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Growing up in Kentucky, Jim Duff counted the legends of traditional Country music as his heroes. Artists like Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt made a huge impact on the young songwriter and helped shape his sound. He dreamt of a life performing. However, music was not his only talent and life took him in another direction for a while.


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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Learn How to Play Guitar

Have you ever wanted to pick up the guitar and start strumming your favorite songs but procrastinated? What about admiring musicians who are performing on stage? Perhaps you would have even asked yourself: "How can I be like them?" Well, the first thing you got to do is to take action and learn the guitar.

Many new guitar players fall into the trap of jumping straight into learning difficult songs because they were motivated by the notion to play their favorites songs. These guitarists often skip learning the fundamentals of playing the guitar and overtime, they suffer from burnout as they find it increasingly difficult to achieve the results they want.

Well then, you'll probably have this question in mind now. "Okay, I know I need to learn the fundamentals of playing the guitar but what exactly are they?" One of the first things that beginner guitarists need to know is basically how to tune a guitar. Just think of it, if you are playing an out of tuned guitar, how can anything sound good? Make it a point before every practice session that you ensure your guitars are tuned.

The next most important thing that novice guitarists should learn is the different parts of the guitar. Why? Many of the online guitar lessons will refer to specific parts of the guitar such as the bridge, body etc. Without prior knowledge of these guitar parts, a beginner guitar player may end up wasting more time and worse still, misinterpret theguitar lessons and learn the wrong stuff.

This section will basically be comprised of a collection of guitar articles on general guitar subjects. These articles will cover a wide range of other useful guitar tips and hints on stuff such as purchasing new guitars or even using the capo. Of course, you can also find every day stuff on guitar maintenance which includes string changing, how to take care of your axe and etc.

I have even included some of my personal strategies and experiences that you can implement into your guitar playing career. Some of these guitar articles include by being able to staying motivated to bring out the best in your musical talents, and even starting a band.

Perhaps you might also be asking yourself? "Hmmm, I have finished the guitar lessons in Guitar Player World.com. Where do I go next? What should I do next?" Well, there will be articles that will touch on further musical studies or even finding a right guitar teacher.

Do take some time to read through these articles to gain further general knowledge on the guitar instrument. If you have an interesting article that you want to contribute for the greater good of the guitarist community, be sure to drop us a mail. You can also contact us for any guitar lessons or article request.

Waylon Duff provides music and guitar lesson at the Danville Blues Society.  Call to schedule youer lesson today.  859-379-2066

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