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The guitar is a wonderful instrument. It covers a wide genre of music; from rock, blues, jazz, classical, etc. It is also relatively easy to learn to play. But as with any other skill, it requires a lot of patience and practice to work. The first thing one should do when taking beginner acoustic guitar lessons is to find out which hand he uses to play the guitar with. Most people assume that just because you are left or right handed, you will also play the guitar the same way. Since you use two hands, one for strumming and one for the fret board, it is important to know which hand is to be used for each purpose. The reason for this is a guitar's strings are usually aligned with the thickest string on top, gradually thinning down as it reaches the bottom. With this setup, the left hand is used to tap the frets, and the right hand is used for strumming. If you feel that your left hand is much suited to handle the strumming, and that the right hand for tapping notes, then the strings need to be attached the opposite way; starting with the thinnest string on top, and the thickest one at the bottom. A very famous guitarist who plays the guitar this way is Jimi Hendrix.


The next step in beginner acoustic guitar lessons is to get a general feel for the guitar. Sound is created through vibrations from a guitar's string, and every single note that you play is entirely dependent on your fingers "attack" the guitar. Use only your fingertips when playing tapping the notes on your fret board, as too much of your can mute or muffle the notes when the notes come out. The same goes for strumming. The general idea of music is to play the right notes at the right time. And that only happens when you can hit the strings at the right place and at the right time. For beginners, who do not yet have the technical ability to play advanced pieces, sound should be the main focus when playing a guitar. Try not to worry too much about your hands and fingers. Proficiency in those areas can only come from hours of practice.
Guitar tabs are generally available in books, magazines, and in the internet. For beginner acoustic guitar lessons, tabs are greatly recommended because they are easy to read. While they serve the same purpose as written notes, they are much easier to read because they appear as diagram for your fingers. Imagine tabs as the strings of your guitars, and numbers are placed in it from left to right, from string to string. This indicates where your fingers should when you are playing the song. As time goes by, patterns and forms become even more familiar, and reading tabs can be reduced to a single glance. Always remember that guitar playing is a skill that needs constant practice, even for the greatest guitarists.

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