks has become my favourite hobby. If it’s raining outside then you will find me scouring Youtube videos for blues tunes to learn and techniques to master. I think that my guitar playing skills have improved more in the past five years, thanks to Youtube, than it did in the prior twenty years.
Another useful feature is that the system is interactive. When I find a video that I like I will always make it one of my favourites and maybe drop the performer a comment to say thanks. Also, I like to ask the odd question and invariably the person who created the video will respond with an answer. Youtube is a bit like having any number of personal guitar consultants who are always happy to answer your questions.
These days I find myself feeling a little bit envious of the young people learning guitar with all these great resources available to them. I like to think that if I’d been born later, at a time when all of these great learning resources were available, I’d have been playing better than Eric Clapton by now.
Tags: electric guitars, guitars, tuition, tutorials, youtube
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