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Anybody can start learning how to play the guitar, but not everyone finds it easy. Here are 4 effortless steps to have fun playing the guitar.

Charts are for children.

This only means that you can entirely enjoy reading guitar chord charts as much as a 2-year old enjoys colorful fairy tale pictures. This may sound exaggerated, but once you try to position your fingers on the frets, you will definitely agree that learning guitar chords is actually very easy. Guitar chord charts are illustrated in such a way that they will act as your companion in learning guitar chords and not as a confusing manual to hinder you from having fun playing the guitar. These charts have all the chords alphabetically ordered and they include the middle tones, denoted by sharps and flats, as well.

Counter-strike with tabs.

Reading tabs is as easy as targeting your enemy with a sniper, because every note played requires perfect timing to follow with your own guitar strokes. If you can’t position your crosshair on the target – that is, if you can’t slide your fingers fast enough to ride with the tune of the song – you can never win. As with studying tablatures, it is very important to keep an eye on sudden note shifts, making sure that the chords and the tones blend well enough to sound exactly as they should. Similarly, guitar chords require good practice to produce a perfect sound. A professional guitarist can distinguish a perfectly pressed guitar chord than that of an out-of-tune chord. Many people find it difficult to deal with guitar chords that have bars in them (so called barre chords), but eventually – with sufficient finger drills and practice – you’ll definitely play the right strings quite effortlessly.

Chords are on board.

If you apply these simple tips to your own guitar learning sessions, you will definitely get much closer to the knowledge, required to play guitar chords well enough to make any song sound right. You need to always remember that chords are the basic components of a song. You can practically create your own music with your fundamental knowledge of guitar chords and tablatures. When it comes to playing the song with the help of tablatures, you should know that even though the tablatures are of great help in providing a transcription of a song to the guitar player, the accuracy of the song is entirely dependent on the maker of tablature. If he or she tabulates the song wrongly then surely your output will also be erratic and awkward. It really helps if you are familiar with basic chords as these can help you track errors in tablatures and correct them.

Transformers live within guitarists.

Practically, you have to embody the notes in your fingers. If the melodies are slow, changing finger positions should respond in a similarly appropriate manner, which will make your playing feel much more natural. The most important thing in reading tabs is to never try to learn the whole song at once. Remember to add some patience to the process and it will be much more rewarding. For instance, just try to learn the verse first – instead of considering the entire song as a big chunk of food that you can never swallow at once. Dividing it into parts will facilitate the learning of the whole melodies and beats. Patience is still a virtue, after all.

The author Will Griffin is an experienced lead guitarist and a occassional drummer. He finds all the chords and tabs he needs at YourChords.com. Check it out at http://www.yourchords.com

If you’re frustrated with your weight, use a piano scale! It never shocks you like a traditional weighing scale, and it actually tones the muscles while you’re engaged in it. Here are some other benefits:

1. A music scale doesn’t make you feel like screaming out the words: “I’ll never lose this weight because I’m such a stupid Neanderthal!”

2. Music technique never makes you think: “Those numbers can’t be right. Not only am I gonna write a letter to that scale manufacturer, but I’m also gonna ship this stupid scale back to them – in a million pieces!”

3. Playing a simple sequence of notes never gives you this depressing thought: “Oh, what’s the use. My bones are so thick that I could lose all of my fat and muscle, and I’d still be overweight.”

Using music scales is really a lot safer for the ego. Sure there are also drawbacks in learning instrumental techniques. However, the blame in messing up a scale passage is far less personal then the mental and emotional assaults that you can potentially give to yourself after stepping on a weight-measuring device.

That having been said, here are some pitfalls to avoid when learning music technique. Restrain from saying the following self-destructive quotes:

1. “I’ll never learn how to play this scale, because I’ll never be smart.”

Remember to be your own best friend so that the above nasty comment doesn’t rear its ugly head.

2. “I can only play this technical exercise effectively with one hand. Maybe I should have been born with only one hand!”

Take comfort in the fact that many beginner students have more dexterity in one of their hands.

3. “I’ve finally learned a scale, and now I’ve just learned that there are dozens of them still to be learned. When will the hurting stop!”

Life is a long learning process to be enjoyed. It doesn’t really hurt to ‘learn’ if you know how to play the mental game of realizing gradual improvement.

In piano playing, scales and chords are the lifeline of compositions. Pieces are made up of these two components, as is an impressively improvised work. Scales are also one of the most effective ways known in familiarizing a musician with the different major and minor keys. They also have the added benefit of developing forearm and wrist muscles, as well as finger speed and flexibility.

Apart from that, music scales will never tell you how much you weigh and will never make you feel like you have thick, uncompromising bones!

So the next time you sit down and demolish a double fudge brownie sundae, don’t immediately run to the family scale and see what kind of damage you’ve done to yourself. Rather, pick yourself up and place yourself on a piano bench. Play a scale and say with conviction: “I just ate well and now I’m playing well.”

By the way, do make sure to take care of your dietary habits. Once in a while, you really should weigh yourself. After all, bad health isn’t going to improve a piano scale. Keep fit and keep tickling those ivories.

Come and join the author, Daniel E. Friedman, at http://www.musicmasterstudios.com for assistance in music education and comprehension.

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