I was looking for guitar accessories today and I came across a very interesting new product – The V-Pick.

What is it? The V-Pick is a specially created guitar pick made of clear acrylic. The fantastic part is that after you’ve held it in your fingers for a while, the pick actually ‘sticks’ to your skin. Myself and many other guitarists alike, have the problem of guitar picks slipping out from our fingers, especially after playing hard and sweat starts building up.

Sticking equals being able to play faster without worrying about slips. The pick also comes with a slight bevel to the edge that allows it to glide across strings much more easily giving it faster action. According to the creators, the tone and volume from these picks are unsurpassed. (I’ll not comment on that one).

They produce a good range of these V-Picks to suit electric & acoustic guitars, and also bass guitars and mandolins. They come in different gauges and thicknesses, with 30  different ones to choose from.

Check out their website at www.v-picks.com

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V-Picks – The Guitar Picks That Stick!

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I’ve recently posted an article with exercises to help you develop high speed alternate picking. To most beginners who learn to play the guitar, alternate picking can feel rather unnatural and comfortable – They tend to lean towards the hybrid picking technique where each string is picked in a non-uniform manner ( ie. not being up down, up down consistently ).

I find that pure alternate picking is very important for a beginner to learn. When you use it over the hybrid picking styles, you’ll notice much more rhythm evenness in your guitar playing. Go to the guitar exercises article and perfect your alternate picking technique.

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Exercises To Develop Your Alternate Picking Technique

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This is a great Youtube video for you to start off with if you want to learn power chords for guitar. This guy covers plenty of really good tips on how to form the chords with your fingers and things not to do to get the best sound possible on your electric guitar.

After watching this video, check out the article I wrote on how to play power chords and this will give you more useful information. The article also contains power chord charts that you can follow and learn.

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Power Chords For Guitar – Power Chord Exercises

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String bending is the act of picking a note on your guitar and bending the string upwards or downwards to get a higher pitch.

Why do we need to learn how to bend strings?

The answer is because it brings character to our songs. Rather than just picking a higher note up in a scale, bending the string allows us to reach the same pitch or note ( from a lower note ) in a smooth fashion. You’ll hear plenty of string bending in Country Western and Folk guitar music. It’s used very often in Rock as well.

Learn How To Bend Strings

Here’s a tip for you. Many beginner guitar players tend to bend the strings using their fingers to push the strings up, then they complain that their fingers hurt or they don’t have enough strength to do their bends. That’s just wrong technique.  Instead, keep your fingers rigid and twist your wrist to get the string to bend. This gives your bending a lot more strength and takes the pressure off your fingers, creating a much nicer tone over all.

Here’s a pretty decent Youtube video that teaches views the basics of bending.

Guitar Lesson: Bending Strings

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For those of you beginners who want to learn to shred, practicing with the end in mind is crucial to your success.

Today, I came across a great little blog post titled ” Terry Syrek on Concentration ” from The Practice Room blog. I thought this particular article would be really apply to beginner guitar players such as yourselves, as well as intermediate players.

( For those of you who do not know who Terry Syrek is, just Youtube him. He’s one of the best shredders and improvisation guitarists I’ve come to know. He’s also released a book called ” Shred Is Not Dead ” – A DVD / book tutorial combination course covering shredding and building up your chops ).

This really great post talks about being efficient with your guitar practice sessions, and really putting your 100% concentration on the licks, scales or songs you’re trying to learn, as opposed to letting your mind wander off while you practice.

Now come to think of it, I think this is true. When I first started learning to play the guitar, I was mentally going through licks or scales that I would play – While I was practicing and also when I wasn’t.

Anyway, check out the article and apply what you read to your guitar practice.

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Guitar Practicing Mindset – Terry Syrek Words Out

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That version was a finger plucked version while this one is a pick and strum method. The reason I posted about this was because as you can see in this video tutorial, the tablature and chord forms are showned as the song is played. This makes it easier for beginners to pick up and start playing I think, as opposed to the other finger plucking version.

Towards the end, the instructor actually slows down the video so you can see the guitar chords display change as he plays it. Pretty cool..but the audio playback at half speed sounds a bit off.

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More Than Words Guitar Tutorial

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I found in my own experience, that the transition between beginner and intermediate levels  is usually the easiest. You can be playing guitar decently in a short amount of time, but to reach the more advanced levels of play, it will take significant number of years. This instrument will be a lifetime process of learning.

As a beginner, there are many self-study guides and guitar basic tutorials that will really help you with this level of learning. Online multimedia now allows you to access all sorts of tutorials. Videos and books can now be so easily downloaded to your home and it’s almost like having a personal tutor being right there with you, guiding you on how to play guitar though step by step methods.

When you have moved on to the intermediate level, it is best you seek the advise and training of a qualified guitar teacher. Depending on which style of guitar you wish to learn, whether it is acoustic, jazz, electric or classical guitar, seek the appropriate teacher that specializes in that field. For instance, if you want to get good at jazz guitar, you wouldn’t go to a rock, a Rhythm and Blues guitar instructor, or an all-rounder. Go to seek advise of the one that is specific to your needs!

Finally, a really fast way to improve your guitar playing skills, is to just play with other musicians, go form a band. You will learn very quickly this way and it is especially rewarding, plus it really keeps you motivated to keep practicing. Jam with other musicians who are at a more advanced level than you and you will quickly notice that you’ll be a more rounded guitar player.

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Electric Guitar Tutorials

The most common way guitarists hold the pick is having it clamped between their thumb and the middle of the index finger. There are also many other ways of holding the pick but this is the standard.

Personally, I do more of a pen-like grip, holding the pick between my thumb and the tip of my index finger – Sort of like you’re trying to write something with a pencil. I get a lot control that way.

Whichever way you choose to hold a pick, the following points are important.

Hold the pick firmly so that the pick does not slip out of your hand. If you find this happening often, don’t worry – I had this problem when I first started playing the guitar too. You just need to hold the pick tighter and over time, it will become natural to you. Trust me on this one.

• Use LESS of the pick. What I mean is that you don’t want too much of the pick protruding out from your fingers. Allow only a couple of millimeters to stick out and that’s sufficient.

• The less of the pick you dig into the strings when you pick, the faster your picking speed will be. This is because you can more easily graze across the string and less force is needed.

• SLICE through your strings during picking by at a 45 degree angle rather than picking parallel to your strings. Using this ” slicing ” guitar technique, you use less force to pick a string hence you can pick faster.

Many beginner guitar players always ask what gauge thickness of pick they should use. As a beginner rule of thumb, use a think pick for strumming ( 0.7 mm ) and a thick one ( 1.0 mm or more ) if you’re playing lead guitar. Thicker picks give you faster picking speed and more precise picking and control.

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Beginner guitar basic hand positions for fretting and strumming

Here is a beginner guitar  tutorial for hand positioning on a guitar. We will quickly cover what your left and right hands will be doing

Your fretting hand is the one that puts pressure on the string and hold chords while your strumming hand will pluck the guitar strings or strum them using a pick.

Fretting Hand

First of all, have you thumb pressed up against the middle of the back of the guitar neck.

When your thumb applies force to the back of the guitar neck, it helps you anchor your hand firmly to allow your fingers to move freely on the fretboard.

A lot of beginners position their thumbs too high up on the top edge of the neck and this is bad technique. Why? Firstly, it makes it difficult to play the bass string properly. Secondly, your other fingers will have problems holding chords properly and they will have to apply more force in order for the notes to sound correctly. And in doing so, reduces your finger movement’s speed.

Strumming Hand

When you are strumming on the guitar, you need your forearm to be relaxed and loose. Only your forearm and wrist should have movement while the upper arm should remain firmly anchored to the guitar body.

Rest your inner part of your elbow on the top edge of the guitar body so that your forearm hangs naturally downwards pointing towards the strings. If in a seated position, try to position your body to be more upright to avoid possible shoulder injuries from playing guitar for extended periods of time – Take some breaks between practice sessions!

If you are playing on an acoustic guitar, strumming directly over the “hole ” will produce the richest, most resonating notes. And if you’re playing on an electric, playing over on of your pickups will be best on most occasions unless you’re trying to achieve a certain type of sound.

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There are so many guitar tutorials of such high quality being provided on websites, more and more prospective guitar players are turning to the internet to find the most efficient way possible of learning how to play guitar. With such wide a variety of guitar tutorials, tips and tricks available, newcomers are gaining a significant edge that veteran guitar players did not have in the past.

These tutorials are designed by the very best of guitar instructors in the world, and the right guitar lessons can help you get better in the least amount of time and effort possible. Video guitar lessons are usually provided by websites dedicated to guitar instruction in the form of DVDs or downloadable AVI video formats. These can be obtained either free or charge or for a reasonably low-cost fee.

No matter what your skill level and experience, videos are the perfect way for you to polishing your  playing technique as well as finding out things you never knew about guitar before. Video guitar tutorials are great for novice as well as experienced guitar players looking for valuable playing techniques or guitar tips to further improve on their current abilities.

If you are wondering about the best way of learning the art of playing guitar, then you should really look to the professional guitar players for help. Find a reliable website that frequently adds new tutorials to their site often, guides you through systematic and regular practice sessions, and most importantly motivates you to play. If you follow this formula, incredible results will begin to show in very little time.

The best online guitar lessons for beginners are where they teach you the fundamental basics such as the notes on the guitar fretboard, basic finger positions, and the guitar scales most commonly used in songs. Proper picking techniques for optimum playing speed, as well as developing left hand finger strength are also important.

Gaining this basic foundation is crucial to your future skill development. It is so important to start with the easy tutorials as the biggest mistake most beginners make when learning how to play guitar is forming bad habits, which are very hard to break later on.

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Guitar Tutorials For Learning Guitar In Less Time

Are you CONFUSED when searching for the best tutorials online? With so many “ How To Play “ guitar videos, guitar DVDs and books available..it is a nightmare for any beginner wanting desperately to learn guitar.

So I’ve decided to create this site in order to help beginners get started on the right track with reviews on guitar lessons.

In addition to that, I will be adding more information-packed articles that will cover guitar tips, guitar accessories that you might like, and guitar software that  will help you take the shortest learning curve possible.

This week, I’ve done a quick review of the Jamorama online guitar course.

I believe this is the best guitar course out there for the beginner.

Why?

Because it makes Learning Guitar Easy, and it teaches in a systematic way that really accelerates the time required to get good at playing.

Unlike others, Jamorama won’t bore the crap out of you, as it keeps things interesting with jam tracks and fun exercises. Fun is the key ingredient to keeping you moving forward and hence makes your guitar learning extremely successful and Fast. Go ahead and try Jamorama out guys..you will see huge improvements in just a couple of months, just as I have.

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